Less than four months after a Sri Lankan High Court sentenced racist Buddhist monk Gnanasara Thero to four years of rigorous imprisonment for defamatory remarks he made against the Muslim community, he was released on bail. The order was issued when the revision petition was filed by Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero and was taken up for consideration. 

Tamils lined the streets of Paris with flags and flowers to celebrate as Tamil baker Tharshan Selvarajah became the first Eelam Tamil to carry the Olympic torch ahead of the Paris Games.

Selvarajah was cheered on by friends and members of the French Tamil diaspora as he carried the torch through the streets of Paris last week.

Following the global release of the 'Oozhi: A Dark Age', the Tamil Guardian interviewed its director Ranjith Jospeh to discuss the creative process behind making the film and why the film is important in educating the younger generation about the Tamil struggle.

Speaking in parliament, the Sri Lankan government’s chief whip and public security minister, Tiran Alles, encouraged the police to engage in extrajudicial killings claiming “eliminating criminals from the country is not a sin”.

“Don’t be afraid to use the weapon in your hand for the right thing, and we stand by you” he added.

Politicians are intensifying pressure on the central government in response to the recent arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. The maritime boundary dispute between Sri Lanka and India has escalated, with Indian fishermen resuming fishing activities within Sri Lanka’s waters after the annual fish breeding period.

The Indian High Commission Head of Chancery, and Commercial Representative Shri V Ram Mahesh made a visit to the long-abandoned Oddusuddan Brick and Tile Factory signifying an interest in the Indian government's attempt to revive the debilitated factory.

Consecutive governments, private companies, and even the military which claim a significant part of real estate in the homeland that houses military camps have attempted to revive the factory, with little fruition. 

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe who attended former commander Sarath Fonseka’s book launch, lauded the accused war criminal for his “instrumental leadership” and defended his military recorded, which includes overseeing a genocide that killed tens of thousands of Tamil civilians.

After months of delay by the Sri Lankan government, excavation work has recommenced at the Kokkuthoduvai mass human burial site, with three human remains thought to be of female LTTE fighters having been discovered this week.

Four other skeletal remains were also found however researchers have decided not to excavate them as of yet. So far from both phases of the work, a total of 40 human remains were found.