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Activists protest mineral sand mining threatening East coast
Environmentalists and civil society activists protested at Galle Face in Colombo on 17 June against proposed heavy mineral sand mining along the eastern coastline from Oluvil to Pothuvil, warning that the project threatens the land, fisheries and livelihoods of Tamil and Muslim communities across the Eastern Province. According to the People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL), exploration…

Signature campaign for release of political prisoners gains momentum in North-East

Jan 9, 2025
A petition demanding the release of Tamil political prisoners has drawn widespread reach across the North-East.

Sri Lanka clamps downs on international meetings and statements in new circular

Jan 9, 2025
Media statements, conferences and all meetings must now go through the foreign ministry, in a circular issued by the government

Former Sri Lankan presidents honour architect of Sinhala Only Act

Jan 9, 2025

Former Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunga and Maithripala Sirisena were seen presiding over a ceremony to mark the 126th birth anniversary of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in Colombo this week, a former Sri Lankan prime minister and architect of legislation that spurred decades of anti-Tamil violence.

Conference at the French National Assembly discuss plight of Eelam Tamils

Jan 9, 2025
A conference focusing on the plight of Eelam Tamils was held at the French National Assembly last month.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests more Indian fishermen as numbers held break records

Jan 9, 2025
535 Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka in 2024, more than double the previous year.

Racist monk Gnanasara sentenced to nine months in prison

Jan 9, 2025
The sentence follows remarks made by Gnanasara in 2016, where he referred to Islam as a 'cancer that must be eradicated'. 

Eelam Tamil students win second place in international Tamil debate

Jan 9, 2025
Students from the Jaffna and Eastern Universities, secured second place in the International Public Speaking Debate competition organized by the Tirananu University of Malaysia.

Tamils protest against Sri Lanka's plan to deport Rohingya refugees

Jan 9, 2025

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Eelam Tamils have demanded that a group of Rohingya asylum seekers who were fleeing persecution in Myanmar are not deported back to persecution, as they demonstrated in Mullaitivu today.

Strengthening ties: Indian grants to Sri Lanka stand at more than US $780 million

Jan 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also set to visit the island this year.

Dead dolphins wash up in Wilpattu National Park

Jan 8, 2025
11 bottlenose dolphins were discovered dead within the marine boundary of the park on Tuesday.
Signature campaign for release of political prisoners gains momentum in North-East
Sri Lanka clamps downs on international meetings and statements in new circular
Former Sri Lankan presidents honour architect of Sinhala Only Act
Conference at the French National Assembly discuss plight of Eelam Tamils
Sri Lankan Navy arrests more Indian fishermen as numbers held break records
Racist monk Gnanasara sentenced to nine months in prison
Eelam Tamil students win second place in international Tamil debate
Tamils protest against Sri Lanka's plan to deport Rohingya refugees
Strengthening ties: Indian grants to Sri Lanka stand at more than US $780 million
Dead dolphins wash up in Wilpattu National Park
Signature campaign for release of political prisoners gains momentum in North-East
Sri Lanka clamps downs on international meetings and statements in new circular
Former Sri Lankan presidents honour architect of Sinhala Only Act
Conference at the French National Assembly discuss plight of Eelam Tamils
Sri Lankan Navy arrests more Indian fishermen as numbers held break records
Racist monk Gnanasara sentenced to nine months in prison
Eelam Tamil students win second place in international Tamil debate
Tamils protest against Sri Lanka's plan to deport Rohingya refugees
Strengthening ties: Indian grants to Sri Lanka stand at more than US $780 million
Dead dolphins wash up in Wilpattu National Park