2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (136+ words) A protest was held in Kilinochchi on Friday (21), calling on the Sri Lankan government to immediately return lands taken from Tamil communities in the North and East. The demonstration began at around 9.30 a.m. along the A9 road, in front of the old…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (255+ words) A four-day protest demanding justice for Tamil war-victims including those whose remains have been uncovered at the Chemmani mass grave and accountability for atrocities against Tamils, concluded in Jaffna on Monday, with protesters calling for an independent international investigation, Tamil…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) China's newly appointed ambassador to Sri Lanka, Wei Huaxiang, has arrived in Colombo pledging to strengthen the long-standing friendship between the two countries and expand cooperation, as he begins his mission on an island where Beijing has become both one…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a framework to facilitate the voluntary return of refugees living in India who left the island during the armed conflict without valid travel documents, allowing them to re-enter without prosecution but subject to clearance by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Serbia on 8 August, where he reaffirmed that Ukraine does not recognise Kosovo's independence, prompting criticism in Kosovo. Zelenskyy made the remarks during his first official visit to Serbia, where he met Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (430+ words) Tamil Guardian Impunity buries the truth. Denial keeps it there This was my introduction to Sencholai children's home in Vallipunam, Mullaitivu, in the early 2000s, at a time when the de facto state of Tamil Eelam was in place. The next…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (198+ words) The general secretary of the opposition Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sagara Kariyawasam, was arrested on Monday over remarks he made concerning the Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, before being granted bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court hours later. Kariyawasam,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (249+ words) The Democratic Tamil National Alliance media spokesperson Suresh Premachandran has called on the Sri Lankan government to begin investigations into the skeletal remains recovered from the Chemmani mass grave immediately, in accordance with international standards and with the assistance of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (375+ words) Tamil Guardian Valikamam North residents continue eighth week of protest demanding release of Sri Lankan military-held lands Residents of Valikamam North staged a protest for the eighth consecutive week at Palaly Junction on Sunday, demanding the release of their land,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) In Sri Lanka, particularly in the North-East during and after the armed conflict, journalism was never simply a profession, it was an act of courage. Amid surveillance, intimidation and threats, Arumugarasa Sabeswaran, widely known as Sabesh, remained committed to journalism…...