Mahinda Rajapakse Wins

Sri Lanka Presidential Elections

Mahinda Rajapakse Wins…….

By Siva Sivapragasam

President Rajapakse is romping home to victory for a second term as results of the voting are coming in.

Rajapakse is emerging as the President of Sri Lanka again in a bitterly fought campaign of two-months. O...

Sri Lankans go to polls today to elect new President

By Siva Sivapragasam

Nearly fifteen million Sri Lankans will vote today to decide who will rule them for the next six years.

The two main candidates, incumbent President Rajapakse and Retired Army Chief Sarath Fonseka were one time buddies and partners in war against the LTTE. They fell out on a persona...

Tamil International Conference

‘Canada appreciates the extra-ordinary contribution of the Tamil community in this country and Tamils have won the hearts and sympathy of Canadians for their cause……”

Jack Layton, (Leader NDP) at International Tamil Conference for Democracy and Peace in Sri Lanka.

By Siva Sivapragasam

In an em...

International Conference on the Tamil Quest for Democracy and Peace in Sri Lanka

Problems and Prospects

Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
At Radisson Hotel Toronto East, 55 Hall Crown Place, Toronto

Request from Organizers

Dear friends,

It is a unique conference and the first time in Canada.

Please propagate this to those who have the thirst to s...

Canadian Tamil Community Donates for Haiti Disaster Relief

Twelve Thousand Dollars raised within hours…….

By Siva Sivapragasam

In a strong signal that the Canadian Tamil community is ever willing to assist disaster stricken people all over the world, twelve thousand dollars were raised within a five hour donating event for Haiti Disaster Relief on Sunday hel...

January 27: Honouring International Holocaust Remembrance Day and remembering the plight of Tamils

January 27th, 2010- This is day is observed as The International Holocaust Remembrance Day worldwide.

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in 2005 the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as an annual international day of commemoration to honour the victims of the Nazi era...

Sri Lanka-Tamil Vote and the Presidential Elections

By Siva Sivapragasam

“Tamils should use this opportunity to show their democratic voting strength and obtain maximum benefits for the community from the main candidates”
- Tamil Intelligentsia in Sri Lanka

TNA Decides to Support Sarath Fonseka

In a keenly expected close contest between the...

WHO WILL WIN THE LANKAN JAN 26 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

WHO WILL WIN THE LANKAN JAN 26 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

Has President Mahinda Rajapakse miscalculated again? This is the question in the lips of many watchers of the Lankan enigma - both local and overseas. There he was, on top of the world post-May 19 last year, having divided the powerful UNP into several f...

2010 Winter Olympics

By: Raymond Rajabalan

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics will be held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby.

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the th...

Need for Emergence of a New Global Currency

Arun Senathirajah ACIB, MBA (Banking Mgmt)

After the threat of Western financial crisis (not really a global financial crisis as portrayed by Western Bankers), now the momentum has arisen to focus for the need for a new global currency. A global currency should serve as the world’s reserve currency in which...

New Year Greetings and Inspiration from Ramakrishna-Vivekananda ideology and Tamil literature

by K.Thirukumaran

Arise and awake to serve all people and to bring goodness to all is what all humanity could resonate, at this time of beginning of a new year – 2010.

Sri Ramakrishna said, cultivating higher life is denouncing discrimination and recognition of divinity in everyone an...

Happy Holidays from Monsoon Journal

Krishni Loganathan, BA (Hons)

It’s that time again, the holiday season is upon us with Christmas shopping and party planning to organize. Numerous questions are running through many people’s head like what should I buy my neighbour for Christmas or where will the holiday dinner be this year. This is a stressfu...

Slipped disc

By Mithura Anandarajah, PT

It can happen with the simplest of actions. You could bend down to pick up a toy from the living room floor. You could reach down to tie your shoelaces. In an instant you may feel sharp searing pain across your low back. You stand hunched over, frozen in agony. Within minutes you stu...

Recovery from Whiplash and Mild Head Injury*

*Adapted with permission from Multi-Health Systems & Dr. J. Douglas Salmon, Jr. from Rehabilitation Education and Coping Pamphlet Series

The following provides a general overview of the symptoms related to whiplash and mild head injury. As each person's injury is unique, some of the informa¬tion may not ap...

Is Art help?

Caption for Photo: Aboriginal (18x24) Mixed Media on Canvas prized at $500 (Photo here is not to scale)
By: Dr. Nuwan Fonseka

“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together”

Art is creativity; therefore no one form of art could really be more c...

War Partners Renew Economic Partnership with Sri Lanka while Tamils Face Genocide

By: Arun Senathirajah

US Federal Reserve and European Central Bankers were very busy last year and took constant coordinated efforts to avoid the collapse of their western financial system. In similar way The US Department and the European Union Officials were busy in September and October of this year in prep...

GEMS: Purposes and Influence on Human Life (Part 4)

By: Prof. Saran Ghai
Sagittarius (November 22 to December 21)
Lucky Gem : Yellow Sapphire,
Lucky Color : Purple
From November 22 to December 21 is the big time for Sagittarians as this is their birth month. If they wear Yellow Sapphire, it will give them a strong backing and they will progress in every walk of ...

By Prof. Saran Ghai
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Nativity of Jesus

By: Raymond Rajabalan

“Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger”

The Nati...

Sri Lanka – Presidential Elections

The Battle between the two Titans has begun…….

Minority Vote the deciding factor for Victory?

By Siva Sivapragasam

The contest for the next Presidency in Sri Lanka between incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse and former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka will perhaps be based on who take...

RBC Hosts Realtor Meet & Mingle Event

Royal Bank-Morningside & Milner Branch Manager-Mohan Sundaramohan, Senior Account Manager, Mortgages-Mike Ahilan & Regional Sales Manager, Mortgages-Kush Mistry and Regional Vice President for GTA Eastern Region-Lisa Gallacher spoke at the Meet & Mingle e...