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by Sri Lanka Army news | June 9, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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Ambassador Akashi noted that the discussions that he has been having with Ministers and Government officials have been always characterized by candour and mutual friendship. He commended the Sri Lankan armed forces for having "displayed extraordinary courage and exemplary determination to defeat a formidable enemy and an extremist organization such as the LTTE."
He said that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Japan is privileged to be on Sri Lanka's side, as it proceeds to this new phase, which is fraught with many difficult challenges. Japan, as an Asian country like Sri Lanka, with an equally rich culture and tradition has been working closely with Sri Lanka and maintaining an effective communication link, which avoids any misunderstanding.
Ambassador Akashi expressed his admiration for the tremendous progress that he witnessed at the welfare village housing the IDPs in the North yesterday, since his last visit to Sri Lanka. He said that normalizing the living conditions of the IDPs would be a daunting task for any country, and in this context, highlighted the fact that Sri Lanka has been coping with the humanitarian situation with tenacity and sincerity..
The Japanese delegation responded positively to the request for financial assistance to undertake de-mining of areas in the North, to make them safe for human habitation and economic development. Japan has already contributed US$ 2.1 million this year to finance de-mining operations in the North..
Japanese special envoy, Yashushi Akashi on his 18th visit to Colombo yesterday(9), visited several welfare camps housing the internally displaced in Vavuniya and expressed his satisfaction over the progress.
He said that much progress had been made and appreciated measures taken by the Rajapaksa administration to speed up the resettlement process of the displaced.
Akashi pledged Japan's fullest support towards the Government to expedite the resettlement process and assured that other nations too would follow suit to help Colombo.
He was pleased the 180 program to resettle the displaced and noted that Japan would be a role player in assisting the de-mining process of the North to ensure civilian safety.'That will boost the return of civilians to their former places of residence', said Akashi.
Japan grants Rs. 13 Million for Two Livelihood Projects in Monaragala and Polonnaruwa 
Friday, 12 June 2009 .
The Japanese government granted Rs. 10 million for an agricultural and livelihood project in Monaragala and Rs. 3 million for a health project in Polonnaruwa to improve the living standards of the people, a press release issue from the Japanese embassy stated.
These two projects will improve the living standards of 1,000 targeted families.
The two Grant Contracts were singed between Ambassador of Japan Kunio Takahashi, and Executive Director of Lower Uva Development Center L. H. Trilantha de Silva, and , Project Coordinator of Arunodaya Rural Development Federation ,Medirigiriya K.W.G. Wilson respectively today (12) at the Embassy of Japan in Colombo.
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at 22:33 on June 9th, 2009
GOOD THEN....
START KILLING MORE TAMILS.
at 22:34 on June 9th, 2009
Truth must be come out one day.
On the otherhand, in this occasion, international support is badly needed to rebuild the nation.
at 22:37 on June 9th, 2009
Tamil (not verified), Brother dont get misunderstood. We never kill tamils.
at 22:51 on June 9th, 2009
to rebuild the nation./
who destroyed tamil nation? its SL GOV.now they wanna rebuild. kind of a joke ?
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Brother dont get misunderstood. We never kill tamils//
Sorry my dear brother. I'm not telling you. I'm telling SLGOV.
Remember - the day of tamils will come soon and we will pay back for all the lives we lost in this war.
at 23:06 on June 9th, 2009
"who destroyed tamil nation?"
Where is this so-called "Tamil" nation? The one that exists in cyber space? You honestly think that 13% of a country's population (out of which half lives in Colombo) actually has a chance of legitimately taking 1/3 (33.33%) of land mass and 2/3 (66.66%) of coast to make a new country for that 13% (minus half of that) ?
Your politicians first wanted 50-50 out of the country. Then it became 1/3 and 2/3 - Never fair. Greediness beats all, doesn't it?
I think it's time for you to get out of this mental state of "eelam".
at 19:30 on June 10th, 2009
the so called tamil nation existed before british combined it with sinhala nation. cyber space cannot form a nation. no tamils are taking land mass of sinhala areas. if you say half the tamils out of 13% are in colimbo then why are they not in sri lankan army ? where are their rights ? can a tamil atleast contest for the president election .. ofcourse winning the election is not possible. when there is no equal rights given there is definitely a need for tamil's nation. if everyone are treated as same then you can talk about this ..till then keep quite
at 20:14 on June 10th, 2009
"the so called tamil nation existed before british combined it with sinhala nation."
Really? Are there any stone inscriptions to prove the existence of this "tamil" kingdom? Who were the last kings of this "tamil" kingdom? Any inscriptions in Tamil?
