The skeletal remains of an infant were among four sets of human remains exhumed on the seventh day of the third phase of excavations at the Chemmani mass grave site, conducted on Monday, May 4.

 

The political landscape of Tamil Nadu is undergoing a dramatic shift as results from the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections point to a breakthrough performance by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay and his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

Sri Lankan police have threatened a Tamil local council chairman in Valikamam North over his efforts to reclaim a public road within the disputed Thaiyiddy Buddhist temple site, raising tensions and the prospect of legal action.

Canada’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives met ITAK MPs and local representatives in the East to discuss socio-economic challenges, human rights concerns and governance issues affecting Tamils.

Commemorations were held across the North-East on 28 April to mark the 21st anniversary of the assassination of prominent Tamil journalist and political analyst Dharmeratnam Sivaram, widely known by his byline Taraki.

A Sri Lankan Finance Ministry official who had provided key statements in a US$2.5 million Treasury fraud investigation has been found dead at his Kuliyapitiya residence under suspicious circumstances, with police yet to determine the cause of death.

Valikamam North residents have launched weekly protests outside a military commander’s bungalow demanding the release of lands occupied under High Security Zone designation since their displacement in 1990.

Three more skeletal remains, including those believed to be children, were uncovered at the Chemmani mass grave site, bringing the total to 244 as forensic excavations continue.

Keppapilavu residents marked May Day with renewed protests demanding the return of 171 acres of land still under military occupation, nearly two decades after their displacement.

A week-long “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka led by Buddhist monks from the USA concluded on Tuesday at Independence Square in Colombo, with Anura Kumara Dissanayake receiving the participants at the end of the march.

A dispute in Jaffna involving MP Archuna Ramanathan escalated into a confrontation, arrests, and competing allegations over violence and the use of a firearm, before both the MP and a local woman were released on bail.

Thenisai Chellappa, the revered “Pasarai Pāṇar” whose music became synonymous with Eelam Tamil national sentiment and struggle, has died aged 85.