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Pon. Sivakumaran's sacrifice remembered in Urumpirai
Pon. Sivakumaran, the first Tamil to die in the liberation struggle, was remembered today in Urumpirai, Jaffna, on the 52nd anniversary of his death.  Sivakumaran was a member of the Tamil Manavar Peravai (or Tamil Student Federation, TSF) and a leading militant in the early armed Tamil struggle. On 5th June 1974, Sivakumaran was surrounded by Sri Lankan security forces. He had…

Indian Navy Chief meets Sri Lankan commanders amid push for greater military ties

Sep 25, 2025
The Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, began a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka this week, meeting with top military leaders in Colombo as both states pledged to deepen cooperation in the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka hands suspended jail terms to Tamil Nadu fishermen

Sep 25, 2025
Seven Rameshwaram fishermen arrested in Neduntheevu waters sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for six years

Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires

Sep 25, 2025
Theepan
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s call at the United Nations for a ceasefire in Gaza drips with hypocrisy. The very man who stood on platforms railing against peace for Tamils now speaks the language of international humanitarianism. For Tamils on this island, his words are hollow and an insult.

Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice

Sep 25, 2025

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered his first address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week, outlining his government’s priorities on poverty reduction, corruption, and digitalisation, while failing to address mounting calls for accountability for mass atrocities committed against Tamils.

Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor

Sep 25, 2025
Former Karachchi Divisional Council member S. Jeevan has called on the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its troops from LTTE cemeteries – Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam - across the North-East, warning that only then would Tamils be able to pay homage freely at these sites of remembrance.

Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad

Sep 24, 2025
Sri Lankan police have arrested three men in connection with the killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad, including a former soldier suspected of carrying out the shooting.

Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past

Sep 24, 2025
Bullets buried in the grounds of Mandaitivu, where construction of the proposed Jaffna International Cricket Stadium is underway, were exhumed this week with the permission of the Kayts court.

Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry

Sep 23, 2025
Over 1,800 people have been killed in road accidents across Sri Lanka in the first nine months of 2025, according to police data, with the mounting death toll now including foreign tourists.

Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’

Sep 23, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has claimed that a statement given to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) by the father of a child killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings could be “harmful for the country".

Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water

Sep 23, 2025
Tamil residents of Valikamam West are being forced to buy drinking water after the Sri Lankan navy and army extracted tens of thousands of litres daily from village wells, leaving them saline, warned local council member I. Nagaranchini.
Indian Navy Chief meets Sri Lankan commanders amid push for greater military ties
Sri Lanka hands suspended jail terms to Tamil Nadu fishermen
Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires
Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice
Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor
Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad
Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past
Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry
Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’
Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water
Indian Navy Chief meets Sri Lankan commanders amid push for greater military ties
Sri Lanka hands suspended jail terms to Tamil Nadu fishermen
Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires
Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice
Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor
Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad
Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past
Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry
Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’
Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water