Sahadevan Nilakshan, a promising young Eelam Tamil journalist who was shot and killed by suspected Sri Lankan military intelligence personnel was remembered today by fellow media workers, 17 years after his murder.

An officer attached to Sri Lanka's intelligence unit threatened the families of the disappeared who were protesting at the Mullativu Bus stand yesterday, by harassing them and taking photographs of each person. He went on to chase the protestors demanding they go home. 

Tamil families of the disappeared gathered in Mullaitivu and rejected the Sri Lankan government’s offer of death certificates, as they demanded justice for the forcible abductions of their loved ones.

An event was held in Vavuniya this week to commemorate Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) leader and Tamil Eelam supporter Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, who passed away recently.

Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne announced that the government plans to revive the Rakna Arakashaka Lanka, a government-owned security agency that has come under criticism for its fraudulent activities.

Tamil Families of the Disappeared staged a protest in Mannar rejecting payments from the Sri Lankan government-run Office of Missing Persons (OMP), stating that the lives of their children were worth more than the US$660 on offer.

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s election, on 21^st September, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, has resigned from his post as Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister in order to run for the presidency. 

Tamil Families of the Disappeared staged a protest in Mannar rejecting payments from the Sri Lankan government-run Office of Missing Persons (OMP), stating that the lives of their children were worth more than the US$660 on offer.

Tensions ensued when residents of Illankulam in Kuchchaveli found that a section of their land had been cleared of trees with a chainsaw, that seemed to have been hastily left behind.

The European Union (EU) has extended its ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for an additional six months, despite calls for it to be lifted.