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Christmas celebrated across Tamil Eelam

Dec 25, 2024

Eelam Tamils are celebrating Christmas in churches across the homeland today.

See photographs from various celebrations below.

Batticaloa

Midnight mass was held at St Mary's church in Batticaloa.

19 years on, no justice for assassinated Tamil MP

Dec 25, 2024

Tamil politician Joseph Pararajasingham was shot dead by armed government-aligned paramilitary men in 2005.

Rajapaksa faces ‘death threats’ from ISIS drones and LTTE, claims SLPP lawyer

Dec 24, 2024

Gamage slammed the Ministry of Public Security for withdrawing the military personnel from Rajapaksa’s security detail.

Sri Lanka withdraws military security for former presidents

Dec 24, 2024

The move is reportedly to reduce the expenditure associated with safeguarding former leaders.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister defends diplomat over 'exploitation' of worker

Dec 24, 2024

Himalee Arunatilaka was fined hundreds of thousands of dollars by an Australian court.

TID investigates man for two-year-old social media post on Prabhakaran’s birthday

Dec 24, 2024

The man’s post from wished the LTTE leader a happy birthday.

Karuna grilled over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor

Dec 24, 2024

Pro-government paramilitary leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, also known as Karuna Amman, was seen leaving Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department in Colombo last week after giving a statement over the disappearance of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor Prof. Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath.

According to the local press who had arrived at the CID office, Karuna had been grilled for several hours. Speaking to media Karuna said he was asked to give a statement over the disappearance of the VC.

Sri Lankan President to visit China in January

Dec 24, 2024

China Foreign Ministry

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) is set to visit China next month, marking his second scheduled foreign visit after his recent trip to New Delhi.

During a press briefing in Beijing, AFP inquired about the planned visit, to which Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning responded by reaffirming the strength of Sino-Sri Lankan relations.