The family of three people injured in a car collision involving former Speaker and National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentarian Asoka Ranwala has raised serious concerns over the impartiality and pace of the police investigation, fuelling renewed scrutiny over political privilege and impunity in Sri Lanka.

The case over the removal of archaeological signboards in Valaichchenai involving the Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and others has been postponed until 9 February

A delegation led by MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has travelled to Tamil Nadu seeking Indian support to advance a federal constitutional solution for the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) have highlighted how systemic discrimination compounded the impact of Cyclone Ditwah on communities already facing "multiple vulnerabilities".   

Famed devotional singer Kovai Kamala paid tribute to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran, in a now viral interview broadcast last month.

More than 7,700 acres of paddy cultivation have been destroyed in Vavuniya District following severe flooding, according to Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development, dealing a major blow to farming communities across the Tamil homeland.

United States special operations forces intercepted a shipment of military-related cargo from China bound for Iran while the vessel was operating off the coast of Sri Lanka, in a covert operation that took place whilst US troops were on the island – purportedly for humanitarian work.

As residents of Kankesanthurai continue a long-standing campaign for the release of their Hindu cremation ground, National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament S. Siripavanandarajah visited the site on Saturday and assured local Tamils that steps would be taken to restore it for public use.

Sri Lanka’s railway network has been left in a state of near paralysis following Cyclone Ditwah, with only two lines remaining operational after widespread destruction caused by landslides and torrential rainfall.

A special consultative meeting on the impact of recent floods in Mannar District was held on Friday evening at the Mannar District Secretariat Auditorium, chaired by Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, amid mounting criticism over delayed relief and compensation for affected regions.

Sri Lanka’s Northern Naval Area Commander, Rear Admiral B. Liyanagamage, has informed the Jaffna District Secretary that lands currently occupied by the Sri Lankan Navy in the Jaffna District will be released through what he described as “proper and orderly procedures”, but gave no timeline as the occupation of Tamil Eelam continues.

Commemorative events marking the anniversary of Anton Balasingham were held across the north and east

The unavoidable conclusion is that the government has chosen not to act when it comes to Tamil rights. The NPP has lied, and it continues to lie, to the Tamil people.

^{Image courtesy of Tamil Narratives}

Today marks 19 years since the passing of the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham.