'The threat is everywhere, all over the world'
Part One of Human Rights Watch Report on LTTE
extortion of Tamil diaspora
The 45-page report, Funding the 'Final War:' LTTE
Intimidation and Extortion in the Tamil Diaspora, details how
representatives of the LTTE and pro-LTTE groups use unlawful
pressure among Tamil communities in the West to secure financial
pledges. The Daily News will serialise the report from today.
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Corned beef and Jiggs
MAGGIE was an enthusiastic singer and was
occasionally shown thumping away at her grand piano, mouth wide
open, belting out songs that [unknown to her] carried
comic/subversive messages. Unable to stand her caterwauling Jiggs
seized the opportunity to slink away to Dinty Moore's for corned
beef and cabbage.
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A search for the common man
The UNESCO site of Anuradhapura is one of Asia's
major archaeological and pilgrimage centers. It was Sri Lanka's
capital for 1500 years, its rulers constructed lavish monasteries
and attracted merchants involved in lucrative Indian Ocean trade.
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