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Singapore Minister launches book which traces Tamil community’s presence in region dating back 2,000 years

Posted on December 13, 2019 by TM Editorial's One comment

SINGAPORE – A newly launched publication has traced the Tamil community’s presence in Singapore and South-east Asia back 2,000 years. The Indian Heritage Centre’s From Sojourners To Settlers – Tamils in Southeast Asia and Singapore was launched on last Saturday (Dec 7) by Singapore Minister Of Communications and Information S. Iswaran at the Asian Civilisations Museum. “The Tamil community in

Tamil Tigers acquitted in Switzerland

Posted on December 3, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that the Tamil Tigers are not a criminal organisation and has acquitted 12 people of charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), swissinfo.ch reports. In its indictment, the OAG had accused the people of violating the Swiss Penal Code by raising funds for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) between

MIA on Assange: ‘No one has fought for us the way he has’

Posted on November 14, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

United Kingdom : British-Tamil rapper MIA has condemned the imprisonment of Julian Assange, saying the UK should appreciate the whistleblower as an asset while the US is wrong in its attempt to have him extradited. Speaking to Al Jazeera on 6th November by phone, after a protest event on Tuesday evening held in support of the WikiLeaks founder outside the

London eelam Tamils stage protest over LTTE-related arrests in Malaysia

Posted on November 7, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

Unhappy over the unfair arrests of 12 Malaysian Tamils under charges of purported links to defunct terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a group of British-Tamil staged a demonstration outside the Malaysian High Commission in London yesterday. The protest, held at 4pm yesterday in Belgrave Square, was attended by nearly 100 members of the Eelam Tamil community who

Showing Sympathy For Liberation Struggles is Not a Crime – SUARAM on LTTE issue

Posted on October 22, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

OPINION | Do Malaysians still remember how the Prime Minister has repeatedly stressed that “New Malaysia” is strictly based on the rule of law? This is apart from the PH GE14 manifesto that promised to do away with detention without trial laws such as SOSMA, POCA and POTA. Recent police action is disturbing as it is in direct contradiction to

செயற்கை கை ஒன்றை உருவாக்கிச் சாதனை புரிந்துள்ள முல்லைத்தீவு தமிழ் மாணவன் துஷாபன்!

Posted on September 19, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

பத்து ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னர் போர்ப்பகுதியில் வாழ்ந்து தற்பொழுது பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் கல்வி பயிலும் மாணவன் ஒருவர் போரின் போது கைகளை இழந்தவர்களுக்காக செயற்கை கை உருவாக்கும் முயற்சியினை மேற்கொண்டு அதில் வெற்றியும் கண்டுள்ளார். முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம் மல்லாவியினை சேர்ந்த கணபதிப்பிள்ளை பத்மநாதன் அவர்களின் மகனான பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவனே இம் முயற்சியில் வெற்றியும் கண்டுள்ளார். 2009 சனவரி 20 ஆம் திகதி சுதந்திரபுரம் சந்தியில் அமைந்துள்ள பிள்ளையார்கோவில் அருகாமையில் இடம்பெற்ற சிறிலங்கா படையினரின் எறிகணைத்தாக்குதலில் மாணவனின் தந்தையார் பத்மநாதன் உட்பட ஆறு பேர் படுகாயமடைந்தனர். இதில் இருவர்

‘Let them stay’: Aussies rally against Tamil family deportation

Posted on September 2, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

SYDNEY, Sept 2— Hundreds of Australians joined rallies yesterday noon urging the government not to deport a Tamil family of four — including two Australian-born toddlers — whose case has become a new flashpoint over immigration policy . The family — who are fighting to remain in Australia because they fear persecution in Sri Lanka — were moved to the

Cult Tamil supernatural thriller ‘Marmadesam’ series released on YouTube

Posted on June 27, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

’90s kids have a great reason to rejoice. The cult supernatural thriller series made during their generation–Marmadesam Vidathu Karuppu–will be aired every day from Monday to Saturday by Kavithalayaa productions on their official YouTube channel. The series will be aired every day from Monday to Saturday by Kavithalaya productions on their official YouTube channel. The announcement was made by the

Tamil Nadu’s Loyola College opens its gates for transgender students

Posted on June 8, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

CHENNAI: Mirthulla and Diya are all set to pursue their dreams. The two transgenders will walk into a college along with other students to pursue higher education. Loyola College has given admission to the two in undergraduate courses. Nineteen-year-old Mirthulla will pursue Bachelor in Multimedia (BMM) and 21-year-old Diya will pursue a Bachelor in French Literature. “The two students have

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Biografi Tokoh Negara Tun V.T. Sambanthan dan sumbangan beliau kepada Negara dan Kaum India

Posted on April 28, 2019 by TM Editorial's Leave a comment

Kehidupan awal Tun V.T. Sambanthan Tun Veerasamy Thirugnana Sambanthan atau lebih dikenali sebagai Tun V.T. Sambanthan. Beliau dilahirkan pada 16 Jun 1919 di Sungai Siput, Perak. Beliau merupakan anak kepada Andiappan Veerasamy dan Sengammal dari etnik Tamil. Bapa beliau, M.S. Veerasamy datang ke Tanah Melayu pada tahun 1896 merupakan antara penanam pokok getah awal di Sungai Siput, Perak dan memiliki

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