Tamil

This Lunar New Year is the year of the Snake. According to the Chinese zodiac, snake years are believed to have the potential to bring great prosperity. When the Chinese-speaking world ushers in its new year today, its 12-year zodiac will turn fro...

Some dispute his claim but Time magazine calls him The Man Who Invented Email. V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai holds the first copyright for EMAIL, a system he began building at just 14 years of age. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History incorp...

Australians will go to the polls on 14 September, eight months in advance. The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has taken the nation by surprise by announcing a federal election for this September. Ms Gillard says the unorthodox early announcement w...

Dr Navaratnam Shanmuganathan has been conferred with OAM award by Australian government for his service to the Tamil community of Victoria. Dr Shanmuganathan shares his accomplishments and tips for our community leaders.  

Are you a proud Australian? We threw the question to the youth participated in a Tamil event organised by Tamil Coordinating Committee in Toongabbie, Sydney. Sri Pairavi, Kandeepan, Pavitha Sundaradas, Arthiyan and Barathi responded to the quest...

As Australians celebrated Australia Day around the country, it also marked the 75th anniversary of the declaration of January 26 as a Day of Mourning. January 26, 1938, was the sesquicentennial of British colonization in Australia, and was declare...

Publishing icon and health care campaigner Ita Buttrose has been awarded the Australian of the Year for 2013. The Young Australian of the Year Akram Azimi only arrived in the country in 1999, arriving from Afghanistan as a refugee. Professor Ian ...

Jaffna Hindu College Alumni Association in cooperation with Tamil traders organised a Pongal Festival in Pendle Hill, Sydney. Mr Narenthra Nathan, organiser of the event, said Pongal festival helps to preserve Tamil identity and cultural values. O...

Professor A Shanmugadas, emeritus professor, University of Jaffna, and his wife Professor Manonmani, retired lecturer in Gakushuin University, Japan discuss the challenges the Tamil language faces now. This is the final part of the interview. ...

Disgraced cycling legend Lance Armstrong's fierce defence of his record has finally collapsed, after he admitted that his seven Tour de France titles were fuelled by an array of drugs. The long-awaited confession came in the television interview w...

A Shanmugadas, emeritus professor, University of Jaffna, and his wife Professor Manonmani, retired lecturer in Gakushuin University, Japan explain the relationship between Japanese and Tamil languages and archaeological evidences prving the relati...

What is the preparation for Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu? How do Director Pandiraj and Actor Vimal celebrate Pongal? Raj, our correspondent in Tamil Nadu, compiles this report.  

Questions are being asked about the level of mental health support being provided to asylum seekers after they are released into the community.   It follows reports that a Sri Lankan asylum-seeker suffering mental health problems an...

V.K.T.Balan (Veerasangili Kannaiah Thanabalan), known for his simplicity, integrity and honesty in public life. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Madura Travels, one of the leading travel agencies in India. The Government of Tamil Nadu c...

The Consortium of Tamil Associations NSW takes an initiative convincing the Minister of School Education to include Tamil language in the Australian National Curriculum: Languages. Mr Thirunanthakumar, Tamil Teacher and Vice President of NSW Feder...