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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…

Tamil workers at Elephant Pass protest as Sri Lanka reels from salt crisis

May 28, 2025
Tamil workers at the Elephant Pass Saltworks have entered the second week of protest, demanding redress for poor working conditions and managerial misconduct, as the island faces a severe salt shortage.

Tamils in Washington, D.C. honour victims of Mullivaikkal

May 28, 2025

Rule of law replaced by rule of the underworld, warns Sinhala extremist

May 28, 2025

In a stark warning over the deepening lawlessness in Sri Lanka, Wimal Weerawansa, a known Sinhala nationalist and former parliamentarian, has condemned what he describes as how the island's criminal underworld has come to run it.

Tamil fishermen assaulted by Sri Lankan Navy, police refuse to take complaint

May 28, 2025
A formal complaint has been submitted to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) following the brutal assault of three Tamil fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy personnel in civilian clothing in the coastal village of Kallaru, located in Tharmapuram, Kilinochchi.

Sri Lankan state resumes push for controversial mineral sand extraction in Mannar

May 28, 2025
Despite public opposition and election promises, the government has begun steps to permit mineral sand mining in Mannar, sparking local outrage and allegations of betrayal

Public meeting held in Trincomalee over controversial ‘Pooja Bhoomi’ land in Kuchchaveli

May 28, 2025
A public meeting was held on 26 May 2025 at the auxiliary conference hall in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee, to address the growing controversy surrounding land designated as “Pooja Bhoomi”, a term often associated with sites earmarked for Buddhist religious use in the Tamil homeland.

Buddha statue installed near historic Murugan Temple sparks outrage in Amparai

May 28, 2025
The installation of a Buddha statue near the historic Ukantaimalai Murugan Temple in Ampara has sparked public outrage and fears of Buddhisization among the local Hindu community

Sri Lanka revokes controversial land acquisition gazette following Tamil resistance

May 27, 2025


The Sri Lankan government has revoked a gazette notification that would have enabled the mass appropriation of land across the Tamil homeland, following sustained opposition from Tamil political leaders and civil society.

A global reckoning

May 27, 2025
Last week, thousands of Tamils gathered at Mullivaikkal, on the very beaches where tens of thousands were massacred by the Sri Lankan state in 2009, to mark the 16th anniversary of the genocide. The turnout was remarkable.

One island, two days of remembrance

May 27, 2025
Nilanthan
Sixteen years on, the island of Sri Lanka remains divided, between the victors and the vanquished.
Tamil workers at Elephant Pass protest as Sri Lanka reels from salt crisis
Tamils in Washington, D.C. honour victims of Mullivaikkal
Rule of law replaced by rule of the underworld, warns Sinhala extremist
Tamil fishermen assaulted by Sri Lankan Navy, police refuse to take complaint
Sri Lankan state resumes push for controversial mineral sand extraction in Mannar
Public meeting held in Trincomalee over controversial ‘Pooja Bhoomi’ land in Kuchchaveli
Buddha statue installed near historic Murugan Temple sparks outrage in Amparai
Sri Lanka revokes controversial land acquisition gazette following Tamil resistance
A global reckoning
One island, two days of remembrance
Tamil workers at Elephant Pass protest as Sri Lanka reels from salt crisis
Tamils in Washington, D.C. honour victims of Mullivaikkal
Rule of law replaced by rule of the underworld, warns Sinhala extremist
Tamil fishermen assaulted by Sri Lankan Navy, police refuse to take complaint
Sri Lankan state resumes push for controversial mineral sand extraction in Mannar
Public meeting held in Trincomalee over controversial ‘Pooja Bhoomi’ land in Kuchchaveli
Buddha statue installed near historic Murugan Temple sparks outrage in Amparai
Sri Lanka revokes controversial land acquisition gazette following Tamil resistance
A global reckoning
One island, two days of remembrance