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Creative criminals are finding new ways to get your cash and information. Don’t fall for these latest scams experts are warning about.
They tug on heart strings, they play on fears and despite all the warnings, they still manage to find new victims. Steering clear of fraudsters after our cash and personal information seems to be [...]

WELLINGTON – A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand’s second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.
The Press newspaper website in ChristChurch reports that the Christchurch police report damage to cars, and bridges, power outages around the city and wide spread building damage. Police are telling [...]

Sick of updating Pakistan Islamic terrorists’ suicide attack news. In Iraq or Pakistan mostly every Friday minimum a suicide attack.
43 dead and more than 100 people were wounded in this attack.
Before this in Lahore blasts, which killed 33 people.
The flooding has already killed nearly 1,600 people, have humanitarian crisis millions are considered to be at [...]

Adrian Raeside’s editorial cartoon in the Aug. 25 edition of The Tri-City News expresses two popular but false beliefs.
1. Belief: The Tamils who arrived on the MV Sun Sea acted illegally.
Reality: A quick search on the Citizenship and Immigration page of the Government of Canada website finds this statement: “You can make a claim when [...]

Serving Iftar for visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque is a cherished tradition for the people of Madinah
Riyadh: Serving Iftar for visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque is a cherished tradition for the people of Madinah.
It’s a practice which dates back 1,400 years, since the Prophet first built the mosque.
Dr Mohammad Khoja, who researches the history of [...]

The fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches – is not just a dormant storage depot for surplus calories, but is an active organ that sends chemical signals to other parts of the body, perhaps increasing the risk of heart attacks, cancer, and other diseases, according to scientists.
They have discovered 20 new [...]

FOR PUBLICATION
AHRC-ART-088-2010
September 3, 2010
An Article Series on Human Rights and Culture by the Asian Human Rights Commission
Poems, Articles and a Photo
Welcome to the 13th issue of Vol. 3 of Human Rights & Culture. My Abducted Son!!! is an incredibly moving poem about a disappeared youth in Pakistan. Following the recent tragedy of the [...]

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The UAE ranked fourth in the “Expat Explorer,” the largest global survey of expats commissioned by HSBC Bank International
Dubai : About 20 per cent of UAE expatriates earn more than $250,000 (Dh918,100) — making the country home to some of the wealthiest expats in the world, according to a recent survey
The UAE ranked fourth in [...]

The Colombo Municipal Council said the Health Ministry had not gone ahead with the application of Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (brand named Bakto) in Mattakkuliya, ‘Kimbula Ela,’ although they had retained the mosquito breeding waterways for the initiation of the pilot project in the area. Instead, the Public Health Department of the CMC had to use [...]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian counterpart faced harsh criticism for agreeing to the talks at all.
Analysts on both sides questioned the ability and desire of their leaders to negotiate a peace accord. And [...]

The remote Russian community of Lake Karachay has been named the most polluted place on the planet, showing there are few areas on earth where the environment has not been impacted by human development.
Originally a weapons production site turned dumping ground for radioactive waste, the town was listed in a report on nuclear waste from [...]

Dear Readers,
We wish to share with you the following article from Khalid Hayat Jamaldin
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AHRC-FAT-046-2010
September 3, 2010
An article from Khalid Hayat Jamaldin forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Balochis are treated as aliens in their own homeland
By Khalid Hayat Jamaldin

Torture and kidnapping of Balochs in Balochistan by the Pakistani law enforcement [...]

Militants in Gaza have vowed to step up attacks against Israel, following the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2008.
A Hamas spokesman said that 13 groups had joined forces to launch “more effective attacks”.
In Israel, right-wing activists also condemned the talks in Washington.
The US Middle East envoy earlier said the talks, between [...]

Actor Sridevi with her husband and filmmaker Boney Kapoor (second from left) with actor Rajinikanth and Lata Rajinikanth (left) during the wedding engagement of his daughter Soundarya with Ashwin in Chennai on Thursday, September 2, 2010. Members of the groom’s family are seen on the right.

N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu (third from right) and [...]

Dear Readers,
We wish to share with you the following statement from Women Workers Help Line.
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AHRC-FST-066-2010
September 3, 2010
A Statement from Women Workers Help Line forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Flood-hit women take up the challenge to reconstruct their devastated dwellings
Brief report by Bushra khaliq
As flood waters are receding in areas [...]

“When a Malayalee* hears the word ‘Onam,’ the experience is like the simultaneous advent of a thousand spring seasons in the heart. Wherever one may be in the world, Onam is an occasion when memories of one’s childhood—their home, their parents, their brothers, sisters and friends and the village fields in which they played—spontaneously spring [...]

Sri Lanka has assured New Delhi that its army will return the land of the displaced Tamils of Indian origin in the country’s northern Vavuniya district, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said today.
Rao, who ended her three-day trip to Sri Lanka today, said she had taken up the issue with the top leadership in the country.
“So [...]

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today criticised Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his ‘saffron terror’ remark and sought an apology from him.
“The Home Minister should apologise for ‘insulting’ Hindu sentiment. If Chidambaram fails to do so, the Prime Minister should drop him from the Cabinet,” VHP International General Secretary Praveen Togadia said here.
Talking to reporters [...]

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Indian investor interest in Sri Lanka is rapidly growing, and that several leading Indian entrepreneurs in industry and other sectors have expressed interest in setting up businesses in Sri Lanka. President Rajapaksa said so when Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on him at Temple Trees yesterday evening.
During the 45-minute [...]

