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08 April 2025

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…

‘We won a mandate backing the LTTE’

Jun 1, 2006

The coalition of Sri Lanka’s four largest political parties, criticizes the European Union’s stance on the ethnic conflict.

NGOs implicated in pornographic DVDs

May 18, 2006

Sexual abuse has taken place mainly in some of the worst tsunami-affected areas.

LTTE navy 'sophisticated, impressive'

May 18, 2006

Sea Tigers’ merchant navy can compete with small island state, study says.

Sri Lanka's big fleet of little boats

May 18, 2006

Harold C. Hutchison

The Sri Lankan navy also has 83 small patrol craft from American, Israeli, British, Korean, French, and Sri Lankan sources.

‘Pre-planned rioting as police stood by’

May 5, 2006

A group of NGO representatives investigate the anti-Tamil riot of April 16.

Military air strikes fuel fear and hate

May 5, 2006

Soutik Biswas

One of the first journalists to reach the LTTE-held territory of Muthur - bombarded by Sri Lankan forces last month - meets both Tigers and residents.