• Army to publish 'new report' into war crimes allegations

    Nov 30

    Sri Lanka's armed forces announced the release of a new report, by the country's security forces, as a response to the report by the UN panel of experts.

    Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said.

  • At the mercy of the King

    Mahinda Rajapaksa granted presidential "permission" for displaced Tamils from Talaimannar to return to their lands, following a dispute over the lands.

    Displaced Tamils from the Talaimannar area had been evicted from their homes by Sri Lankan security authorities who accused the 550 displaced families of "squatting on State land".

    In an article, entitled "MR intervenes to resettle evicted IDPs", the pro-government newspaper, The Island, stated that the matter was only settled after the Industry and Commerce Minister, Rishard Bathiudeen, raised the issue with Rajapaksa.

    According to The Island, "those evicted had been given permission to return to their land as President Rajapaksa had intervened."

  • Sri Lanka’s first motorway in the South
    President Mahinda Rajapakse unveiled Sri Lanka’s first motorway on Sunday, linking Colombo to the Southern city of Galle.

    Rajapakse hailed the construction a "revolution" and declared,

  • Akashi pushes for accountability
    Japan, one of Sri Lanka's largest donors, has reiterated the importance of accountability in Sri Lanka during talks with President Mahinda Rajapakse and called for a probe into human rights abuses in the country.
  • Tamil defiance in the Eelam homeland

    Photographs www.pathivu.com

    Tamil defiance continues with the news outlet Pathivu publishing photographs of further Remembrance Day commorations amidst militarisation in the Eelam homeland.

  • World Bank approves $100 million loan

    The World Bank announced on Tuesday its approval of a credit worth $100 million to fund the transformation of Sri Lanka’s education system.

  • And still we will go on, as yet more youth come forward' - TYO-UK

    Members of the Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO-UK) addressed crowds across multiple events held in the UK for Remembrance Day.

  • British Tamils commemorate Remembrance Day

  • Jaffna uni students detail their defiant act of remembrance

    Photographs www.pathivu.com
     

    Following initial reports of Jaffna uni students lighting of a flare to mark Remembrance Day, further details have emerged of how they defied the Sri Lankan state's systematic clamp down.
     
    According to the Tamil news website Pathivu, in a simple but profound act of defiance, students lit candles and oil lamps in their hostels. Others drew maps of Eelam, pictures of the heroes and paid tribute with candles. 

    Sri Lankan military officers on high alert during at this time of year, became agitated on seeing the endless displays of lamps in bedrooms. Students said the officers were seen to be going from one room to the next demanding the lamps be extinguished.

    Students described how after the flare was set off, military officers rushed into the university, vandalising the students' cars and bikes in rage. 
     

    Speaking on condition of anonymity, one student said, 

    "we will never forget Maaveerar Naal and no matter what obstacles come our way, we will always remember the fallen and pay due respect to them. They may have silenced the Tamil people on the military front but they can’t silence our thoughts and actions".

  • Cross-party group for Tamils marks Remembrance Day - UK

    A cross-party group of British MPs sympathetic to the Tamil struggle, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPG-T), marked the Eelam nation's Remembrance Day.

    In a statement, the APPG-T chair, Conservative MP Lee Scott  said,

  • Tamils in New Zealand observe Remembrance Day

  • Tamil prisoners launch hunger strike
    At least 65 Tamil prisoners have gone in hunger strike in Anuradhapura after being assaulted by Sinhala prison guards on Sunday, a day that the Tamil nation remembered their fallen heroes.

    Former Jaffna district parliamentarian MK Sivajilingam told the

  • Rajapaksa's double standards

    Speaking on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestian people, Mahinda Rajapaksa supported the Palestinian peoples' struggle for statehood, highlighting their 'inalienable right' to do so.

  • Dole drops plans for controversial banana plantation
    US company Dole, the world’s largest fruit and vegetable producer has dropped plans for a vast banana plantation in a Sri Lankan national park.
    Dole planned to team up with Sri Lankan company Letsgrow Ltd to establish the plantation in Somawathiya National Park.
  • Prison guards attack Tamil detainees over Heroes’ Day

    Tamil prisoners have been attacked by guards in a prison in Anuradhapuram, The Island reports.

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