British Commonwealth Office has warned British nationals to refrain from visiting North-East of Sri Lanka, as the situation there is not conducive for peaceful travelling. Political violence in those areas and the present political climate accompanied by the local government election meetings, demonstrations and rallies also contribute to the volatile situation, the Commonwealth Office has pointed out.

The British nationals have been advised, for their own safety,

Editorial - Uthayan daily paper, March 29, 2006

The restrictions enforced for the seas off Jaffna peninsula and for the eastern seas have now been extended to the western seas as well. From the western tip of Jaffna for 12 nautical miles into sea and westwards up to Puttalam has been declared as no go zone.

Not long ago it was alleged that Iraq possessed huge stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that posed a real and imminent threat to the world; the accusation was based on hearsay, deliberate misinformation and a good dose of wishful thinking all put together and called ‘intelligence.’ Similarly now, the LTTE and its members are being accused of practising Mass Intimidation and Extortion (MEI) that threatens the Tamil Diaspora (and by implication the Western Countries where they live), by a HRW Report that claims to have researched the matter. But what is this ‘research’ worth? (See http://hrw.org/reports/2006/ltte0306/ for the HRW Report, henceforth referred to as the Report.).

In the best traditions of Thamil custom and culture; of honoring Thamil Heroism, Statesmanship and Valour the highest accolade and the most prestigious honor that could ever be bestowed on a human being - Mamanithar” - Great Man or Great Human Being - was conferred on Joseph Pararajasingam on behalf of the Thamil speaking people by Thalaivar Velupillai Pirapaharan.

Charity Commision Report also saying Big Fund donation to political parties (Barry Gardener’s election expenses?). These activities were not chartable

Introduction.

1.This repot is the statement of the result of the Charity Commission’s Inquiry Under Section 8 of the charities Act 1993 Into the affairs of Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam ( hear in after called the Organation)

Just a few weeks after the Kumarathurai Brothers, Mathi and Vanthanan went on Danish TV to accuse the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of being involved in unlawful activities in Denmark, the same TV show has aired allegations against the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO). The first show, aired on 12 March 2006 met with heavy criticism from around 11 000 Danish Tamils who complained to DR1 for airing baseless allegations made by two prominent agents of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL).

“I understand that today the Human Rights Watch will release a groundbreaking study on the penetrating extortion regime developed by the LTTE. The study examines the LTTE’s extensive efforts to amass illegal funds in North America and Europe through the Diaspora in order to fund their operations in Sri Lanka and abroad including illicit military capacity……… It would be extremely useful if prestigious institutions like the IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies) could analyse this report and make recommendations on international action to reverse this trend.

The doubt as to whether the talks held in Geneva to fully implement the Cease fire Agreement would pay divends has now risen. The conflicting activities of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) are not conducive for peace. The activities of the GoSL military guided Tamil paramilitaries are aimed at derailing the peace initiatives.