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The Tamil homeland’s falling population – Sri Lanka’s 2024 census
Sri Lanka’s newly released preliminary census figures from 2024 illustrated how the Tamil North-East, particularly the Vanni region, remains the worst-affected part of the island in terms of population loss and stagnation. According to the “Census of Population and Housing – 2024 Preliminary Report” by Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics, the three districts that make up the core…
Budget

Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges

Feb 18, 2025
Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget has allocated a staggering LKR 437 billion to defence spending—an increase of LKR 12 billion from the 2024 revised estimates, despite the island’s ongoing economic struggles. 

Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna

Feb 17, 2025
The discovery of human skeletal remains near Chemmani, Jaffna, has once again raised fears and painful memories among Tamil residents

What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?

Feb 13, 2025
The Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, has become a focal point of controversy and resistance for Tamils in the region, symbolising the Sri Lankan state’s ongoing Sinhalisation efforts.

Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna

Feb 13, 2025
Tamils in Jaffna defied Sri Lankan police intimidation as they launched a two-day protest against a Sinhala Buddhist temple that has been constructed with the help of the military and in defiance of court orders. 

Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day

Feb 4, 2025
On Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, Tamils across the North-East marked it as "Black Day" with protests demanding justice for the Tamil genocide and self-determination.

Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war

Jan 17, 2025
Thusiyan Nandakumar
Hundreds of Sri Lankans are fighting, and several have killed or captured on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped

Dec 29, 2024
Marking the New Year, Tamil Guardian takes a look back on the major events in the Tamil homeland, in Sri Lanka and across the diaspora over the last year.

Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?

Dec 20, 2024
The United States and Canada, have taken steps to impose targeted sanctions on high-ranking Sri Lankan officials

Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi

Dec 16, 2024
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this week.

Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on

Dec 14, 2024
Today marks 18 years since the passing of the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham. 
Budget
Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges
Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war
Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped
Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?
Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi
Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on
Budget Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges
Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war
Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped
Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?
Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi
Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on