A Sinhala Buddhist monk, alongside Sri Lanka police officers, reportedly attempted to block Saiva Tamil worshippers and priests from visiting the historic Rajavanthan shrine in Muthur, Trincomalee over the weekend. 

Singapore has executed Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a 34-year-old Tamil Malaysian man who has an IQ of 69 - a level that indicates an intellectual disability – despite global outcry over the sentencing.

Campaigners have called his killing a “tragic miscarriage of justice”.

Last-ditch appeals by the family of a disabled Tamil man have been rejected, as Singapore’s highest court scheduled the execution of mentally disabled Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam for just a few minutes time.

The Tamil Malaysian has been on death row since 2010. Dharmalingam was convicted on charges of carrying a meagre 42.72 grams of heroin into Singapore, a country that has received widespread criticism over its harsh drug laws. 

China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said Sri Lanka still owes Beijing approximately US $390 million for 12 shipments of fuel that were delivered from July to January this year, as discussions began on financial assistance to help overcome the current economic crisis.

Locals in Mannar held an event to celebrate the revolutionary Tamil poet Subramani Bharathi, fondly known as Bharathiyar, last week in a show that celebrated Tamil culture, dance and literature.

Hindu, Catholic and Muslim leaders were invited to the event, alongside local politicians.

A group calling itself the “Tamil Eelam Cyber Force” has hacked yet another Sri Lankan government website this week, leaving another message about the genocide of Tamils visible.

The group posted a screenshot of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health’s website, which was hacked and carried images from the Mullivaikkal genocide instead. “We Never Forget! We Never Forgive!” the group said.

A group of 10 Tamils who were arrested under the Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and detained for almost 7 months for holding a remembrance ceremony to mark Tamil Genocide Day, have finally been released without charge on Monday.

On 5 May, British citizens will be heading to the polls to vote for their local councillors however this year there is an unprecedented number of Tamil candidates to choose from.

Tamil Guardian has spoken to a selection of these candidates from across the political spectrum ahead of the election to better understand what they are offering to their constituents.

The Sri Lankan police have placed spiked barricades that are ‘hidden’ with tarpaulin across parts of Colombo over the last 24 hours and reportedly equipped themselves with newly issued gas masks, as anti-government protests continue across the South.

The Tamil Academic Journal (TAJ), the first Tamil diaspora led academic journal, has published its first issue under the title “Tamil Resistance in the Twenty-First Century” online.

The survey department of Sri Lanka has notified villages of Karampan – West in Kayts that a new Sri Lankan Navy ‘security zone’ will be built.

A Tamil youth from Jaffna has been admitted to hospital with a slit throat after being detained in police custody.

An arrest warrant had been issued by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court against the individual, which police forces exercised. The individual who is from the Pommai velli area of Jaffna was then detained by police.

Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch has condemned the police killing and injuries of protestors which occurred last week and called for an impartial investigation.