Koppay police excavated private land in Kokuvil, Jaffna after they allegedly received a "tip-off" that weapons belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were buried there.
According to 182 economists and development experts, powerful hedge funds and investment companies are preventing vital help from reaching crisis-hit Sri Lanka.
The group stated that private sector creditors were preventing a debt relief deal for the island.
Assassinated human rights lawyer and former leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), Kumar Ponnambalam was remembered by the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) on Friday to mark 23 years since his death.
For the third day, Tamils across the homeland called upon Tamil politicians to push for the reunification of the North and East as a separate provincial unit.
Popular Sri Lankan YouTuber and social activist, Sepal Amarasinghe, has been arrested in Boralesgamuwa by the Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following allegedly defamatory remarks he made towards the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (‘Dalada Maligawa’) in Kandy.
Leader of the People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Dharmalingam Siddarthan, has claimed that Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered for the immediate halting of land grabs in the North and East.
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP MA Sumanthiran has announced that the party will need to rethink its strategy of engagement with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe unless his government produces “actual progress” before the next discussion on 10 January.
Sri Lanka has agreed to present a report on the steps it has taken to improve its human rights record under the fourth Universal Periodic Review Cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The review is to be held on 1 February. The Sri Lankan government has responded to the review stating:
Canadian politicians from across the political spectrum put out statements and tweets wishing the Tamil-Canadian community for Tamil Heritage month in Canada.
In his statement member of parliament (MP) Ahmed Hussen stated that “January marks the beginning of Tamil Heritage month in Canada, a time to reflect on the rich history, culture, resiliency, and strength of the Tamil communities across the country.”
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with the leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan at his residence, where the two discussed the issues faced by Tamils on the island.
Sri Lanka froze the hiring of civil servants and introduced new taxes and higher electricity prices in measures aimed at addressing its current economic crisis.
Former exiled Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has applied to restore his US citizenship after renouncing this citizenship to be able to contest the 2019 elections, as dual citizens are unable to stand for the presidency.
Colombo High Court have issued a court order summoning former Northern Provincial Councillor M K Shivajilingham for commemorating Lt Col Thileepan.
Last week, Valvettithurai police went to Shivajilingham's home to serve him the court order which calls Shivajilingham to be at Colombo High Court on January 11.
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