STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Sri Lankan Tamil School and community joyously celebrated the annual Pongal festival at PS 54 in Willowbrook on Sunday, Jan. 14, showcasing cultural heritage ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Live music and performances, food sampling, an artisan market and family-friendly activities were the order of the day as hundreds celebrated the Soorya NYC Festival of Sri ...

It has been almost 12 years since the civil war in Sri Lanka came to an end after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Since 2009, there has been a concerted effort to hold ...

Tamil diaspora women display LTTE flags at a protest in Strasbourg, France, against alleged human rights abuses by the Sri Lankan government during the civil war, May 18, 2019. Almost 15 years after ...

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Debaters’ Council has made history, clinching its maiden international debating crown through the National Development Squad’s victory in Malaysia.The Sri Lankan delegation emerged ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former defense secretary and brother of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential election last Sunday. Gotabaya was largely backed by the ...

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...

Northern Tamil claim, Eastern Province claim, and Tamil Eelam have no historical or legal basis. Uti Possidetis Juris Territory remains with the existing sovereign state unless lawfully transferred. → ...

Comedy duo Sunthar Vykunthan and Mithusha Srikumar are about to headline a historic show at Toronto’s Massey Hall during Tamil Heritage Month. The Tamil-Canadian comedians are taking over the venue’s ...