Fishermen to withdraw agitation
Fishermen agitating over the killing of a colleague allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy decided to withdraw their six-day old protest tomorrow after talks with Union...
TNA decision concerning UNHRC Resolution
Press Release Issued by the Tamil National Alliance Media Office on March 11th 2017) The following decision was arrived at following a meeting of TNA...
TN ask for postponement of Kachchativu St.Anthony’s feast
The Tamil Nadu coordinator for the Kachchativu St. Anthony’s festival, Fr.Sahayaraj, had asked for a postponement of the event fixed for Sunday, but the Jaffna...
Revitalising a war-battered economy
The Sri Lankan government will implement a new programme for the development of the Northern Province, President Maithripala Sirisena announced last week. From the time...
TELO reject views expressed by TNA
Secretary General Tamkil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) releasing a statement said that We totally reject the views expressed by TNA M.P. Sumanthiran and that the TNA...
GTF supports giving Sri Lanka more time
Issuing a statement on 9 March 2017, the Global Tamil Forum requests GoSL to ‘present a comprehensive strategy on transitional justice, with a time-bound plan’;...
Do We Need More Time?
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa. ...
A growing hub in the Indo-Pacific
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Tamil civil society calls for strong follow-up action
Making a joint appeal Tamil Civil Society Organisations, Political Parties and Trade Unions have called on the UN human rights council to pass a robust...
Sri Lanka to release all 85 Indian fishermen in custody
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday decided to release all 85 Indian fishermen who are now in its custody. “The fishermen will be released as...
Marine resources is at the heart of the India-Sri Lanka fishing problem
There is no certainty about the circumstances that led to the killing of a Tamil Nadu fisherman somewhere between the Indian and Sri Lankan coast...
US State Dept releases reports on ongoing Human Rights violations in the World
The US Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016 was released on 7 March 2017. They are prepared by human rights officers...
US Pacific Fleet on goodwill mission to Hambantota
The US Pacific Fleet symbolically moved into the strategically located Hambantota port in South Sri Lanka on Monday, beating China in the race to establish...
Protests in Rameswaram after Indian fisherman is shot
A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead today allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short...
Elusive reconciliation
United Nations report released last week on the progress of reconciliation efforts by the Sri Lankan government should be a wake-up call for President Maithripala...