Four British Tamil chess players are now ranked in the UK’s top 20 female players, led by 11-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, who has risen to No. 1 in the national rankings.
Sri Lanka’s CID has, for the first time, formally linked former TMVP leader Pillayan to the abduction and killing of Eastern University Vice Chancellor Professor Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath, in a case that underscores long-standing allegations of paramilitary abuses and Sri Lankan state complicity during the armed conflict.
Rising prices, stagnant incomes and speculative demand drive exclusion, as economic shocks and shifting land ownership intensify fears across Tamil regions.
Malayaga Tamils in Badulla held a protest demanding permanent land rights and housing, highlighting the Sri Lankan government’s failure to address their long-standing marginalisation.
The family of a Jaffna teenager killed in a police shooting has reported intimidation and is calling for an independent investigation amid concerns over police involvement in both the killing and subsequent probe.
The Sri Lankan Army War College hosted a two-day training programme last week centred on the Mullaitivu offensive, with participation from senior military figures accused of atrocity crimes during the 2009 genocide of Tamils.