Sinhala Buddhist monks, members of the military and senior political figires were present as the Minister of Defence hosted a poetry book launch this month, with Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne writing 2579 poems on the state defeated LTTE 'terrorism'.

Sri Lankan police have successfully completed a Hindi language course hosted by the Indian government this week, despite officers across the North-East still being unable to speak the native language Tamil.

National People's Power (NPP) leader and presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reiterated his commitment to dissolve the Sri Lankan Parliament immediately if he were to win the upcoming presidential election.

Tamils in Puthukudiyiruppu gathered to remember the innocent victims of 1999 Sri Lankan Air Force strike on Manthuvil, marking 25 years since the massacre this week.

Family members, friends gathered at the Puthukudiyiruppu-Manthuvil junction to pay tribute to their loved ones.

Chaos and confusion over who the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) will be backing at the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential polls has continued this week, as senior leaders continued to contradict themselves.

A new crisis is unfolding in the Tamil homeland, writes Amita Arudpragasam for Himal Southasian this month, as the climate emergency threatens to add to the decades of war and systemic discrimination the North-East has faced. 

A draft United Nations Human Rights Council resolution looks set to extend the mandate of a war crimes evidence gathering mechanism for a further year, as the Sri Lankan government continues to reject any prospect of international accountability for mass atrocities this week.

Tamils commemorated the political wing leader of the LTTE, Lt Col Thileepan in Jaffna to mark 37 years since he began his fast unto death on September 15, 1987.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Department Director, Julie Kozack,  has confirmed that the next programme discussion for the IMF’s loan to Sri Lanka is set for mid-October, after the island’s presidential elections next Saturday.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Department Director, Julie Kozack,  has confirmed that the next programme discussion for the IMF’s loan to Sri Lanka is set for mid-October, after the island’s presidential elections next Saturday.

Sri Lankan police released Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) MP Selvarajah Kajendren after he was arrested by Sri Lankan police yesterday for campaigning for a boycott of the Sri Lankan presidential elections.

The Sri Lankan military continued its militarisation of Tamil schools in the North-East, as uniformed soldiers entered schools to hand out food and stationeries to children this month. 

Earlier this month, Sri Lankan soldiers organized yet another blood donation drive in the North-East, despite previous controversial comments by Sri Lankan leaders on ‘Sinhalese blood’ being given to Tamils. 

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a posthumous presidential pardon to Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris, who was executed on July 7, 1915 - but not any Tamil political prisoners, dozens of whom continue to remain behind bars.