"cyber space cannot form a nation. "
Agree.
"no tamils are taking land mass of sinhala areas."
Define 'sinhala areas' - what is Wellawatta? And Kotahena? Wattala? What areas are those?
"if you say half the tamils out of 13% are in colimbo then why are they not in sri lankan army ?"
Ideally you should ask that from the dead serial killer Velupillai.
"where are their rights ?"
tch tch... come to wellawatta, wattala, kotahena i'll show you.
"can a tamil atleast contest for the president election .."
Can.
"ofcourse winning the election is not possible."
You think so? Maybe not as long as people carry the label of a Race on their backs. Because then only that Race will vote for him/her. Ever heard of Jeyaraj Fernandopulle? He sure was the next promising Presidential candidate and would have won too. Not to mention Kadirgamar who was to be our Prime Minister. Unfortunately the "tamil" serial killer Velupillai killed both those great Tamil gentlemen.
"when there is no equal rights given there is definitely a need for tamil's nation."
Try Tamil Nadu.
"if everyone are treated as same then you can talk about this ..till then keep quite"
Oh, I have to keep quiet? Cyber freedom only for you? tch tch.... that's too bad, freedom_writer (not verified) !
--------- this is a copy of CeeGee's writing - enjoy ! -----------------------------------
Tamils
How many Tamils are employed in southern Sri Lankan companies? See the number of high ranking Tamils in the Sri Lankan banking sector. Observe the number of Tamils in all industries.
Do they experience any hardship professionally due to ethnicity? If they do, how come they hold such high positions?
See how many Tamil children are educated in International schools in Colombo and the suburbs? They have outnumbered other ethnic groups.
Royal College Colombo has a Tamil medium and so does DS Senanayake College Colombo (both leading government schools). Additionally, many Sinhala major government schools have a Tamil medium and they share equal opportunities. How many Tamil major schools have a Sinhala medium?
Leading Private schools like St. Thomas’, Trinity, St. Joseph’s, St. Peter’s etc., have a large number of Tamil students and Tamil streams.
Travel to Wellawatte, Dematagoda, Dehiwala, Kotahena etc., (Colombo and suburbs) and see the number of Tamils sharing the same comforts.
Go to Pettah market and Fort (heart of Colombo). Walk along the streets and see how many Tamils do business there.
Start from Kotahena and travel passing Dehiwala (from north to south of Colombo). Sinhala traders are outnumbered by Tamil traders. I don’t see any hardship put on them.
Get into a bus in Southern Sri Lanka, listen and discover how many speak in Tamil.
Read the sign boards on shops in Wellawatte (Colombo 4). The majority are in Tamil and English.
Go to a government campuses, let’s say Colombo campus. See the number of Tamil students studying there. See the number of Tamil lecturers. They share equal opportunities. I never saw them being humiliated except they themselves had divisions saying Batticaloa Tamil, Jaffna Tamil and Upcountry Tamil. They have separate Tamil Unions, cultural events and religious events.
How many kovils are there in Colombo?
See the number of Sinhalese visiting kovils and Tamil shops. Does it not display tolerance, peace and harmony?
How many Tamil representatives are in the parliament?
See the number of Tamil youth in the entertainment industry in Colombo.
Do consider these statistics. If you look at the numbers and percentages, it would exemplify the truth. This is what I call rational behavior, peace and harmony.
Sinhalese
How many Sinhalese are in Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka? (North - none, East - 25%)
How many Sinhala medium schools are there in Northern Sri Lanka? (None)
How many Sinhala employees are in Northern Sri Lankan offices and industries? (None)
How many temples are there in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka? (One at Nagadeepa, the little islet)
Can a Sinhalese travel unharmed in Northern Sri Lanka? (Perhaps now, after the defeat of the LTTE)
How many Sinhalese are in Northern and Eastern universities? (None)
Why? Because the LTTE either destroyed, killed or drove them out.
Now, answer me. When and where did this ethnic cleansing occur? Also, where does ethnic cleansing prevail, in the South of Sri Lanka or the North?
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at 14:25 on June 11th, 2009
Ceylon is the Tamil's country. immigrant singhalese captured ceylon by violenty. Vijaya, etc came from India with buddha tree. If you want a land, you should pay for the land. I have a property in abroad.
If person sit a exam in singhala language, the pass marks is nearly 15, if person sit exam in Tamils, the pass mark is 45.
Harmoney?
Tamils are abducted, arrested, kidnapped by singhala arrognat terrorist.
