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Today marks 19 years since the passing of the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham. 

At least 20 people have been killed and more than half a million displaced to shelter in evacuation centres as border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify. 

Cambodia’s defence ministry said Thailand had launched further airstrikes on Thursday, accusing its neighbour of violating international laws by using “all kinds of heavy weapons and deploying large number of troops to encroach the Cambodian territory”.

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been ordered to recompensate the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Rs. 1,843,267,595.65, an amount equivalent to almost US$ 6 million, during proceedings before Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihail.

The Sri Lankan government has come under further criticism, following reports that Indian officials issued early warnings about Cyclone Ditwah weeks before the storm destroyed areas of the island, leaving hundreds dead.

Writing in Adi Magazine, Nimmi Gowrinathan reflects on Frantz Fanon’s seminal text and the impact that it continues to have, around the world, decades later

Following the success of his royally commissioned sonnet for Armistice Day, British-Tamil poet Arji Manuelpillai sat down with Tamil Guardian to discuss his poetry, performances and the transformative power of the arts.

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has directed former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa to submit an affidavit detailing any alleged threats to his life, after he once again failed to appear before the court in connection with the abduction of Lalith Kumar Weeraraju and Kugan Muruganandan.

Fishing communities in Jaffna staged a protest on Friday demanding an end to the continued incursions by Indian fishermen into waters off the Tamil homeland.

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the Hadramout governorate, gaining control of all eight governorates in what was formerly known as 'South Yemen'. 

The STC, considered the largest military faction in Southern Yemen, is backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The group had participated in a power-sharing agreement with the internationally recognised government through the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).