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In Pictures - Colonel Shankar memorial sports tournament 2026 held in Switzerland
  A memorial sports tournament commemorating Colonel Shankar, the Special Commander of the Tamil Eelam Air Force (Sky Tigers) who was killed in an attack carried out by Sri Lankan deep penetration forces in Ottusuddan, Mullaitivu, on 26 September 2001, was held in Switzerland on 7 June 2026. Organised by the Sports Division of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, the event took…

Retro - A mad experiment

May 2, 2025
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Sri Lankan government scrambles to delete photograph of president

May 2, 2025

A photograph of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake taken during the government’s May Day rally in Colombo has swiftly been removed from official platforms at the request of authorities.

The image, captured by Lahiru Harshana, a staff photographer for a Colombo-based daily newspaper, depicts Dissanayake mid-speech with both hands raised and his gaze directed skyward, with a sickle and hammer symbol in the backdrop.

Jaffna memorial held for victims of Pahalgam shooting

May 2, 2025
A memorial event was held in Jaffna to honor the 26 tourists killed in the Pahalgam shooting, with dignitaries and community members paying heartfelt tributes

Mullivaikkal survivor tops district in A-Level biology stream

May 2, 2025
Vigneswaran Narthika, a student from war-affected Mullaitivu, has secured the top district ranking in the Biology stream of Sri Lanka’s General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) examination, marking an extraordinary academic achievement despite the adversity she has endured.

Sri Lankan intelligence officers harass Tamil woman in Mullaitivu

May 2, 2025
During a media briefing at the Mullaitivu Press Club on 28 April, Chandramohan Sandhiya, a Tamil woman residing in Thiyogunagar, Silawathai, Mullaitivu District, alleged that she and her children are being subjected to ongoing harassment and intimidation by Sri Lankan intelligence officers.

Sri Lankan Archaeology Director visits illegal Buddhist structure in defiance of court order

May 1, 2025
The Director General of Sri Lanka’s Department of Archaeology, Professor Thusitha Mendis, conducted an inspection of a newly constructed Buddhist temple in the Kurunthurmalai region of Thannimurippu, Mullaitivu District - despite a court order explicitly prohibiting further construction at the site.

Tamil families of the disappeared accuse Sri Lanka of suppressing truth through bureaucracy

May 1, 2025
Amalanayagi Amalraj, President of the Association of Families of the Forcibly Disappeared in Batticaloa District, has accused the Sri Lankan government of deliberately suppressing the struggle of Tamil families searching for their disappeared loved ones, by shifting the issue into bureaucratic obscurity.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions

Apr 29, 2025

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha, met with Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in Islamabad this week on the sidelines of the 5th Sri Lanka-Pakistan Bilateral Defence Dialogue, the Sri Lankan government announced.

Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute

Apr 29, 2025
Residents of Nainativu staged a protest in Iranguthurai, accusing the police of bias after eight workers were arrested following a dispute at the jetty

Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally

Apr 29, 2025
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed a campaign rally in Vavuniya this week, making a series of pledges ranging from land restitution to “national reconciliation”, ahead of local government elections next month.
Retro - A mad experiment
Sri Lankan government scrambles to delete photograph of president
Jaffna memorial held for victims of Pahalgam shooting
Mullivaikkal survivor tops district in A-Level biology stream
Sri Lankan intelligence officers harass Tamil woman in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan Archaeology Director visits illegal Buddhist structure in defiance of court order
Tamil families of the disappeared accuse Sri Lanka of suppressing truth through bureaucracy
Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions
Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute
Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally
Retro - A mad experiment
Sri Lankan government scrambles to delete photograph of president
Jaffna memorial held for victims of Pahalgam shooting
Mullivaikkal survivor tops district in A-Level biology stream
Sri Lankan intelligence officers harass Tamil woman in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan Archaeology Director visits illegal Buddhist structure in defiance of court order
Tamil families of the disappeared accuse Sri Lanka of suppressing truth through bureaucracy
Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions
Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute
Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally