British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit

UK | Thu Nov 3, 2016 | 10:53am GMT
British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit
 

By Michael Holden | LONDON

England's High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for Brexit.

Sterling rose on the news, with many investors taking the view that lawmakers would temper the government's policies and make an economically disruptive "hard Brexit" less likely.
The court said it had granted the government permission to appeal against the ruling before the Supreme Court, which has set aside Dec. 5-8 to deal with the matter.

A panel of three of the most senior judges in the country ruled that the government could not trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, the formal step needed to start negotiations on the terms of Brexit, without approval from parliament.

"The court does not accept the argument put forward by the government," said Lord Chief Justice John Thomas, reading out the three judges' ruling.

"For the reasons set out in the judgment, we decide that the government does not have power ... to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union."
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the government was disappointed with the court ruling and would consider it carefully before deciding how to proceed.
"The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by acts of parliament. The government is determined to respect the result of the referendum," Fox told parliament.

(Additional reporting by Kylie Maclellan, writing by Estelle Shirbon)

புதிய ஈழப் புரட்சியாளர்களின் மாவீரர் சுவரொட்டி முழக்கங்கள்

புதிய ஈழப் புரட்சியாளர்களின் 2016 மாவீரர் தின சுவரொட்டியும் முழக்கங்களும், ENB இன் தத்துவார்த்த அரசியல் இணைய பத்திரிகையான புதிய ஈழத்தில் கார்த்திகை முதல் தேதியன்று வெளியாகியுள்ளது.

அவை வருமாறு:

`தேசிய தீத் திருநாள்`

National Deepavali Festival 2016 was held under patronage of President & Prime Minister

PMD News (G)  Friday October 28th, 2016

The National Deepavali Festival 2016 was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Temple Trees, today ( Friday October 28th, 2016 ) .

The Hindus world over celebrate the Deepavali festival tomorrow and the President along with the Prime Minister wished all the Hindus in Sri Lanka and around the world a joyful
Deepavali celebration that illuminates the hearts with devotion.

The National Deepavali Festival held at the Temple Tress giving priority to the religious observances.

The Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, Minister D.M. Swaminathan, State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran and a large number of distinguished guests were present at the event.

Jaffna Shooting Is A Chilling Indication Of The Militarized Regimen

University Teachers Say Jaffna Shooting Is A Chilling Indication Of The Militarized Regimen Of Governance

October 28, 2016 |  Filed under: Colombo Telegraph,News,STORIES |  Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH


While expressing their shock over the killing of two university students by the police last week in Jaffna, university teachers have underscored that the police cannot ‘arbitrarily’ assume powers of authority that go beyond their function.

killing-of-two-jaffna-university-undergraduates-in-jaffna-kokuvilIn a statement issued, the teachers said, “We as University teachers are shocked at the wanton killing of two university students by the Police in Jaffna last week. While condemning the act in no uncertain terms, we are also perplexed by the fact that members of the police, who have been endowed with the task of maintaining peace and look to the safety of the people, could arbitrarily assume powers of authority that go far beyond their function. Obviously, something is very wrong with how we in this society understand governance and power.”

“The post war period has offered them some space to reevaluate the texture of life, governance, politics, authoritarianism, and most emphatically, the oppressive nature of the politics of the gun and violence. With the election in 2015, relatively greater democratic spaces were created where discussion, debate and dissent could thrive. However, the situation on the ground is far from rosy.

There is little evidence of improvement in people’s lives, and aggressive neo liberal economic policies pushed through in the name of development and reconciliation are a matter of grave concern; there is no policy on resettlement and rehabilitation and the marginalized people are in a perpetual state of destitution; arbitrary arrests and disappearances are still not uncommon and the experience of the people demonstrates that the post war period is still entrenched in violence and the questionable conduct of those in governance and the armed forces. The killing of two young men on a motorbike, for no apparent reason other than that they were speeding, is a chilling indication of the militarized regimen of governance that we continue to be a part of. One can only think of, in sadness, how much the families would have hoped for their children, and would have welcomed the advent of a war-free climate for their young sons to study in,” the statement said.

