Sri Lanka's State Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon claimed "90% of lands" in the Eastern Province previously under army occupation had been handed back to locals, as he responded to a question raised by Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi (ITAK) parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam in parliament, who told him that he was "incorrect" and to "come and see for
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As many as 11 Tamils, including a Batticaloa schoolboy, have now been arrested by Sri Lankan authorities under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), after Maaveerar Naal commemorations this week. As tens of thousands paid tribute to those who died in the Tamil liberation struggle, Sri Lankan authorities launched a crackdown, which included storming a remembrance event and
A monk and officials have been accused of disregarding President Ranil Wickremesinghe's orders to keep encroachers out of land used by farmers in Batticaloa
Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK0 MP Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam tweeted saying the President's orders are not being followed by