People peacefully demonstrate against the Kudankulam plant approved by the government. Jesuit priest says India needs nuclear plant. For him, it is crucial for "maintaining the energy security of India, reducing atmospheric pollution and gaining economic benefits". People must be educated on the matter....
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Sri Lanka exports tea, textiles and gemstones to the United States (19.6 per cent) and Great Britain (10.4 per cent). Washington backs UN resolution on war crimes. A British documentary purports to show the dead body of the Tamil Tigers leader after being killed by Sri Lankan troops. ...
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The authorities refuse to unblock the bank accounts of two NGOs led by the diocesan Bishop Yvon Ambroise, for alleged illegal financing of anti-nuclear protest. Spokesman of the organization: "Government is being ridiculous, those funds are used for orphanages and the sick." The services of NGOs are aimed mainly Hindus....
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Annual celebrations (3 and 4 March) were held on Kachchathive, an island between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Navy organised the celebrations, doing some road repair and handing out food. Religious from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka co-celebrated the Eucharist....
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The two NGOs involved, the Tuticorin Diocesan Association and the Tuticorin Multipurpose Social Service Society, are headed by Bishop Yvon Ambroise. The government froze their bank accounts, accusing them of using foreign funds to support demonstrations against the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear plant....
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Bishops urge the government to translate all of its documents in both Tamil and Sinhalese, draw up the list of people who went missing during the civil war and dismantle all illegal armed groups. The government focuses instead on big economic projects and disregards the country's real problems, like its 200,000 internally displaced people and its 39,000 war widows, who live without aid or work. The bishops' Conference calls for a Sri Lankan identity, not one that is either Sinhalese...
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Twelve women, Catholic and Hindu from Thumpalachcholai have not see their husbands, sons and brothers since the end of ethnic conflict. No response or aid from the authorities. The police had interrogated some, suspected of being Tamil rebels. Aid of some NGOs....
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Two Italian marines to be held for a further 7 days. Relatives of victims experience a "strong sense of insecurity." Pinku’s widow left in dire straits: The Tamil Nadu Government has no job or home for her.
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Theoretical and practical lessons aimed at 10 Sinhalese and Tamil boys and girls between 18 and 28. An environmental organization and two former professional photographers have organized the course to educate young people about nature conservation....
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This is what Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said during his official visit to Sri Lanka (16-19 January). In a meeting with the minister, a delegation from the country’s main Tamil party says the government report on the civil war fell “dramatically short” of its goal....
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