The Sri Lankan military maintains pervasive control over civilian life in the Tamil homeland through schools, places of worship, and community events.

Tensions have emerged in Omanthai, Vavuniya District, after it came to light that the Sri Lankan police are attempting to seize a plot of land adjacent to the Omanthai Police Station along the A9 highway, reportedly to construct a Buddhist vihara.

A group of Indian fishermen from Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, were remanded by the Mannar Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for allegedly entering ‘Sri Lankan territorial waters’ and engaging in unauthorised fishing activities.

Excavation teams at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna have recovered a child’s toy alongside the skeletal remains of children this week as exhumations continue.

United States Congressman Don Davis has called for an “independent international investigation and accountability” into the mass graves discovered in Chemmani, Jaffna, stressing that the ongoing uncovering of Tamil bodies is a “painful reminder of the atrocities committed against Tamils in Sri Lanka.”

The recent arrest of eight Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy has reignited anger in India, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin writing to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar once more.

Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District, R. Shanakiyan of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has condemned the Sri Lankan government for its continued failure to implement basic measures at the Chemmani mass grave, stating that the issue must be brought before the international community.

A legal challenge has been filed against Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr Ramanathan Archchuna, questioning his eligibility to remain in office on the grounds that he continues to hold the status of a public officer - an allegation that, if proven, could result in his disqualification from Parliament.

Devotees were briefly allowed to worship at the Palaly Amman Temple after 35 years, but the Sri Lankan military reimposed restrictions the very next day

The Tamil Eelam Women's National Team has completed their North American tour with two wins over Hmong FF. 

Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated a special investigation into former president Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations that he used government funds to undertake a private overseas trip to the United Kingdom during his presidency.

A child’s skeletal remains alongside a blue schoolbag and clothing items was unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna today, as the total number of human remains unearthed at the site now stands at 33.

Newly elected Vavuniya North Divisional Council Chairperson Thirunavukkarasu Krishnaveni led a two-minute tribute to fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and Tamil civilians killed during the armed conflict, at the council’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday — a move that drew support from most, except the Northern Provincial Local Government Commissioner refused to participate.

The first-ever Eelam Cup, a landmark tournament for domestic Tamil football in the UK hosted by the British Tamil Football Confederation (BTFC), reached a thrilling conclusion this weekend with UKTSU lifting the trophy after a 4-0 victory over their north-west London rivals, Stanley FC.