Tamil Affairs

Remembering the waves - 20 years on from the tsunami

Dec 26

On December 26th, 2004, over 35,000 people perished during the catastrophic tsunami that hit the coasts of the North-East and South of the island of Sri Lanka.

TNPF commemorate assassinated Tamil MP Joseph Pararajasingham

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) commemorated senior Tamil politician Joseph Pararajasingham who was assassinated by armed Sri Lankan government-aligned paramilitary men in 2005.

Christmas celebrated across Tamil Eelam

Eelam Tamils are celebrating Christmas in churches across the homeland today.

See photographs from various celebrations below.

Batticaloa

Midnight mass was held at St Mary's church in Batticaloa.

19 years on, no justice for assassinated Tamil MP

Tamil politician Joseph Pararajasingham was shot dead by armed government-aligned paramilitary men in 2005.

Rajapaksa faces ‘death threats’ from ISIS drones and LTTE, claims SLPP lawyer

Gamage slammed the Ministry of Public Security for withdrawing the military personnel from Rajapaksa’s security detail.

Sri Lanka withdraws military security for former presidents

The move is reportedly to reduce the expenditure associated with safeguarding former leaders.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister defends diplomat over 'exploitation' of worker

Himalee Arunatilaka was fined hundreds of thousands of dollars by an Australian court.

TID investigates man for two-year-old social media post on Prabhakaran’s birthday

The man’s post from wished the LTTE leader a happy birthday.

Karuna grilled over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor

Pro-government paramilitary leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, also known as Karuna Amman, was seen leaving Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department in Colombo last week after giving a statement over the disappearance of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor Prof. Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath.

Sri Lankan President to visit China in January

China Foreign Ministry

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) is set to visit China next month, marking his second scheduled foreign visit after his recent trip to New Delhi.