April, 2013

• 22 April

  TNA Parliamentarians Sampanthan and Sumanthiran Exposed Muslim MPs political bankruptcy By Latheef Farook

  

  Political bankruptcy of Muslim parliamentarians was exposed by the Tamil National Alliance leader R Sampanthan and the TNA parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran when they raised the issue of growing disastrous hate Muslim campaign in the parliament. As it is well known that there has been a wave of well planned attacks on the political, religious, cultural, economic life of Muslims in …

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• 22 April

  Zahira students visit India

  

              Seven schoolboys from the Advanced and Ordinary Level mediums of Zahira College, together with their Principal A.R. Marikkar are on a visit to India. The Principal and the students left for India on April 15 and will be in India until today. The visit is organised by the India-Sri Lanka Foundation, which aims to …

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• 22 April

  PRESIDENT MEETS WITH 15 HEADS OF ISLAMIC DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN SRI LANKA

  

  President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with 15 heads of diplomatic missions of Islamic countries in Sri Lanka at Temple Trees to discuss matters of mutual interest, the Government Information Department reported. Fifteen diplomatic heads of Islamic countries, resident in Sri Lanka, met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this afternoon to discuss various matters of mutual interest pertaining to both …

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• 22 April

  Is Anybody Listening? U.S. Intel Chief Says Iran Isn’t Building Nukes. By Nima Shirazi

  

  In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday March 12, 2013, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper reaffirmed what the U.S. intelligence community has been saying for years: Iran has no nuclear weapons program, is not building a nuclear weapon and has not even made a decision to do so. The annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment,” which compiles the collective conclusions of all American intelligence …

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• 22 April

  Boston Bombings: One Suspect Killed – Policeman Dead in Shoot-out By Jason Sickles and Dylan Stableford

  BOSTON—A late-night police chase and shootout has left one marathon bombing suspect dead and another on the run, police here said, as residents of the still-grieving city were ordered by officials to "shelter in place" while the manhunt continues. One police officer was killed and another was seriously wounded during the violent spree. The Associated Press identified the surviving Boston …

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• 22 April

  Sampanthan and Sumanthiran stick their necks out for Muslims! By S.H.Moulana – Riyadh

  

  Muslim MPs representing the community in the country’s parliament have created an utter disappointment for the entire community by their deafening silence plus by some MPs even shouting down MPs belonging to another minority community speaking on their behalf. It is highly laudable despite having their own grievances they elected to speak on behalf of the Muslim minority on what …

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• 18 April

  As West Falters, Arms Spending Rises in Developing World By Thalif Deen

  

    The "Green Hornet," an F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter jet powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. The U.S. is far and away the world's biggest military spender. Credit: U.S. Navy UNITED NATIONS, Apr 15 2013 (IPS) – The spreading economic crisis is taking a bite out of Western military spending – even as the world’s developing nations, along with Russia …

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