Tamils across the North-East have begun cleaning Thuyilum Illams - resting homes - this week in preparation of Maaveerar Naal. 

Maaveerar Naal - or Great Heroes Day- is marked on November 27, in memory of the first death of a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, Lt Col. Shankar who died in combat on November 27, 1982.      .

The Sri Lankan government reopened the Palaly-Achchuveli road in Jaffna yesterday after 34 years but the peninsula and the rest of the North-East remains occupied by the Sri Lankan military. 

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) commemorated Brigadier Thamilselvan today to mark 17 years since he was killed by the Sri Lankan air force. 

Tamils began clearing Mavadi Munmari Thuyilum Illam in Batticaloa yesterday as preparations begin across the North-East to mark Maaveerar Naal. 

On November 27, the Tamil nation will honour the LTTE cadres that sacrificed their lives in the fight for liberation. 

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Today marks 17 years since S. P. Thamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was assassinated by the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF).

The United Nations has awarded Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving in South Sudan with medals although they have a history of egregious human rights abuses at home and abroad. 

On October 17, 17 officers and 48 Other ranks from the Sri Lankan contingent received medals "in recognition of their dedicated service."

Tamil residents and members of the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) began cleaning Koppay Thuyilum Illam today as the Tamil nation prepares to mark Maaveerar Naal which falls on November 27. 

The Sri Lankan government confirmed it has launched an investigation into its High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Rohitha Bogollagama, after allegations of financial misconduct in London.

Speaking in Moroccan parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outrage by recognising Morocco’s claim over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.