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1 week, 3 days ago

Fishermen conflict: Looking from the other side of the Palk Bay

The umbilical cord When asked about the furore in Tamil Nadu triggered by the continuous arrests of Indian fishermen and seizure of their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy, Ravichandrarasa said they feel sorry for those getting arrested since most of them are poor daily wage labourers and not wealthy boat owners. “Thoppul kodi uravu”, which means connected through the …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership

The Hindu

Published : Nov 26, 2024 21:12 IST - 8 MINS READ Each day begins with renewed hope in Sri Lanka as the National People’s Power coalition government gets to work following the resounding two-thirds majority it secured in the November 14 parliamentary election. The political party formed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa after gutting the SLFP—the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, …

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1 month ago

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Deccan Chronicle

Fed up of nepotism, corruption and a staggering economic crisis and for the first time in their history, Sri Lankan citizens last week voted a largely unknown political party, the National People’s Power, with a landslide two-thirds majority in their Parliament. The JVP has consistently rejected all attempts to grant greater autonomy to Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern and Eastern provinces, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority

Deccan Chronicle

Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results announced by the election commission.The NPP contesting under the Malimawa symbol secured 123 seats out of the 171 declared seats, as per the results by 11 am. In the northern Jaffna district, the cultural capital of the Tamil …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift

The Hindu

Published : Nov 15, 2024 12:12 IST - 6 MINS READ The Sri Lankan people have given a thumping two-thirds majority in parliament to a once-fringe party whose founder was killed by the state—the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna —and its coalition, the National People’s Power. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party, which had a majority in the outgoing parliament after winning the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath

New Indian Express

NUWARA ELIYA: As Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament, political parties representing Tamils, most of whom reside in the north, east and hill country regions, are awaiting the outcome with bated breath as the island nation witnesses a multi-cornered contest on a scale never seen before. To put things in context, for the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Hindu

Published : Nov 12, 2024 21:15 IST - 6 MINS READ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is selling hope ahead of the November 14 Parliamentary elections. “I invite all of you, the people of Jaffna, to join me in this effort to change the political culture of our country.” Restoring land and trust Saying what the people wanted to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka's President vows to stop Tamil Nadu fishermen, assures steps to return Tamil land taken by govt

New Indian Express

JAFFNA: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed his first public meeting in Jaffna since coming to office in September, on Sunday took a firm stance against Indian fishermen “illegally” fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Dissanayake was in the city a day before the campaign for the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, scheduled for Thursday, comes to an end to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venice 2024: Radikaa Sarathkumar in Venice for premiere of her film ‘Little Jaffna’

The Hindu

Veteran Tamil actor Radikaa Sarathkumar attended the premiere of her film Little Jafna at the Venice Film Festival 2024. Directed by Lawrence Valin, the film closed Venice’s Critics Week and is next headed to Toronto International Film Festival, where it is part of the Centrepiece program. “I am pleased to share that the French film I have starred in titled …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airport

Deccan Chronicle

The 21 Indian fishermen whose release was secured by the Indian High Commission in Colombo arrived at the Chennai airport on Saturday morning. 21 Indian fishermen have been successfully repatriated and are on their way to Chennai from Colombo," the Official handle of the High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka earlier posted on X.On Thursday, the Indian High …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Reviving the Spirit of Common Struggles in Sri Lanka

News 18

Sri Lankans have fought for their freedom, rights and equal opportunities as citizens of a single nation since the time the country lost its independence in 1815. Former Chief Minister of Sri Lanka Northern Province, C V Vigneswaran, described it as “the best of times as there was a cordial relationship between the two communities”. Last Friday, during Prime Minister …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment

Associated Press

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — At the site of a bloody battlefield that marked the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Singaram Soosaimuthu fishes every day with his son, casting nets and reeling them in. The separatist civil war broke out in 1983 after years of failed attempts to share power within a unified country, with Tamil fighters — known as …

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1 year, 2 months ago

A ferry tale from the neighbourhood

Hindustan Times

The launch of a ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka on Saturday is in step with the view in New Delhi and Colombo to increase connectivity between the two neighbours. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Saturday, mentioned grid connection, pipeline and economic corridor besides housing projects, cultural centres and hospitals in …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Connecting across the Palk Strait through art, literature and history

The Hindu

What do musician TM Krishna, writer Perumal Murugan, historian AR Venkatachalapathy, and publisher Kannan Sundaram have in common with audiences in Jaffna? Literature buffs and students gathered last week at the Kailasapathy auditorium — named after the renowned Sri Lankan Tamil journalist-turned-scholar — at the University of Jaffna, to listen to academics discuss Krishna’s book Maraikkapatta Mrudanga Sirpigal - Sebastian …