The statement has been signed by; Liyanage Amarakeerthi Univ. of Peradeniya, Harini Amarasuriya Open University of Sri Lanka, C.S.de Silva Open University of Sri Lanka, Nirmal Dewasiri Univ. of Colombo, Krishantha Fedricks Univ. of Colombo, Camena Guneratne Open University of Sri Lanka, Ranil D. Guneratne Univ. of Colombo, Shahul Hameed Hasbullah  Univ. of Peradeniya, Mihiri Jansz Open University of Sri Lanka, Prabhath Jayasinghe Univ. of Colombo, Pradeep Jeganathan Shivnadar University, India, Nandaka Maduranga Kalugampitiya Univ. of Peradeniya, Danesh Karunanayake Univ. of Peradeniya, Kumudu Kusum Kumara Univ. of Colombo, Shamala Kumar Univ. of Peradeniya, Kaushalya Kumarasinghe Open University of Sri Lanka, D. H. S. Maithripala Univ. of Peradeniya, Prabha Manuratne University of Kelaniya, Madhava Meegaskumbura Univ. of Peradeniya, K P Nishantha Open University of Sri Lanka, Arjuna Parakrama Univ. of Peradeniya, Nicola Perera Univ. of Colombo, Ramindu Perera Open University of Sri Lanka, Vihanga Perera Univ. of Jaywardenepura, Aboobacker Rameez South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Harshana Rambukwelle Open University of Sri Lanka, Rohana Ratnayake Open University of Sri Lanka, Athulasiri Samarakoon Open University of Sri Lanka, Dinesha Samararatne Univ. of Colombo, Janaha Selvaras Open University of Sri Lanka, Sivamohan Sumathy Univ. of Peradeniya, Esther Surenthiraraj  Univ. of Colombo, Jayadeva Uyangoda Univ. of Colombo, Amali Wedagedara Univ. of Hawaii, USA, Ruvan Weerasinghe Univ. of Colomboand Dileepa Witharana Open University of Sri Lanka.

The teachers recalled with sadness the numerous other instances in which violence had destroyed or maimed the lives of university students throughout Sri Lanka’s post-independence history. “We stand in solidarity with those who grieve these lives, and today we stand in solidarity with the family members grieving the lives of Wijayakumar Sulakshan of Kandarodai, Jaffna and Nadarasa Gajan of Kilinochchi,” the statement said.

“The spaces for democratic action have to expand and it is incumbent upon the authorities to assure all of us that life in the streets, in our workplaces, homes is violence-free. We demand that the President, the Prime Minister and all others in positions of authority undertake this assurance without fail.

As a step toward this, we unequivocally demand that:

1) An inquiry into the killings

 is expedited and all state forces brought under democratic forms of governance. As an initial step towards the latter, a process of demilitarization in the north and the east carried out speedily and effectively. Such a process should fall within a broader process of demilitarization in the rest of the country and include the dismantling of all surveillance teams that had sprung up during the war, such as TID and other agencies.

2) Repeal the PTA

and prevent all other forms of undemocratic legal measures that might replace it.
Finally, it should review and take steps to make the police accountable to the public for acts of violence and revoke the decision to arm the police.
While such a process would clearly not address the economic and social effects of years of war and
violence, it would give families and communities space to work towards a better future,” the statement said.

ஆயுதம் களைந்த ஒபாமாவே மாணவர் படுகொலைக்கு பதில் சொல்!

 

 

 

 

 

காவிரி கழக இரயில் மறியல் வீடியோ

கழக சென்னை இரயில் மறியல் போராட்டம் வெல்க!

 

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யாழில் சிங்களப் பொலிஸ் சுட்டு இரு ஈழ மாணவர் படுகொலை!

 

யாழ் - கொக்குவில் குளப்பிட்டி சந்திக்கருகாமையில் நேற்று இரவு இரு மாணவர்கள் உயிரிழந்த சம்பவம் துப்பாக்கி சூட்டினாலேயே இடம் பெற்றுள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

யாழ் - கொக்குவில் குளப்பிட்டி சந்திக்கருகாமையில் நேற்று இரவு இரு மாணவர்கள் உயிரிழந்த சம்பவம் துப்பாக்கி சூட்டினாலேயே இடம்பெற்றுள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. யாழ்.
பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் கலைப்பீடத்தில் 3 ஆம் வருடத்தில் கல்வி கற்றுவரும் மாணவர்களான  கந்தரோடை பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த விஜயகுமார் சுலக்ஷ்ன்,  (24)இ 155 ஆம் கட்டை கிளி நொச்சிப் பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த நடராசா கஜன் ( 23 ) மாணவனும் மோட்டார் சைக்கிளில் சென்ற நிலையில் உயிரிழந்திருந்தனர்.

யாழ்.போதனா வைத்தியசாலையில் சடலங்கள் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன. பொலிஸாரின் முதற்கட்ட விசாரணையில் மோட்டார் சைக்கிள் வேககட்டுப்பாட்டை இழந்து மதிலுடன் மோதியதாலேயே இந்த உயிரிழப்பு  இடம்பெற்றதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.

