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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…

Christmas celebrated across Tamil Eelam

 

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. 

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19 years on, no justice for assassinated Tamil MP

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  

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

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

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

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

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

Karuna grilled over disappearance of Eastern University Vice Chancellor

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

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.

Refugees fleeing Myanmar moved to occupying air force base

Over 100 refugees from Myanmar, including around 25 children, arrived in Mullivaikkal last week.

Viduthalai: Part 2 - A messy conclusion

Director Vetrimaaran is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers working in the Tamil industry today.