Morley’s, the beloved fried chicken chain founded by a Tamil immigrant and now firmly woven into the cultural fabric of London, is set to have its original shop sign displayed at the London Museum’s new Smithfield site in 2026.  The move marks a milestone in the story of one of Britain’s most iconic Tamil-owned businesses.

Unemployed graduates from across the Eastern Province staged a protest in Trincomalee today, rallying outside the Office of the Eastern Province Governor to demand urgent intervention over what they described as ongoing discrimination in government appointments.

Northern Province Governor N. Vethanayagan has voiced frustration over persistent obstruction by Colombo-based officials, despite Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s supposed call for accelerated development in the North-East.

The Sri Lankan government has updated an extraordinary gazette that continues to ban several Tamil diaspora groups and individuals as 'terrorists'.

Tamil families of the disappeared held a protest in Mankulam this week, marking the 3007th consecutive day of their campaign to demand justice for their forcibly disappeared loved ones.

Last month in Brampton, Canada, hundreds gathered as a new Tamil genocide monument was officially unveiled. It was an act of remembrance that resonated not only with the Tamil diaspora but with justice seekers across the world.

There was a marked shift in global politics last week as states around the world, including staunch allies of Israel, began to criticise its ongoing military offensive in Gaza. It comes as a senior United Nations humanitarian official repeatedly issued a stark reminder of the international community’s failure to prevent genocide previously, pointing specifically to Sri Lanka.

A Tamil journalist was assaulted by Sri Lankan police officers in Mannar’s Periyamadu area on 31 May 2024, after he allegedly witnessed and recorded a suspicious transaction involving Sri Lankan police officers and an individual known for producing illicit liquor.

The 44th anniversary of the burning of the Jaffna Public Library was held at the institute on Sunday, with staff and members of the public gathering to remember its destruction by a racist Sri Lankan mob.

At midnight on May 31, 1981, the Jaffna Public Library, the crucible of Tamil literature and heritage, was set ablaze by Sri Lankan security forces and state-sponsored mobs. The burning has since been marked by Eelam Tamils as an act of genocide.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is set to visit Sri Lanka later this month or in early July, amid ongoing international concern over the Colombo's use of repressive legislation and lack of accountability for mass atrocities.

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence held a meeting this week to discuss ongoing concerns around retired Sri Lankan soldiers who are going to fight in Russia and Ukraine, as they continue to struggle economically in the wake of the island’s financial crisis.

The 21st memorial for journalist Aiyathurai Nadesan was held in Batticaloa with a protest demanding justice for slain journalists

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence has reported the arrest of 2,983 deserters from the country’s Tri-Forces during operations carried out between February 22 and May 30, 2025.