இந்தநிலையில் இன்றுமாலை யாழ்.போதனா வைத்தியசாலையில பிரேதப்பரிசோதனை இடம்பெற்ற சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் பெருமளவில் பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவர்கள் ஒன்று கூடியதால் பதற்றமான சூழல்
நிலவியது.வைத்தியசாலைக்கு நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் மாவை. சேனாதிராசா,கஜேந்திரகுமார் பொன்னம்பலம் ஆகியோர் சென்று மாணவர்களுடன் கலந்துரையாடி இருந்தனர்.

குறித்த மாணவர்களின்; பிரேத பரிசோதனை அறிக்கையின்படி மோட்டார் சைக்கிளை ஓட்டிய மாணவன் மீது துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளதுடன் மற்றய மாணவன் விபத்தில் உயிரிழந்துள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.

இந்த நிலையில் மாலை 5 மணியளவில் பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவர்கள் நான்கு பேரையும் உயிரிழந்த மாணவர்களின் பெற்றோர்களையும் பல்கலைக்கழக மாணவர் ஒன்றியப் பிரதிநிதிகள் இருவரையும் அழைத்த யாழ். பிரதான நீதிமன்ற நீதவான் எஸ். சதீஸ்கரன் பிரேத பரிசோதனையின் போது ஒருவரின் உடலில் துப்பாக்கிச் சூட்டுக் காயங்கள் இருப்பதாக தெரிவித்ததுடன் இது ஒரு கொலை என கூறியுள்ளார்.

அத்துடன் இந்த கொலை தொடர்பில் புலன்விசாரணைகளுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளதாகவும் தெரிவித்த நீதவான் மாணவர்களை அமைதியாக இருக்குமாறு கேட்டுக்கொண்டுள்ளார். ஆத்திரப்பட்டு செயற்பட்டால் குழப்பம் விளைவிக்க தருணம் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருக்கம் தரப்பு க்கள் இதனை தமது சுயலாபங்களுக்கு பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்வர் என்றும் நீதவான் மாணவர்களுக்கு தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.


இதனையடுத்து யாழ்.போதனா வைத்தியசாலைக்கு வந்த நீதிபதி மற்றும் யாழ்.போதனா வைத்தியசாலை சட்ட வைத்திய அதிகாரி மயூரன் ஆகியோர் உயிரிழந்த மாணவர்களின் உடலை
பார்வையிட்டனர்.அத்துடன் மாணவர்களின் சடலங்கள் உறவினர்களிடம் ஒப்படை ப்பதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகளும் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இந்த நிலையில் குறித்த கொலை தொடர்பில் விசாரணை செய்வதற்காக விசேட குற்றப் புலனாய்வுப் பிரிவு பொலிஸ் குழுவொன்று யாழ்ப்பாணத்திற்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக  அரசாங்கத்தின் தகவல் திணைக்களம் விடுத்துள்ள அறிக்கையில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

அத்துடன் இந்த சம்பவம் தொடர்பில் பொலிஸ் உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் ஐவர் கைதுசெய்யப்பட்டு அவர்களின் சேவையும் உடனடியாக அமுலுக்கு வரும் வகையில் நிறுத்தி வைக்க ப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அரச தகவல் திணைக்களம் விடுத்துள்ள அறிக்கையில் மேலும் தெரிவிக்கப்ப ட்டுள்ளது.

இதேவேளை யாழ். நகர பிரதான பொலிஸ் நிலையத்தைச் சூழ பாதுகாப்பும் பன்மடங்கால் அதிகரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.  கலகத் தடுப்புப் பொலிஸாரும் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டுஇ யாழ். பொலிஸ் நிலையத்தைச் சுற்றி நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

Belgium's Vote Is Proof Small Acts Of Bravery Can Halt CETA

Belgium's Vote Is Proof Small Acts Of Bravery Can Halt CETA

Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel speaks during his state-of-the-union address at the Belgian Parliament. (Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir)

A small part of Belgium -- itself a small country -- voted late last week to say that it cannot support the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the
European Union.

 I couldn't be happier, or more impressed by this beleaguered region standing up to the economic and political forces behind CETA.

Last Friday, the Parliament of Wallonia, a French-speaking area in the bilingual country, voted to prevent Belgium from signing onto the deal. This is significant, because under the
Belgian constitution, every regional parliament in the country must agree to any such deal.

Some have described this particular feature of Belgium's constitution as "byzantine" for its ability to block such national or international deals. Keep in mind that Wallonia is one of those regions of Europe that has been regularly overrun by foreign powers over the centuries. The constitutional veto is no doubt a reflection of outside threats, whether military or economic.

