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Headless remains and body with raincoat uncovered at Chemmani as CID falters
Skeletal remains found without skulls, and a body wearing a raincoat, are among the latest discoveries at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, where the number of sets of human remains identified has risen to 478 as the third phase of court-supervised excavations continues. The findings come as Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department told the Jaffna Magistrate's Court on Thursday that it…

More troops, more surveillance? Batticaloa braces for expanded armed presence

Aug 15, 2025
A series of decisions that will further entrench militarisation in the Batticaloa District were announced following a District Coordinating Committee meeting on 13 August, chaired by committee head Sunil Handunneththi.

Tamil journalist summoned by Sri Lanka’s CTID for ‘discrediting military’

Aug 15, 2025
Tamil journalist and professional photographer Kanapathipillai Kumanan revealed details of an ongoing inquiry by Sri Lanka’s Counter Terrorism and Investigation Division (CTID), which accuses him of spreading information that “discredits the military” and “creates conflict” between security forces and Tamil civilians.

London Tamil chess prodigy becomes youngest female player to beat grandmaster

Aug 15, 2025

Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old British Tamil from Harrow, north-west London, has made chess history by becoming both the youngest woman international master in the world and the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster.

Mannar protesters claim partial victory as Sri Lankan president halts wind power project for one month

Aug 15, 2025
Protests continue in Mannar over wind power project as residents demand government intervention

Sampur skeletons to be excavated – Army put in charge of potential mass grave

Aug 15, 2025
A court in Muthur has authorised the excavation of a potential mass grave site in Sampur where human skeletal remains were discovered last month, ordering that the work be carried out by the Sri Lankan Army’s Eastern Province Engineering Division with the approval of the Eastern Province Security Force Commander.

Sri Lanka hosts child protection conference despite legacy of state violence against Tamil children

Aug 15, 2025
Sri Lanka hosted its first-ever international conference on child protection last month, with the government pledging to reform systems to better safeguard children from abuse, despite Colombo’s continued failure to address long-standing crimes committed against Tamil children during and after the armed conflict.

Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils

Aug 15, 2025
Former parliamentarian, state minister, and staunch Rajapaksa ally Lohan Ratwatte has died at the age of 57. His political career was marked not only by close ties to Sri Lanka’s ruling elite but also by a litany of violent incidents, criminal convictions, and unabashed threats against political opponents - particularly Tamils.

35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai

Aug 14, 2025

Ampara massacre

Tamils gathered in Amparai this week to mark 35 years since at least 55 Tamils were killed by the Sri Lankan military and Muslim home guards, part of a series of killings that left hundreds dead in just weeks.

Ampara massacre

Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Aug 14, 2025
Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna District parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has condemned the killing of 32-year-old Ethirmanasingham Kapilraj in Mullaitivu, describing it as a “planned murder by the Sri Lankan Army” and a stark example of the military’s ongoing hostility towards Tamils in the North-East.

Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide

Aug 14, 2025
Theepan
As Israel faces global outrage for imposing its siege on Gaza by cutting off food, water, and supplies to 2.3 million Palestinians, observers of Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict hear chilling echoes. 
More troops, more surveillance? Batticaloa braces for expanded armed presence
Tamil journalist summoned by Sri Lanka’s CTID for ‘discrediting military’
London Tamil chess prodigy becomes youngest female player to beat grandmaster
Mannar protesters claim partial victory as Sri Lankan president halts wind power project for one month
Sampur skeletons to be excavated – Army put in charge of potential mass grave
Sri Lanka hosts child protection conference despite legacy of state violence against Tamil children
Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils
35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai
Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide
More troops, more surveillance? Batticaloa braces for expanded armed presence
Tamil journalist summoned by Sri Lanka’s CTID for ‘discrediting military’
London Tamil chess prodigy becomes youngest female player to beat grandmaster
Mannar protesters claim partial victory as Sri Lankan president halts wind power project for one month
Sampur skeletons to be excavated – Army put in charge of potential mass grave
Sri Lanka hosts child protection conference despite legacy of state violence against Tamil children
Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils
35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai
Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide