Tamils in Doha, Qatar, marked Maaveerar Naal (Tamil national remembrance day) this weekend, creating a shrine of remembrance with photographs of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre. 

See video here. 

The US State Department held a series of seminars on trade policy from Novemebr 29 till December 1st. 

Over 70 key decision makers and technical experts from various Sri Lankan ministries, agencies, research institutes, trade policy think tanks, and Chambers of Commerce were present, the US embassy said. 

The seminar also included experts from the US International Trade Administration Office of Trade Negotiations and Analysis, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Bank. 

Tamils in Indonesia on Sunday marked Maaveerar Naal (Tamil national remembrance day) with the lighting of lamps and laying of flowers by the photographs of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre. 

The Tamil community in Paris gathered to mark Maaveerar Naal on Sunday, with thousands attending a commemoration ceremony.

Maaveerar Naal was marked in several locations in Batticaloa, including Kathiraveli, Vakarai with TNA MP S. Viyalenthiran in attendance.

Thousands in Norway marked Maaveerar Naal on Sunday,as Tamils across the world remembered their fallen heroes.

Tamil Guardian sat down with Spokesperson for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and MP, M. A. Sumanthiran at his home in Colombo last week to discuss matters of the constitution, transitional justice and the budget.

The full transcript of the hour-long interview (with minor edits) is available here.

On the Constitution

The Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, oversaw the meeting of the National Buddhist think tank on Wednesday. 

The meeting included discussions on developing Privena education, building institutions for novice monks, establishing a Theravada Buddhist cnetre and launching an international festival to mark Vesak in 2017. 

See more here. 

Sri Lanka's cabinet this week approved the construction of two wind power plants of 10 megawatts each in Chunnakam, in the North-East. 

“The government has paid its attention on generating a larger portion of electricity requirement by renewable energy sources and it is proposed to establish solar and wind power plants,” the cabinet statement was quoted by LBO as saying. 

See here for more. 

A series of commemorations events took places across Australia on Sunday, as Tamils across the country came together to mark Maaveerar Naal and remember the lives sacrificed for the liberation of the Tamil homeland.

Thousands of people in five different locations across the country - Syndey, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne - held memorial events in line with Eelam Tamils across the world.

See photos from the events below.