50 families in Mannar have been affected by Cyclone Mandous which damaged houses and businesses in the district. 

Houses were damaged by fallen trees while the cyclonic storm swept away fishing nets and destroyed fishing boats. 

Strong winds have devastated a series of temporary houses belonging to 141 families, housing 454 people, in Mulliyawalai, Mullaitivu.

Roughly 600 cattle have died due to cold weather in Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi, as temperatures have dropped as low as 17 degrees in the past few days.

Overall, ‘Naai Sekar Returns’ is an underwhelming effort and not the re-entry into Tamil cinema a comedic legend like Vadivelu deserves.

Last week saw Tamil National Alliance MP, M.A. Sumanthiran, meet with Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to discuss the political aspiration of Tamils on the island.

The meeting follows the passage of the proposed 2023 budget which will see the island military budget further increased whilst simultaneously slashing funding to the public sector and incentivizing international trade.

On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the United States has imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions on the former head of a clandestine Sri Lankan Army platoon, known as the “Tripoli Platoon”, Prabath Bulathwatte.

Baba is a strange yet singular film, which reveals a lot about its writer. It is an unmissable film for a Rajini fan. Unfortunately, the re-release has toned down the aspects which make the film unique.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa dropped more than Rs. 40 million in 2021 on official overseas visits, Daily Mirror reported based on details provided by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office.

Details furnished by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office under the RTI revealed that the two Rajapaksa brothers had spent a total sum of Rs. 44,739,184.91 for five official visits abroad last year.

The Tamil festival of lights known as Karthikai Deepam or Karthikai Villakkeedu was celebrated in the North-East this weekend.

The festival falls each year on the full moon night of the Tamil month of karthikai and celebrates the creation of the Tamil god Murugan, although the celebration of a festival of lights precedes Hindu canonisation.

It was observed this year on December 7th.

Tamil people observed the night by lighting lamps in houses, streets and temples.

Protests were held on November 29th at the Moolai Arasadi Junction and in front of the Chankanai bus station demanding the reconstruction of roads in Valikamam West, Jaffna.

The protest was carried out demanding the reconstruction of the Jaffna - Manipay - Kaarainagar Road, Mavadi - Moolai Road, Vattukkottai - Ponnalai Roads.

The protestors said that those areas were completely blocked during the monsoon season. The public blamed government officials and politicians for not taking any actions to rectify the situation.