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1 year, 4 months ago

40 years since ‘Black July’, little space in Sri Lanka to remember the dead

The Hindu

When a handful of individuals convened near the Borella Cemetery in Colombo on July 23, to mark the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s anti-Tamil pogrom in 1983, a few angry young men disrupted the proceedings despite heavy police presence. “I couldn’t follow everything at the time, but I understood that the Tamils were in danger.” And very soon, the danger …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil National Alliance ‘categorically rejects’ Sri Lankan President’s offer of 13th Amendment minus police powers

The Hindu

The Tamil National Alliance on Tuesday “categorically rejected” Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s offer to implement the 13th Amendment sans police powers, terming his proposal for development and power devolution “another hollow promise”. ‘No police powers’ A small section in the 16-page dossier that dealt with devolution said that the 13th Amendment would be implemented “with the exception of police …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka police arrest Tamil legislator Ponnambalam

The Hindu

Sri Lanka police arrested Tamil legislator and Tamil National People’s Front Leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam at his Colombo residence early on June 7, on charges of “obstructing police duties”, hours before the Jaffna MP was scheduled to raise a breach of privilege matter in Parliament. The development comes days after two men dressed in plain clothes turned up at a meeting …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night

The Hindu

The opening line of V.V. Ganeshananthan “I recently sent a letter to a terrorist I used to know.” In a way, the line speaks to the specific challenges of documenting the Sri Lankan civil war. Discussing their motivation doesn’t justify it, it just tries to understand it and to think about how someone might have arrived at that point.” Ganeshananthan …

Women War Sri Lanka Tamil Way Novel Jaffna

1 year, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sri Lanka’s ancient customs and natural beauty come together here, with temples, shrines and palaces reflected in the glassy surface …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Tamils flag escalating attacks on temples in northern Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Tamils in Sri Lanka have witnessed an escalation in the attack on Hindu temples in recent weeks, a trend that they note is part of the State’s “ongoing Sinhalisation project” in the island’s north. Mr. Sajith was the Minister in charge of this project.” Mr. Ponnambalam said Tamils have been struggling against “this genocidal agenda”, of “erasing the Tamil identity” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Sri Lankan President lauds Indian govt\'s efforts during country\'s financial crisis

Deccan Chronicle

Jaffna, February 11 : Appreciating the Indian government's efforts to support Sri Lanka during its financial crisis, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe during the dedication of Jaffna Cultural Centre to the people of Sri Lanka said that the two countries are having discussions for the economic development of the area and the projects in Trincomalee Port. Built with an Indian …

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1 year, 11 months ago

As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment

The Hindu

The Sri Lankan government will “fully implement” the 13th Amendment, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday, making a familiar promise to the Tamils on the nearly 40-year-old legislation guaranteeing a measure of power devolution to the island’s provinces. His remarks come even as his government is engaged in talks with the Tamil political leadership to find a durable political solution …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Implications of the Karaikal-Kankesanthurai ferry service

The Hindu

With the resumption of air services between Chennai and Jaffna, the focus has now turned to the proposed commencement of the long-talked about ferry services between Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry and Kankesanthurai in Jaffna. A couple of days after India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, went on record, saying the Indian government was working “very …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach

The Hindu

Reaching out to Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties in Parliament on November 10, President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited them for a discussion this week, and pledged to resolve their pending issues before the island nation’s 75th Independence Day falling on February 4, 2023. Sumanthiran said despite known differences among Tamil parties, the TNA invited them for a discussion this week, “as we …

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Fishermen conflict: Looking from the other side of the Palk Bay

Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

Sri Lanka's President vows to stop Tamil Nadu fishermen, assures steps to return Tamil land taken by govt

Venice 2024: Radikaa Sarathkumar in Venice for premiere of her film ‘Little Jaffna’

Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airport

Reviving the Spirit of Common Struggles in Sri Lanka

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment

A ferry tale from the neighbourhood

Connecting across the Palk Strait through art, literature and history

40 years since ‘Black July’, little space in Sri Lanka to remember the dead

Tamil National Alliance ‘categorically rejects’ Sri Lankan President’s offer of 13th Amendment minus police powers

Sri Lanka police arrest Tamil legislator Ponnambalam

Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night

Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

Tamils flag escalating attacks on temples in northern Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President lauds Indian govt\'s efforts during country\'s financial crisis

As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment

Implications of the Karaikal-Kankesanthurai ferry service

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach