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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…

‘Joint statement’ from US and Sri Lanka over 44% tariff expected, claims Dissanayake

Apr 23, 2025
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that discussions between Colombo and Washington over reducing a 44 percent reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States have been “fruitful”, and claimed  both countries are expected to issue a joint statement soon.

Pillayan associate arrested over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor

Apr 23, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested another suspect in connection with the 2006 abduction and disappearance of Professor S. Raveendranath, the former Vice Chancellor of Eastern University, as investigations into the high-profile case continue to unfold.

DTNA accuses NPP of using PTA to suppress Tamil dissent

Apr 23, 2025
Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) spokesperson Suresh Premachandran has criticised Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power (NPP), accusing the party of continuing repressive practices, including the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), to suppress protests in the Tamil homeland.

Sri Lankan president accused of election law violations over council funding remarks

Apr 22, 2025
Sri Lanka’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is facing growing controversy after an election monitoring body filed a formal complaint accusing him of violating election laws during the 2025 local government (LG) election campaign.

Sri Lankan police arrest Tamil activist’s son at gunpoint

Apr 22, 2025
Sri Lankan police stationed in Maruthankerni, Jaffna, have been accused of inhumane treatment after arresting the son of a Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) activist at gunpoint earlier today.

Ranil’s attempt to reach detained Pillayan blocked, as paramilitary leader cries in jail

Apr 22, 2025

A request by former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to speak with detained paramilitary leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, has been denied by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), according to the Public Security Ministry.

Easter attacks were ‘greatest tragedy to seize power’ – Sri Lankan president

Apr 22, 2025

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has described the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as “the greatest tragedy to seize power”, in a pointed remark that appears to implicate former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his political allies.

Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya pay tribute to Pope Francis

Apr 22, 2025
The Association of Relatives of the Disappeared from Tamil Eelam in Vavuniya paid tribute to the late Pope Francis today, lighting lamps and offering flowers in his memory

Families mark anniversary of Easter Sunday Bombing at Zion Church in Batticaloa

Apr 22, 2025
Zion Church in Batticaloa held a solemn commemoration for the sixth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombing, with victims' families and heavy security present

Bollywood’s Tamil Eelam Problem

Apr 22, 2025
Theepan
From Madras Cafe (2013) to The Family Man 2 (2021) and now Jaat (2024), a consistent pattern has emerged — one that rewrites history, erases Tamil suffering and maligning resistance to oppression.
‘Joint statement’ from US and Sri Lanka over 44% tariff expected, claims Dissanayake
Pillayan associate arrested over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor
DTNA accuses NPP of using PTA to suppress Tamil dissent
Sri Lankan president accused of election law violations over council funding remarks
Sri Lankan police arrest Tamil activist’s son at gunpoint
Ranil’s attempt to reach detained Pillayan blocked, as paramilitary leader cries in jail
Easter attacks were ‘greatest tragedy to seize power’ – Sri Lankan president
Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya pay tribute to Pope Francis
Families mark anniversary of Easter Sunday Bombing at Zion Church in Batticaloa
Bollywood’s Tamil Eelam Problem
‘Joint statement’ from US and Sri Lanka over 44% tariff expected, claims Dissanayake
Pillayan associate arrested over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor
DTNA accuses NPP of using PTA to suppress Tamil dissent
Sri Lankan president accused of election law violations over council funding remarks
Sri Lankan police arrest Tamil activist’s son at gunpoint
Ranil’s attempt to reach detained Pillayan blocked, as paramilitary leader cries in jail
Easter attacks were ‘greatest tragedy to seize power’ – Sri Lankan president
Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya pay tribute to Pope Francis
Families mark anniversary of Easter Sunday Bombing at Zion Church in Batticaloa
Bollywood’s Tamil Eelam Problem