Here's why it matters: without Wallonia's support, Belgium cannot ratify the deal. Without Belgium's support, CETA cannot go ahead.


In an attempt to counteract the feat of a tiny but mighty region, other CETA countries are sending trade envoys to Wallonia to boost support the deal. Canada is sending Pierre Pettigrew, our trade minister back when the World Trade Organization talks collapsed in Seattle.

On the face of it, Canada couldn't be more different from Belgium -- or Wallonia, for that matter. We are very big geographically, they are small. We are a relatively young country, the Belgian nation dates back centuries.

But we also have much in common -- and not just because so many Canadians fought and died in Walloon fields and towns during two world wars. Both Canada and Wallonia are home to industrial towns that have seen factories go silent, devastating their communities.

On CETA in particular, the concerns in Wallonia would be familiar to anyone in Canada who is also worried about the deal. As Socialist MP Olgo Zrihen said, "We say yes to trade with Canada. No to the text as it is currently written."

Here in Canada, Unifor has been saying much the same thing about both CETA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Like other progressive groups in this country, we recognize that Canada is a trading nation, and we support international trade, but only when trade is fair.

What we cannot support is any trade deal that does not serve the needs of working people or one that restricts our right to pass laws in the interest of the people.

Like the people of Wallonia, Canadians are increasingly concerned about the powers given to corporations under Investor State Disputes Settlement (ISDS) systems. Hélène Ryckmans,
an MP for Wallonia's environmental Ecolo Party, said the ISDS system could force the region to pay compensation to corporations if local regulations hurt their profits - even if those regulations are in the public interest.

 Here in Canada, we have similar concerns. Canada is already the most sued nation in the world under ISDS systems, thanks to similar provisions in NAFTA. It makes no sense for Canada to sign any deal, such as CETA or the TPP, that would see us sued even more.

The vote in Wallonia isn't about people or local politicians not understanding the deal. It's about out-of-touch politicians bending to a corporate agenda and the drive of capitalism rather than putting the needs of people first. This is the time for governments to stand boldly and with courage and conviction to push a new model of fair trade - one in which the needs and the future of communities are put first.

“We should take inspiration from them, and redouble our efforts to push back against CETA.

There is an opportunity here to do the right thing. The question is whether politicians have the will to stand up to restore and define the kind of communities that we want, ones where we are not made subservient to the profit needs of corporations.

Asked by reporters if such a small region should really have final say over such a big deal, the people of Wallonia just shrugged. What we are seeing in Wallonia are ordinary people from a forgotten industrial and farming region saying enough is enough.

This isn't the ugly face of Brexit. This is the people saying they know a better life is possible, and I applaud their efforts for taking action to stand up for the principle of fairness. They saw a better world when factories in their communities hummed with activity and provided good jobs. They believe in trade, knowing that the factories in Wallonia once sent products across Europe and around the world, but they don't believe in handing over all their rights to corporations just to get it.

It takes great bravery, in the face of stark economic troubles, to stand up to whatever faint hope a trade deal might offer, but that's what the people of Wallonia are doing. We should
take inspiration from them, and redouble our efforts to push back against CETA.

To the people of Wallonia, Unifor stands with you.

Daily Express- EU-Canada trade deal falls apart

EU-Canada trade deal falls apart after veto from ONE REGIONAL government

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has suffered a humiliating set-back in its attempts to secure the CETA trade deal with Canada after a regional Belgian parliament overruled the entire 28-
country bloc.

By Joey Millar
PUBLISHED:  09:14, Fri, Oct 14, 2016    | UPDATED: 10:26, Fri, Oct 14, 2016 
 
Brussels is fuming after the Federation of Wallonia-Brussels, a parliament for Belgium’s French-speakers, voted last night to reject the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
(CETA).

The brutal shutdown highlights the fragility of the EU’s ability to boost world trade.

Christoph Leitl of the business alliance Global Chamber Platform said: “It’s crazy. If we allow a regional parliament to block a trade deal that will benefit the whole EU, where does this
lead us to?”

Signatures from all 28 EU states were required ahead of this month’s EU-Canada summit for the deal to go ahead.

However, under Belgium’s unusual system, lawmakers had to gain the approval from all five of its regional governments - including Wallonia-Brussels, which rejected CETA over concerns about public services and agriculture.

This block has met a furious response from both Canada and the European Commission, who are now scrambling to regain authority.

The blocked deal may set warning bells ringing for Theresa May who is hoping to secure a similar deal.