In a significant departure from their previous stance, Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) government, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has signaled willingness to revive discussions on the controversial Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India.

British Tamils gathered at the iconic Church House, Westminster to celebrate Thai Pongal and mark January as Tamil Heritage Month. 

Thai Pongal, the secular Tamil festival that gives thanks to the sun and for the harvest, was celebrated in Batticaloa and Jaffna.

Sri Lanka's government is now turning to the war-ravaged Elephant Pass saltern in the North-East to address the island's acute salt shortage, as the facility's production capacity remains deactivated, despite more than 15 years since the end of the armed conflict.

As millions across the island observed Thai Pongal this year, as a severe shortage of red rice has forced many to substitute this culturally significant ingredient with alternative varieties, highlighting growing concerns about the new Sri Lankan government's economic management.

Twenty-five global organisations have issued a joint appeal to newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, urging his administration to prioritise press freedom and address longstanding concerns about media restrictions in the country.

The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have extended warm greetings, recognising the contributions of Tamil Australians to the country.

Sri Lanka’s top forensic archaeologist, Professor Raj Somadeva, rejected the initial findings on the skeletal remains exhumed from the Sathosa mass grave in Mannar.

Commemorations were held at the University of Jaffna and Nuwara Eliya last week, to honour the sacrifices of Malayaga Tamils who fought for the right of plantation workers on the island.

Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Jesumaney Yartan Figurado, the joint co-ordinator of the North-East Coordinating Committee (NECC) over his participation in a recent protest opposing the deportation of Rohingya asylum seekers. 

 

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Sri Lanka to conduct a "swift and impartial" investigation into the assault and attempted abduction of Tamil journalist Murugaiyah Thamilselvan. 

The 51st anniversary of the 1974 World Tamil Research Conference massacre was commemorated in Jaffna.

Today marks 35 years since the passing of Major Sothiya, the commander of the LTTE's first female unit. 

Despite repeated warnings limestone mining continues unabated in the peninsula.