Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a large lead in early results from ...
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The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda
A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...
The New Indian Express4d
Sri Lanka's President vows to stop Tamil Nadu fishermen, assures steps to return Tamil land taken by govt
In a well-attended meeting, he said Indian fishermen were destroying the marine resources that belong to the Tamil-populated northern region of Sri Lanka. Stating that his government will ensure ...
What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied land mean for the Tamils?
As Sri Lanka heads to the polling booths today to make a significant decision on whether to cement the "new era of politics" ...
Sri Lanka's President vows to stop Tamil Nadu fishermen, assures steps to return Tamil land taken by govt
JAFFNA: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed his first public meeting in Jaffna since coming to ...
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Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake promises return of Tamils’ land grabbed by state agencies
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... in his first rally in the Tamil-majority area after being elected President. All the same, he made no direct reference to Tamils’ enduring ...
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Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement-1987 as JR Jayewardene saw it
Before the Agreement was signed, Sri Lanka fought the LTTE and several other groups aided and abetted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, with the knowledge and acquiescence of the Central Government of ...
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Why is the UK sending Tamil refugees to Romania?
People on a boat from Sri Lanka wash up on the shore of Lhoknga, Indonesia. They were headed for Australia but were stranded when their boat broke down in June 2016 Three years ago, 89 Tamil ...
India TV21d
Tamil Nadu CM writes to Jaishankar to ensure release of 16 fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, requesting him to ensure the release of 16 fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka along with the ...
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Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Reflected a Regional Divide
Sri Lanka’s September 21 presidential election ... social media users leveled a number of racist claims about Tamil people. They criticized the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK)’s hold ...
The Hindu22d
As Sri Lanka expresses solidarity with Palestine, Israeli tourists dominate island’s scenic Arugam Bay
The district is home to people from Sri Lanka’s three main ethnic groups – Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim, but the signage in Arugam Bay’s appears to be catering mostly to visitors, especially ...
The New Indian Express15d
Will continue to push for Tamil Nadu fishers’ release from Sri Lanka: CM Stalin
MADURAI/RAMANATHAPURAM: Chief Minister M K Stalin said the Tamil Nadu government will continue to press the Union government to initiate diplomatic talks with Sri Lanka seeking the release of the ...