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EU delegation granted access to Chemmani mass grave as tally reaches 454
A delegation from the European Union is to visit the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Wednesday morning, after the Jaffna Magistrate's Court granted permission for the inspection on Monday, in the latest instance of international attention on a site where excavations continue to unearth evidence of atrocity. The visit comes amid sustained calls from Tamil families, human rights groups and…

Tamil Fight Nights launches with landmark combat sports showcase

Jun 29, 2026
Tamil Fight Night, a new combat sports event created to bring together fighters from across the diaspora, held its inaugural show before a sold-out London crowd this month, drawing more than 1,000 spectators.
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Tamils protest in Vavuniya over governor's removal of elected mayor

Jun 29, 2026
Hundreds took to the streets of Vavuniya on Monday, and around half the town's businesses pulled down their shutters, to condemn the removal of the city's elected mayor, S. Kandeepan, from office by the Northern Province's centrally appointed governor, in a decision protesters denounced as the work of an "assassin of democracy".

Transitional justice cannot exist without truth

Jun 29, 2026
Simhanjana Gopikrishna Sumathi
Seventeen years after Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka continues to stand as one of the starkest examples of how states accused of genocide and mass atrocity survive not through exoneration, but through denial, delay, and international exhaustion.

US deepens military ties with Sri Lanka through helicopters, naval tech and drills

Jun 29, 2026

The United States has deepened its military relationship with Sri Lanka through a series of new defence initiatives, transferring ten TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force, delivering an advanced satellite communications system to the navy and conducting a disaster preparedness exercise with Sri Lankan security agencies.

K Bhagyaraj: Tamil cinema’s ‘screenplay king’ who lent his voice to Eelam Tamil causes

Jun 29, 2026
Veteran Tamil filmmaker, actor and screenwriter K Bhagyaraj, who passed away in Chennai aged 73, leaves behind a towering legacy in Tamil cinema, where he was celebrated as one of the industry’s finest storytellers.
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Chavakachcheri shuts down as Colombo-appointed governor removes Tamil councillors

Jun 29, 2026
A town-wide hartal shut Chavakachcheri on Friday as traders and business owners downed shutters in protest at the removal of the Urban Council's deputy chairperson, G. Kishore, by the Northern Province's centrally appointed governor, in a move condemned as an assault on Tamil democratic representation.
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Northern Province Governor dismisses elected officials in two councils

Jun 26, 2026

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The Governor of the Northern Province, Nagalingam Vethanayahan, has removed two democratically elected local government representatives from office through Extraordinary Gazette notifications issued this week, invoking powers under Sri Lanka's local government legislation.

Sri Lanka set to deploy largest peacekeeping contingent to Haiti despite past abuses

Jun 26, 2026
Sri Lanka set to deploy largest peacekeeping contingent to Haiti despite concerns of abuse and exploitation by human rights organisations.
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Kepapilavu residents commence hunger strike as Sri Lankan military films protesters

Jun 26, 2026

Residents of Kepapilavu in Mullaitivu District launched a hunger strike on Wednesday, demanding the release of 171 acres of ancestral land that remain under the occupation of the Sri Lankan military more than 17 years after the end of the armed conflict.

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Rajapaksa son questioned over Rs. 19 million investment probe

Jun 26, 2026
Rohitha Rajapaksa, the son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was questioned for nearly six hours by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) on Thursday as part of an investigation into the source of funds allegedly used to invest Rs. 19 million in two private companies.
Tamil Fight Nights launches with landmark combat sports showcase
"" Tamils protest in Vavuniya over governor's removal of elected mayor
Transitional justice cannot exist without truth
US deepens military ties with Sri Lanka through helicopters, naval tech and drills
K Bhagyaraj: Tamil cinema’s ‘screenplay king’ who lent his voice to Eelam Tamil causes
"" Chavakachcheri shuts down as Colombo-appointed governor removes Tamil councillors
"" Northern Province Governor dismisses elected officials in two councils
Sri Lanka set to deploy largest peacekeeping contingent to Haiti despite past abuses
"" Kepapilavu residents commence hunger strike as Sri Lankan military films protesters
"" Rajapaksa son questioned over Rs. 19 million investment probe
Tamil Fight Nights launches with landmark combat sports showcase
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Tamils protest in Vavuniya over governor's removal of elected mayor
Transitional justice cannot exist without truth
US deepens military ties with Sri Lanka through helicopters, naval tech and drills
K Bhagyaraj: Tamil cinema’s ‘screenplay king’ who lent his voice to Eelam Tamil causes
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Chavakachcheri shuts down as Colombo-appointed governor removes Tamil councillors
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Northern Province Governor dismisses elected officials in two councils
Sri Lanka set to deploy largest peacekeeping contingent to Haiti despite past abuses
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Kepapilavu residents commence hunger strike as Sri Lankan military films protesters
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Rajapaksa son questioned over Rs. 19 million investment probe