President Ranil Wickremesinghe when questioned in Jaffna as to why he chose to speak in Sinhalese while in Jaffna when the majority understands and speaks English, he retorted by stating that he wants the Sinhalese to know what he says while in the North-East.

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has scheduled October 14 for the hearing of five fundamental rights petitions filed against the wind power plant project undertaken by India's Adani Group in Mannar.

In a questionable move, the Sri Lankan government has relinquished control of the Kankasanthurai cement factory to a private company, Luminex PLC. This decision, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, raises concerns about the fate of once-profitable state-owned industries and lands.

As Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed in early 2021, the impact was particularly harsh for Tamil residents of the Nort-East, including Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, and Jaffna.

^{The final design of the Tamil Genocide Monument that Brampton City Council approved earlier this year.}

A group of Tamil Canadian civil society activists, representatives and organisers have denounced Sri Lanka’s attempts to halt the construction of a memorial dedicated to victims of the Tamil genocide this week.

Singapore’s Law Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam speaking in Colombo during the opening of a Special Task Force Command center said that Sri Lanka could use some of the tactics deployed by the Singaporean Special Operations Command. 

After many months of delays, the Indian cruise ship ‘Sivaganga’ will begin regular ferry services between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India, and Kankesanturai in the North-East from August 16. 

The service, operated by Ind Shree Ferry Services from Andaman, is expected to meet the long-standing demand for a reliable sea route between Tamil Nadu and the North-East. 

A fire broke out on a container ship docked at Colombo which then led to an explosion near the accommodation block of the 18-year-old vessel.

Events took place across the North-East today, to mark 18 years since the Sencholai massacre, where four Sri Lankan air force jets flew over the Vanni and dropped sixteen bombs over the Sencholai children's home for orphans, killing 53 school girls and 3 teachers.

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the massacre of 53 school girls by the Sri Lankan Air Force. 

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the massacre of 53 school girls by the Sri Lankan Air Force. 

On August 14 2006, four Sri Lankan air force jets flew over the Vanni and dropped sixteen bombs over the Sencholai children's home for orphans, killing 53 school girls and 3 teachers.