The British royal family undertook its first visit to the Tamil homeland earlier today, as Princess Anne visited the Jaffna Public Library, an iconic centre of Tamil literature that was set ablaze by Sri Lankan security forces and state-sponsored mobs in 1981.

In a solemn commemoration, the 50th-anniversary event to honor those who were killed in the 1974 World Tamil Research Conference was held on January 10th in Jaffna.

Today marks 34 years since the passing of Major Sothiya, the commander of the LTTE's first female unit. 

Maria Vasanthi Michael, known by her nomme de guerre ‘Sothiya’, was born on 20 September 1963. She first joined the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1984.

Meeting with Sri Lanka’s justice minister, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, claimed to be “extremely happy” with Sri Lanka’s current economic situation and "peaceful environment" despite growing alarm over Sri Lanka’s human rights record.

Sri Lanka's political and social instability has been cited as a key reason for limited Japanese investment in the island.

Following a survey by the Japan External Trade Organisation, 93.5% of firms noted that "political and social instability" created a disadvantaged environment for investment on the island. 

Britain’s current foreign secretary claimed he visited the controversial Chinese-backed Port City Colombo as a “friend of Sri Lanka,” as the former premier sought to bat off allegations of ties with Beijing.

Democratic People's Front (DPF) and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan charged Princess Anne “to accept historical responsibility” over the plight of the Malaiyaha Tamil community, as the royal landed in Sri Lanka earlier today.

Sri Lanka’s parliament has voted through a bill to establish yet another mechanism to look examine “Unity and Reconciliation” on the island, despite a range of Tamil parliamentarians voting overwhelmingly against the move.

Three victims of the Easter Sunday bombings, which occurred on 21 April 2019 and claimed the lives of over 260 people, have filed a Fundamental Rights petition before Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court seeking an order restraining Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon from accepting any further appointments as Acting Inspector General of Police.

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister, Tiran Alles, has lashed out at reporters investigating claims that he used shell companies to own properties in London.

Sri Lanka’s president said his military would be sending a patrol vessel to the Red Sea to help ward off attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, at a cost of Rs. 250 million every fortnight.

As Sri Lanka’s president travelled to the Tamil homeland last week, Sri Lankan police halted and arrested two women activists with the Vavuniya families of the disappeared as they attempted to protest.

Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan, a Jaffna-born trailblazer, has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his pioneering work in location-tracking technology in the King's New Year Honours.

The founder of Cambridge-based company PervasID, Dr Sithamparanathan devised a cutting-edge real-time location tracking system that has been instrumental in various sectors, including NHS trusts, hospitals, aircraft manufacturing, and retail.