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Mannar Urban Council Chairman Daniel Vasanthan has strongly condemned the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), stating that the detention reflects a situation where "Tamils do not even have the freedom to sing". Speaking at a media briefing held at the Mannar Urban Council on Friday, Vasanthan criticised the decision to arrest the…

Another former Sri Lankan military commander joins the SJB

Daya Sandagiri, the 14th Naval Commander of Sri Lanka has pledged his support for the Opposition Party Samagi Jana Balawagaya (SJB) headed by Sajith Premadasa today, becoming at least the third senior Sri Lankan military figure to join the party.

Ambulance service suspended in Mullaitivu for over 3 months leaving patients in peril

The Suwa Seriya 1990 free ambulance service, which has been a lifeline across the island, has been suspended in Mankulam for three months, leaving residents in dire situations during emergencies.

Sri Lanka showcases military firepower and seeks Buddhist blessings in Independence Day parade

The Sri Lankan government held a massive parade with thousands of troops to showcase its military firepower on Independence Day over the weekend, whilst Tamils in the North-East raised black flags and faced arrests as they protested.

Outrageous conduct' by Sri Lankan government in passing Online Safety Bill - TISL

Transparency International has spoken out against Sri Lanka's controversial Online Safety Bill that was signed into law last week, issuing a statement that said many of the amendments proposed by the Supreme Court are not in the final bill. 

TGTE calls for Independent Police Review into Peel Police Chief's Sri Lanka visit

The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has appealed to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director to investigate the Peel Regional Police Chief’s recent controversial visit to Sri Lanka where he had an audience with Tiran Alles, Public Security Minister and Acting Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, and pledged to increase co-operation with country's notorious police force. 

TGTE says they are “appalled” by Nishan Duraiappah’s visit since it was only a week before the Acting IGP Tennakoon was handed a conviction of torture by Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court. 

JVP tours Delhi, but still no word on India policy

On Monday (5), the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, met with India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, after the party was invited to discussion in Delhi for the first time.

The visit is seen as a significant outreach by Delhi to the leftist politician, ahead of widely expected presidential polls in Sri Lanka later this year and marks a possible change of heart from the JVP’s fiercely anti-India rhetoric that came to define its politics in the 1980s.

Black day for Tamils' - Swiss Tamils protest Sri Lanka's Independence Day

Tamils gathered in Bern, Switzerland today to protest Sri Lanka's 76th Independence Day which is deemed a 'black day' for Eelam Tamils. 

Flyers were distributed to explain the oppression the Eelam Tamil nation have been subjected to by the Sinhala Buddhist state for the last 76 years. 

Tamil protesters photographed by Sri Lankan High Commission in Australia

Tamils protesting against Sri Lanka's 76th Independence Day outside Sri Lanka's High Commission in Australia were photographed by staff in an attempt to intimidate the protesters.

Divine intervention? Sri Lankan High Commission forced to move Independence Day ceremony in London

The Sri Lankan High Commission in the UK was forced into a last-minute change of plans for a religious ceremony scheduled to celebrate ‘Independence Day’ last weekend after locals expressed their displeasure.

Tamil Eelam is the only solution' - Tamils protest in London on Sri Lanka's Independence Day

Over 1,000 Tamils rallied through central London today to mark Sri Lanka's independence day as a 'black day' for the Tamil nation. 

For decades, the Tamil nation have rejected the day as they continue to be oppressed by the Sri Lankan state and lack basic rights.