The families of forcibly disappeared Tamils have reacted to the recent announcement that 300 million rupees from Sri Lanka's national budget will be allocated “to do justice” to the families.

The Sri Lankan Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) summoned Pachchilapalli council chair, Subramaniam Suren for questioning on November 17.

Mullaitivu locals joined staged demonstrations across Puthukkudiyiruppu on Saturday against the rising prices of gas, sugar, cement, and fertilizers in the country.

In a statement, the University of Colombo’s Science Teachers’ Association (UCSTA) expressed that they are “greatly perturbed by the recent appointment of Ven Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero to the post of the Chancellor of the University of Colombo.”

The UCSTA highlighted that “even though the Chancellor’s role is mostly ceremonial, the person who holds the position ideally should have a track record of flawless professional and personal integrity, whose reputation and credentials will assist the University in furthering its reputation and credibility nationally and internationally,”

A Chinese company is seeking damages from the Sri Lankan government for failing to make payments for a shipment of organic fertiliser.

A rise in illegal activities across the Mullaitivu district is said to be facilitated by Sri Lankan police and other state forces, Tamil locals allege. 

A second autopsy on a Tamil youth from Batticaloa who was "beaten to death" by Sri Lankan police, has reportedly revealed signs of torture according to lawyers for the murdered man’s family.

22-year old Chandran Vithusan was tied to a tree and assaulted in front of his family members by Sri Lankan police officers, before being taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on June 3rd. He was pronounced dead the following morning.

Tamil lawyer Sugas Kanagaratnam and Vithusan’s family had demanded a second autopsy, after an initial autopsy led by the Special Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) cited a drug overdose as the cause of death. Vithusan’s family repeatedly raised suspicions, insisting his death was a result of police brutality.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Vanni District MP Charles Nirmalanathan has been diagnosed and hospitalized with Covid-19. 

Nirmalanathan was admitted to a private hospital in Colombo on 8 November after feeling ill. He is currently isolated and receiving treatment in the private Colombo hospital.

More than a decade since the end of the armed conflict, the Sri Lankan military has raised a deadly new unit in Kilinochchi, the heart of the Tamil homeland, reportedly to “eliminate the internal and external threats”.

A flashy new video from the newly raised 1 Corps states that the new unit "is the highest tactical organization” in the Sri Lankan army, with a range of units including the war crimes accused 58 and 53 Divisions.

Hundreds of Tamil farmers marched to the Sri Lankan Government’s Agent of

This month saw the launch of Britain’s first ever Tamil Comedy Club, in a jam-packed event with a diverse range of comics tackling politics, sex and life in the diaspora in front of a sold-out audience.

The Tamil Comedy Club, hosted by Sunthar V, was envisaged to be a space that was inclusive to Tamils from around the world and all walks of life, breaking barriers that had been longstanding in the Tamil community and the world of comedy.

"Learning is a lifelong journey," said Varathaledchumy Shanmuganathan, who earned the distinction of becoming one of the oldest women to obtain a graduate degree from a Canadian university at 87 years old, in an interview with the Tamil Guardian this week.

The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) urged the Catholic Church to reverse its call to commemorate between November 21 to 27 all those who died in the war of liberation - including civilians, during a week usually reserved for remembering the sacrifices of Tamil liberation fighters.

The International Law Commission (ILC) rejected Sri Lanka's nomination, Mohan Peiris, following a campaign calling on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to turn down his nomination. 

'Reject Mohan Peiris'