With Sri Lanka’s presidential polls looming, Tamil Guardian spoke with the Tamil common candidate, Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanenthiran, about his decision to contest and what the concept of a common candidate means for the Tamil nation. 

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) has announced its decision to support the Tamil common candidate, Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanenthiran as the Sri Lankan Elections draw near. The decision, the party stated is based upon the long-held aspirations of the Tamil people which has been largely ignored in every consecutive election in Sri Lanka. 

The iconic Nallur Kandasamy temple in Jaffna has drawn thousands of devotees for its annual chariot festival, ther thiruvizha today.

A group of lawyers appearing before the Mannar Magistrate Courts have called on the Sri Lankan government to arrest those responsible for a campaign targeting Mannar High Court judges through posters displayed in Colombo. On the second day of their strike, the lawyers demanded justice for the judges, condemning the hate campaign against them.

In Batticaloa’s Gandhi Park, an art exhibition unveiled 150 paintings that powerfully conveyed themes of loss, grief, and the relentless search for the disappeared—15 years after the Mullivaikkall genocide.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has officially issued a Telecommunications Service Provider License to Starlink Lanka (Private) Limited, according to an announcement by the President’s Media Division (PMD) on August 13.

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken control of the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs, and Constitutional Reforms, following the resignation of Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who stepped down from his ministerial role to run in the upcoming Presidential election.

Despite the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at the end of the armed conflict, Tamils arriving in Sri Lanka from abroad continue to face harassment by authorities who claim there are links to the LTTE.

A group of Sri Lankan public officials faced strong resistance from Tamil residents as they attempted to illegally occupy hundreds of acres of coastal land for mineral sand mining, threatening the livelihoods of fishermen in the war-affected North-East.