FOR PUBLICATION
AHRC-ETC-020-2010
September 2, 2010
An article by Pepe Panglao published by the Asian Human Rights Commission
HONG KONG/PHILIPPINES: Territories and countries — complaining with and without protection
Pepe Panglao

When I was a little boy I heard countless stories of mothers who lost their sons in senseless killings. There were stories of young men either stabbed or [...]

India will expedite construction projects, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao assures President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said Indian investor interest in Sri Lanka was rapidly growing and several leading Indian entrepreneurs in industry and other sectors had expressed interest in setting up business on the island.
Mr. Rajapaksa made the comment when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called [...]

The Health Ministry initiated its pilot project of spraying the locally cultured Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis, within the premises of the State Engineering Corporation, Pre-Cast Yard on Negombo Road in Peliyagoda. Addressing the gathering present at the site, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday (01), that the use of BTI to control dengue would be launched [...]

Dismal conditions could force thousands of Pakistanis and Afghan refugees to cross the border into Iran
Islamabad: Dismal conditions in flood-hit areas in southwest Pakistan could force thousands of Pakistanis and Afghan refugees to cross the border into Iran, the UN refugee agency warned on Thursday.
Baluchistan province was the first to be hit by the country’s [...]

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AHRC-STM-189-2010
September 2, 2010
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: The 18th Amendment destroying democracy by manipulation of the democratic process itself
A simple way of understanding the 18th Amendment is to compare it to the situation in the United States of America. The president of the United States is elected [...]

Meets displaced Tamils and inspects resettlement process

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Tuesday visited Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Jaffna for a firsthand assessment of Indian assistance and the situation of resettled Tamils.
Ms. Rao is the first Foreign Secretary to visit these areas in nearly three decades. The visit is taking place against the backdrop of concerns in [...]

An Indonesian court on Wednesday ordered the local branch of Paris-based Buddha Bar to close after convicting the licence holder of blasphemy, a lawyer said.
It also ordered licensee PT Nireta Vista Creative, the official Jakarta tourism agency and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo to pay damages of one billion rupiah ($A123,620) to the plaintiffs for distress.
The [...]

By K. Ratnayake
Sri Lanka’s Commission on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation (LLRC) has begun its hearings into the reasons for the “failure of the ceasefire agreement” with the Liberation Tigers of Eelam (LTTE), the subsequent renewed civil war and proposals for “national reconciliation”.
President Mahinda Rajapakse established the commission to fend off international pressure for a war [...]

Janmashtami also known as Gokulashtami marks the celebration of the birth of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna was born in the ‘Rohini’ nakshatram (star) to King Vasudeva and Devaki Devi on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Sravana. This festival is also known as Sri Krishna Jayanti and Krishnashtmi. The [...]

More than three dozen Tamil migrants have been segregated from 492 others who arrived by boat for questioning by police on suspicion of being linked to the Tamil Tigers, or other inadmissible groups, including war criminals.
Full story: Suspected Tamil Tigers segregated from migrants
Should Canadian authorities turn away these asylum seekers?
So far 541 Comments and [...]

The Sri Lankan housemaid tortured in Saudi Arabia described to the BBC Sinhala Service how her employers hammered heated nails in to her body.
Earlier, Saudi authorities denied her allegations of torture.
“The employer’s wife used to hold me down and the daughter held a knife to my neck while the employer stuck heated nails to [...]

Kerala’s serene beaches, tranquil stretches of emerald backwaters, lush hill stations and exotic wildlife has emerged as the winning combination for the travellers to vote the state as the best Asian holiday destination ahead of Bali, Phuket and the Maldives.
The accolade was revealed in the ‘Best in Travel poll 2010’ carried out by an independent [...]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid’s allegations that the couple she worked for in the Arab kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body.
Doctors in Sri Lanka have said they removed 13 nails and five needles from L.G. Ariyawathi after she returned from Saudi Arabia last month. The [...]

Cancer researchers say around 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be avoided every year in Britain if people walked more.
Health experts have long recommended people be physically active to maintain a healthy weight and reduce their risk of all cancers. Physical activity is believed to reduce cancer risk in ways such as impacting [...]

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AHRC-STM-188-2010
September 1, 2010
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
INDIA: Country rotten with rotting food grains
On August 19, it was reported that around 8,500 kilograms of wheat was found rotten in a wagon that was lost in seven months back. The train containing 110,000 kilograms of wheat was then on the [...]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Wednesday launched a clampdown on major Internet communications firms, including Google and Skype, and began accessing some BlackBerry traffic in a campaign driven by security fears.
Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said notices were being sent to Google and Skype asking them to set up servers in India and allow access [...]

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AHRC-ETC-019-2010
September 1, 2010
An article by the Home for Victims of Torture published by the Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: Nanda Kuman–Torture victim released
The Home for Victims of Torture

Nandakumar and his family
Nanda Kumar was arrested on April 17 2008, while he was working at the BOI in Balagolla. He was arbitrarily arrested by [...]

Kamal Haasan talks about his long-standing rapport with veteran director K. Balachander

The relationship between K. Balachander and Kamal Haasan defies categorisation. Director-actor, mentor-protégé, father-son… all those lines have been blurred in the decades that they’ve known each other, creating a bond that’s unique and unconditional.
So, recently when the veteran filmmaker couldn’t make it to Thiruvananthapuram [...]