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In Pictures - Colonel Shankar memorial sports tournament 2026 held in Switzerland
  A memorial sports tournament commemorating Colonel Shankar, the Special Commander of the Tamil Eelam Air Force (Sky Tigers) who was killed in an attack carried out by Sri Lankan deep penetration forces in Ottusuddan, Mullaitivu, on 26 September 2001, was held in Switzerland on 7 June 2026. Organised by the Sports Division of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, the event took…

Rajapaksa family voices support for Iran as conflict rages

Mar 2, 2026
Statements from the Rajapaksa family highlight longstanding ties with Tehran amid unconfirmed reports of an air strike on the former Iranian president

Tamil families blocked from returning to Chettikulam after land grabbed by Forest Department

Mar 2, 2026
More than 300 families in Vavuniya remain displaced as ancestral lands are gazetted and taken over.

Fuel queues return as Middle East conflict threatens Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery

Mar 2, 2026
Long queues formed at fuel stations on Monday as escalating conflict in the Middle East triggered fears of another fuel shortage on an island still recovering from its 2022 economic collapse.

Jaffna march calls for end to Sri Lanka's repressive terror legislation

Mar 2, 2026
Protesters rally from Jaffna Public Library to Northern Governor’s Office under the slogan “We want neither the old nor the new.”

Tamil leaders to visit border villages amid alarm over Kivul Oya settler project

Mar 2, 2026
Jaffna Press Club meeting warns of land appropriation, environmental damage and demographic impact in the Tamil homeland

Dissanayake seeks Macron’s help to retain GSP+ amid human rights scrutiny

Feb 27, 2026
Appeal for EU trade concessions comes as Colombo faces ongoing questions over accountability

Factory closure signals deepening crisis for Sri Lanka’s garment industry

Feb 27, 2026
MAS Holdings has confirmed it will cease garment manufacturing operations at its Methliya facility in Thulhiriya, a move that has raised concerns over job losses and the broader impact on Sri Lanka’s already strained economy.

Sri Lanka captain urges government intervention to silence cricket criticism

Feb 27, 2026
Sri Lanka captain faces scrutiny after urging state intervention to limit public criticism of crick team

Tamil farmers accuse Mahaweli Authority of targeting ancestral lands in Mullaitivu

Feb 27, 2026
Tamil farmers in Kokkilai have raised urgent concerns over what they say is the encroachment of ancestral agricultural lands for the construction of an elephant fence and a proposed salt pan in Mullaitivu district.

Weerawansa claims Sallay arrest staged to appease Tamil diaspora

Feb 27, 2026
Sinhala extremist and National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa has claimed that the arrest of former State Intelligence Service director Major General Suresh Sallay was carried out to appease the Tamil diaspora, as investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings continue.
Rajapaksa family voices support for Iran as conflict rages
Tamil families blocked from returning to Chettikulam after land grabbed by Forest Department
Fuel queues return as Middle East conflict threatens Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery
Jaffna march calls for end to Sri Lanka's repressive terror legislation
Tamil leaders to visit border villages amid alarm over Kivul Oya settler project
Dissanayake seeks Macron’s help to retain GSP+ amid human rights scrutiny
Factory closure signals deepening crisis for Sri Lanka’s garment industry
Sri Lanka captain urges government intervention to silence cricket criticism
Tamil farmers accuse Mahaweli Authority of targeting ancestral lands in Mullaitivu
Weerawansa claims Sallay arrest staged to appease Tamil diaspora
Rajapaksa family voices support for Iran as conflict rages
Tamil families blocked from returning to Chettikulam after land grabbed by Forest Department
Fuel queues return as Middle East conflict threatens Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery
Jaffna march calls for end to Sri Lanka's repressive terror legislation
Tamil leaders to visit border villages amid alarm over Kivul Oya settler project
Dissanayake seeks Macron’s help to retain GSP+ amid human rights scrutiny
Factory closure signals deepening crisis for Sri Lanka’s garment industry
Sri Lanka captain urges government intervention to silence cricket criticism
Tamil farmers accuse Mahaweli Authority of targeting ancestral lands in Mullaitivu
Weerawansa claims Sallay arrest staged to appease Tamil diaspora