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Today marks 17 years since S. P. Thamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was assassinated by the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF).

The United Nations has awarded Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving in South Sudan with medals although they have a history of egregious human rights abuses at home and abroad. 

On October 17, 17 officers and 48 Other ranks from the Sri Lankan contingent received medals "in recognition of their dedicated service."

Tamil residents and members of the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) began cleaning Koppay Thuyilum Illam today as the Tamil nation prepares to mark Maaveerar Naal which falls on November 27. 

The Sri Lankan government confirmed it has launched an investigation into its High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Rohitha Bogollagama, after allegations of financial misconduct in London.

Sri Lankan foreign minister Vijitha Herath confirmed that an investigation would take place, but claimed that allegations a car was purchased for Bogollagama by the government were not true.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) announced that another group of Sri Lankans are leaving to work in Israel today, to make up for vacancies that were previously occupied by Palestinians, after Israel enforced sweeping revocation of worker permits in several sectors.

Sri Lanka has admitted that the issuing of several travel warnings advising tourists to avoid the Eastern hotspot of Arugam Bay due to a potential ‘terrorist’ attack was not a “pressure tactic”, as investigations reportedly continued.

The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, has reiterated his calls for those responsible for the Tamil genocide to face international justice, stating that the Rajapaksas must be prosecuted “on the world stage”.

A group of Tamil residents successfully blocked government officials from surveying land for a Sri Lankan navy camp in Mandaitivu.

On October 29, government officials were forced to turn back after a group of Tamil residents and politicians pushed back their attempt to acquire lands for a navy camp.

On this day 29 years ago, over half a million Tamil men, women and children fled their homes in Jaffna as the Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to capture the peninsula, under the leadership of then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.

On this day 29 years ago, over half a million Tamil men, women and children fled their homes in Jaffna as the Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to capture the peninsula, under the leadership of then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.

The Sri Lankan government will probe into a Channel 4 documentary that highlighted state involvement in the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, after Sinhala nationalist leader Udaya Gammanpila called for an investigation to identify a government source.

Udaya Gammanpila, the leader of Sinhala nationalist Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), urged the government to investigate a person who claimed to be a senior government official in the Channel 4 documentary aired in September of last year.