Temperatures are rising, impacting women led businesses in the north writes Amita Arudpragasam for the Himal Southasian, as extreme heat events linked to climate change become more frequent.
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, better known as Pillayan, a former chief minister and current head of the paramilitary Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), was arrested by Sri Lankan police in Batticaloa on Tuesday night.
sri lankan military uses school programs and cultural events to reinforce control and normalize presence in tamil-majority regions under the guise of civic initiatives
A. Kavikaran, a youth contesting in the local government elections and the son of a victim of the Naranthanai massacre, has called on the public to reject candidates from the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), accusing them of involvement in the 2001 killings.
Civil society representatives in Mannar have renewed calls for urgent action to address the dire public transport crisis affecting thousands of residents in the Madu region and surrounding border villages.
A complaint against 10 British nationals accusing them of committing war crimes while serving with the Israeli military in Gaza will be submitted to the Metropolitan Police on Monday.
The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) has issued a rebuke of reported efforts to distort the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on Bill 104 – Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, warning that Tamil genocide denialists are “spreading dangerous lies and twisting the facts” in an attempt to undermine the legislation.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko has strongly condemned the recent defence cooperation agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Colombo.
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has come under fire after authorising a 90-day detention order under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against 22-year-old Mohamad Liyauudeen Mohamad Rusdi, sparking concern from human rights advocates and Muslim organisations.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has sought to assuage Sinhala nationalist concerns about a defence agreement that is to be signed with New Delhi, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Colombo this evening.
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Colombo this evening for his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, large hoardings and welcome banners were seen across the capital – notably missing any Tamil-language content.
Former minister and Rajapaksa ally Lohan Ratwatte launched an attack on Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stating that the president and his allies “must be hanged” for their role in the JVP insurrection of the 1980s.
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, has called the recent imposition of a 44% reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan goods by the United States a “big shock”, warning that the move could derail Colombo’s export recovery plans and further strain an already fragile economy.
Throughout the past few weeks the Sri Lankan military's activities in civilian spheres in the Tamil homeland continued unabated.
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