Tamils propertes are stolen and damaged by singhala terrorist.
Tamils can't introduce their self as Tamil in singhala terrorist state(Tamils traditional dresses).
I faced many singhala violences in my childhood.
I moved to north by singhala violences, But singhala arrognat killed by bombing, shelling, sanction of food and medicine.
Tamils are moving here and there for 60 years.
D.S senenayeka, Royal college are schools with tamil and muslim mediam. Anything is not special here
Tamil mediam did not funciton propally in 80s, D.S Senenaye school by singhala monks violences.My brother studied in 80s, Tamil meidam was closed for many years.
Current situation
Tamils are dying wihtout food and medicine in Nazi concentration camp. Nobody allow into conccentration camp.
Children are removed form their family.
Young men are abducted
young girls are raped.
Tamils are trapped in singhala terrorist state.
at 02:33 on June 22nd, 2009
"Really? Are there any stone inscriptions to prove the existence of this "tamil" kingdom? Who were the last kings of this "tamil" kingdom? Any inscriptions in Tamil?"
There are Inscription, there are also Books. Most of the ancient inscrption and books are burnt in in the Jaffna Library, where the sri lankan military and the police set fire to the cultural Evidence of the tamils in Sri Lanka. You can see the facts in one of the famous books like Kailaya Malai, Vaiyai Padal ,Pararajasekaran Ula or yalpana vaipava malai. The last tamil King who was defeated by the portuguese, was Cankili II in 1619.
If you have further doubts, you can see also details of tamil in www.tamilancestors.com
at 21:37 on June 10th, 2009
Whether will you agree if we ask around 30%?
how crazy you are ? We ask our lands. where the population matter comes?
at 04:26 on June 10th, 2009
You are muddling up the words, Tamils and Terrorists.
Terrorists will be killed - any time, any place, any dress.
Tamils are our brothers and sisters.
"Remember - the day of tamils will come soon and we will pay back for all the lives we lost in this war."
Be Anti-Terrorist ----The only way to Die! Huh?
Show some respect for Tamils, Tamil. Tamil begins with a capital T.
"I Will Wait For You
The clock will tick away the hours one by one
And then the time will come when all the waiting's done
the time when you return and find me here and run........
"Straight to VP's waiting arms"
With apologies to Frank Sinatra
at 23:07 on June 9th, 2009
"who destroyed tamil nation?"
Which one?
If the webpage does not open anymore, please restore from the backup.
.Agent.
at 02:31 on June 10th, 2009
This is fascinating.
“START KILLING MORE TAMILS.” - Is this a call for the residue of LTTE to proceed on yet another killing spree of the people of the North, as they did before? "who destroyed tamil nation?" – Which nation? Where? in which map? I have never heard of such bunkum. The guy refers to itself as Tamil. Probably some imaginary place of his dreams and hallucinations. Better look for psychiatric help.at 03:53 on June 10th, 2009
"we will pay back for all the lives we lost in this war..."
What a wonderful promise! I think it has finally hit home that all the funding and blind support to the pipe dream of a psychopath has only induced misery to everyone. Yes, compensate for all the lives lost in the war.
Make love, not war!! mmuahhhh!!!
at 05:08 on June 10th, 2009
Below find the text of the official statement Japan made.
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There is a big nuance here and Japan does not give full nor blind support until some demands are meet.
at 05:47 on June 10th, 2009
Nobody should give blind support.
I don't see anything out of the ordinary in this statement.
at 19:08 on June 10th, 2009
Japan has put the UN resolution up front and those will have to be meet, further Japan will never go against the UN, the US or the EU.
It is no foul since its own economy and credibility depends on it.
at 20:24 on June 10th, 2009
And you find anything odd about that? Strange.
at 09:14 on June 10th, 2009
As posted by you,
1. Japan welcomes ...
2. Japan hopes ...
3. Japan will also continue to support ...
I can't see any nuances or demands in this. Can anybody else?
What a contradiction!
After all what is said and done. There is a lot more said, than done.
at 09:25 on June 10th, 2009
I don't understand what the problem is. People Republic of China given force - blind support to Sri Lanka. They are reds too.
What problem, sir?
.Agent.
at 19:36 on June 10th, 2009
Yes I agree with Paschen. Japan will not blindly support sri lanka for whatever it does. I would like to point here, Japan havent voted in un security council for the international investigation of war crimes meaning they are neither in favour of sri lanka or against them. They wont give blind support like china. Japan don't need any port in sri lanka.
at 23:49 on June 10th, 2009
Japan does need the "whaling vote!" There'll be payback, there always is!