The North-East Coordination Committee has presented a set of 11 demands aimed at ensuring the permanent devolution of power to the North-East.

At Jaffna University's recent Thai Pongal festival, students from all 11 faculties, alongside their union and management, collaborated to boil 108 pots as they collectively marked a new beginning with fresh hopes and aspirations. The event was filled with spirited activities like tug-of-war and pillow fights at the main campus, while the Kailasapathy Auditorium showcased vibrant cultural performances, dance, and theatre.

The mother of Santhan, one of the Eelam Tamils who was imprisoned for the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and subsequently released, has sent out a plea for her son to be brought to Sri Lanka in light of his deteriorating health. 

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) have released a report highlighting key evidence of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's "pivotal role" in final phase of the armed conflict in which tens of thousands of Tamils were killed. 

Tamil civil society activist Kurusumuthu V. Lavakumar was questioned for five hours by Sri Lanka's Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) over his participation in a Tamil Genocide Day commemoration in 2021. 

A 16 year old Tamil boy has been interrogated by Sri Lankan police over a kite that was adorned with a map of Tamil Eelam at the Mullaitivu kite festival. 

Hundreds of children and adults gathered on Mullaitivu beach yesterday to watch the display of various kites. 

Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando met with the heads of Sri Lanka's armed forces and police to discuss their involvement in the tourism sector, in an attempt to boost the industry. 

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that the  Sri Lankan government’s proposed law to create a commission to investigate wartime abuses replicates previous failed attempts, ignores the needs of victims, and falls far short of meeting Sri Lanka’s international legal obligations, adding that authorities continue to silence and repress victims and their communities during this process. 

Speaking at a recent Tamil Heritage Month event, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will continue to push for accountability, justice and reconciliation for human rights abuses perpetrated by Sri Lanka. 

Trudeau remarked that Canada is home to one of the largest Tamil diasporas in the world and stated that their contributions to the country have been "extradordinary". 

Tamils in Batticaloa and Jaffna remembered the 87 people killed by Sri Lankan security forces in the 1987 Kokkadichcholai massacre.