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Environmentalists and civil society activists protested at Galle Face in Colombo on 17 June against proposed heavy mineral sand mining along the eastern coastline from Oluvil to Pothuvil, warning that the project threatens the land, fisheries and livelihoods of Tamil and Muslim communities across the Eastern Province. According to the People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL), exploration…

Cross party call for accountability in Sri Lanka during House of Lords debate

Speakers from all three major parties in the UK called for the full implementation of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on accountability in Sri Lanka, during a debate in the House of Lords last week.

Families of disappeared call for Sri Lanka to be sent to ICC

The Tamil Homeland Parents of Disappeared Forum has called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court and for a United Nations peacekeeping force to be deployed to the North-East, as families continue to search for their missing children.

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices

Sri Lanka's ministry of finance this week raised the price of fuel from midnight on February 11. 

World Bank Vice Pres visits Sri Lanka

The Vice President of the World Bank, Hartwig Schafer, arrived in Sri Lanka today on a three-day visit.

Jaffna home faces second petrol bomb attack

A Jaffna home faced its second petrol bomb attack on Monday, as a gang of six men targetted the house and vehicle parked in front. 

2 injured by army vehicle in Mullaitivu

Two Tamil civilians have been injured by an army vehicle which crashed into a motorbike in Mullaitivu. 

Tamil journalist killed in No Fire Zone remembered 10 years on

Tamil journalist P Sathiyamoorthy, who was killed inside the ‘No Fire Zone’ by a Sri Lankan army artillery barrage in February 2009, was remembered on Tuesday. 

Mother dies still searching for disappeared daughter

A Mullaitivu mother died yesterday still in search of her daughter, who was disappeared during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009. 

Saraswathy Velu, from Mankulam, Mullaitivu, last saw her daughter, Parvathi, in Mullivaikkal. She had been searching for her daughter, the fourth of her children, ever since. 

Saraswathy's first three children were LTTE cadres who gave their lives to the Tamil struggle. 

Eastern governor welcomed by weapons-trained students

Students from a Batticaloa school, who were made to form an armed guard of honour for the governor of the Eastern province, had received weapons training from the Sri Lankan army.

Tamil Heritage Forum slams Sinhalisation of Vavuniya

The Tamil Heritage Forum has slammed the Sri Lankan government for its aggressive Sinhalisation of Vavuniya North, as well as the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for failing to speak up against the issues.