Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor

Tamil Affairs Sep 25
Former Karachchi Divisional Council member S. Jeevan has called on the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its troops from LTTE cemeteries – Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam - across the North-East, warning that only then would Tamils be able to pay homage freely at these sites of remembrance.
Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad
Tamil Affairs Sep 24
Sri Lankan police have arrested three men in connection with the killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad, including a former soldier suspected of carrying out the shooting.
Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past
Tamil Affairs Sep 24
Bullets buried in the grounds of Mandaitivu, where construction of the proposed Jaffna International Cricket Stadium is underway, were exhumed this week with the permission of the Kayts court.
Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Over 1,800 people have been killed in road accidents across Sri Lanka in the first nine months of 2025, according to police data, with the mounting death toll now including foreign tourists.
Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has claimed that a statement given to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) by the father of a child killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings could be “harmful for the country".
Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Tamil residents of Valikamam West are being forced to buy drinking water after the Sri Lankan navy and army extracted tens of thousands of litres daily from village wells, leaving them saline, warned local council member I. Nagaranchini.
Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
The 30th anniversary of the Nagarkovil Maha Vidyalayam student massacre was observed today, honoring the 21 students killed in the 1995 airstrike
50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Tamil protests in Mannar against the installation of wind turbines and the excavation of mineral sands entered their 50th consecutive day yesterday, with demonstrators taking part in a torchlight march.
Batticaloa mark 35 years since Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Tamils in Batticaloa gathered this week to mark the 35th anniversary of the Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre, where Sri Lankan soldiers and Muslim Home Guards killed 17 Tamil civilians, including women and children, in September 1990.
‘Free Palestine! Free Tamil Eelam’ – Thousands rally in Chennai against Gaza genocide
Tamil Affairs Sep 23
Thousands gathered in Chennai on Friday for a massive rally against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, with speakers and demonstrators also drawing parallels to the Tamil struggle and calling for solidarity with Eelam Tamils.
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