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EDITORIAL - A shaky bridge across the Palk Strait
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed Sri Lanka earlier this month, New Delhi’s media was already hailing the visit as a diplomatic triumph. A raft of development projects had been announced and a significant new defence pact between the two governments signed. Images broadcast showed Modi beside a smiling Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, arms raised aloft in symbolic…

Nilavaku En Mel Innadi Kobam - An underbaked rom-com

Feb 22, 2025
Krishna Selvaseelan
Dhanush continues his directorial journey into directing with his latest film romantic comedy ‘Nilavaku En Mel Innadi Kobam,’ featuring an ensemble cast of youngsters and newcomers.

Shritharan condemns Sri Lanka’s defence budget, calls for federalism

Feb 22, 2025
In a speech delivered in the Sri Lankan Parliament, Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP Shritharan Sivagnanam strongly condemned the government’s allocation of LKR 432 billion for defence in the 2025 budget. 

Sri Lanka’s Budget: Funding occupation

Feb 22, 2025
This budget signals an unsettling continuation of the Sri Lankan state’s militarised grip over their lands and lives.

Sri Lanka claims rising violence is attempt to sabotage Easter Bombing probe

Feb 22, 2025
Sri Lanka is experiencing a surge in organised crime and targeted assassinations, with the government claiming that recent violence aims to undermine fresh investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

A multicultural Pongal celebration in Pittsburgh celebrates Tamil identity

Feb 22, 2025
Anjali Rabindran
Pongal Sangamam, hosted by Kelir Books’ We Are Tamil Too (WATT) and the Fulbright Association in the United States, was a vibrant celebrated linguistic and cultural diversity centered around Pongal, the Tamil harvest festival in Pittsburg last month.

Court order to release paddy fields remains unenforced, says MP Ravikaran

Feb 22, 2025

A court order to release the Thuvarankulam canal and surrounding paddy fields, located in the Manthai East Division of Mullaitivu District, has not been implemented, more than a year after it was issued, according to Vanni District MP Thurairasa Ravikaran.

Sri Lankan navy arrests four Indian fishermen

Feb 22, 2025

Fishermen arrested in Mannar

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested four Indian fishermen along with their boat in the Mannar Sea yesterday, alleging that they had trespassed into Sri Lankan waters and engaged in illegal fishing.

Over Rs. 80 million allocated for just 1km, but still no progress

Feb 21, 2025
A case is set to be filed against Sri Lankan authorities over the poor reconstruction of the Maruthankerny-Paruthithurai Road in the Northern Province, despite over Rs. 80.2 million being allocated on a one-kilometre section of the project.

Former Sri Lankan police official jailed for aiding rape and murder suspect

Feb 21, 2025
The Vavuniya High Court has sentenced former Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Lalith Jayasinghe, to four years of rigorous imprisonment for aiding the escape of a key suspect in the gang rape and murder of 18-year-old schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vithiya in Pungudutivu, Jaffna, in 2015.

Sri Lankan police officers assault businessman in Batticaloa - and get away with it

Feb 21, 2025
Two off-duty police officers in Eravur assaulted a businessman under the influence of alcohol, leading to serious injuries, and later evaded custody
Nilavaku En Mel Innadi Kobam - An underbaked rom-com
Shritharan condemns Sri Lanka’s defence budget, calls for federalism
Sri Lanka’s Budget: Funding occupation
Sri Lanka claims rising violence is attempt to sabotage Easter Bombing probe
A multicultural Pongal celebration in Pittsburgh celebrates Tamil identity
Court order to release paddy fields remains unenforced, says MP Ravikaran
Sri Lankan navy arrests four Indian fishermen
Over Rs. 80 million allocated for just 1km, but still no progress
Former Sri Lankan police official jailed for aiding rape and murder suspect
Sri Lankan police officers assault businessman in Batticaloa - and get away with it
Nilavaku En Mel Innadi Kobam - An underbaked rom-com
Shritharan condemns Sri Lanka’s defence budget, calls for federalism
Sri Lanka’s Budget: Funding occupation
Sri Lanka claims rising violence is attempt to sabotage Easter Bombing probe
A multicultural Pongal celebration in Pittsburgh celebrates Tamil identity
Court order to release paddy fields remains unenforced, says MP Ravikaran
Sri Lankan navy arrests four Indian fishermen
Over Rs. 80 million allocated for just 1km, but still no progress
Former Sri Lankan police official jailed for aiding rape and murder suspect
Sri Lankan police officers assault businessman in Batticaloa - and get away with it