Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Organisational Secretary RS Bharathi claimed that late Tamil Nadu leader and DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, popularly known as Kalaignar, personally intervened to secure the release of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran from prison in the early 1980s.

Today marks the 20th anniversary since the abduction and murder of Tamil journalist Dharmeratnam Sivaram.

Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Member of Parliament, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, accused the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) of deep-rooted racism and deception during a media briefing held yesterday at the TNPF’s headquarters in Kokuvil, Jaffna.

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 unity. But while Indian officials may celebrate deeper ties, in Sri Lanka, discomfort continues to simmer. 

In recent weeks Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth over $200m.

The drones destroyed between 31 March and 22 April mark Washington's most significant material loss. 

Three of the drones were destroyed in the past week, suggesting an improvement in the Houthis’ ability to strike high-altitude US aircraft. 

The drones were conducting surveillance or attack missions when they crashed. 

The Sinhala-Buddhist-led Tamil-Sinhala New Year celebration in Neduntheevu raises concerns over the growing Sinhala influence in Tamil-majority areas

Plans for a joint naval exercise between the Sri Lankan and Pakistani navies in the waters off Trincomalee have been shelved following objections raised by New Delhi, according to reports in the Indian press.

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) marked what it described as a milestone in indigenous military technology development with the formal handover of the Vimana SII, a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed for reconnaissance and surveillance missions.

Thirteen individuals were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy in Kattaikadu, Jaffna for engaging in illegal fishing activities, including sea cucumber harvesting and stealth fishing