Sinhala People

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President Highlights High Economic Potential in the North for National Development

Sri Lanka News 02 Aug 2024

President Ranil Wickremesinghe noted that the people of the Northern Province, including Jaffna, have been facing economic difficulties for a long time ... We should promote both the Sinhala and Tamil languages.

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Let’s Leave Individualism and Partisanship Aside: Moving Forward Together for the Country

Sri Lanka News 30 Jun 2024

The event saw a significant turnout from the Matara district, uniting people across party lines in support of national progress ... When I arrived here today, memories of the hardships faced by the Matara people flooded back.

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How can humanity ever trust Israel after safe zone killings?

Daily Sabah 18 Jun 2024

Do you remember the Tamil Tigers? In the early years of the millennium, the Sri Lanka government was in the hands of the ethnic Sinhalese (Sinhala people), the largest group in Sri ....

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Sri Lankan MP slams Amnesty International chief for attending Mullivaikkal

Tamil Guardian 04 Jun 2024

Not only will you be stopped by the government but by your people.”. The Sinhala extremist parliamentarian went on to suggest that Agnes Callamard, the General Secretary of Amnesty International, ...

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15 years today - A massacre in Mullivaikkal

Tamil Guardian 18 May 2024

“Some civilians also reported seeing an army truck running over injured people lying on the road ... It is inescapable that whatever the international community does, the Sinhala state will continue to pose an existential threat to the Tamil people”.

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15 years today - 3,000 dead and 25,000 critically injured

Tamil Guardian 17 May 2024

We asked them to take the 25,000 people… ... “Until the end we won't cower… but our people are dying ... It is inescapable that whatever the international community does, the Sinhala state will continue to pose an existential threat to the Tamil people”.

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15 years today - Soldiers throw grenades into bunkers with surrendering families

Tamil Guardian 16 May 2024

People are left to their own devices." ... It is inescapable that whatever the international community does, the Sinhala state will continue to pose an existential threat to the Tamil people” ... 'The Tamil people are dismayed’.

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15 years today - No Fire Zone up in smoke

Tamil Guardian 15 May 2024

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15 years today - Last hospital stops functioning

Tamil Guardian 14 May 2024

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Am I A Settler Too? Reflections of a Sinhalese from Sri Lanka after Gaza

Tamil Guardian 12 May 2024

“Am I A Settler Too?” I am from an urban middle-class, majority Sinhala-Buddhist ethnic and religious background. In Colombo, people were jubilant over the war ‘victory’ in 2009, aided in no small ...

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Sri Lanka's government bodies facilitate land-grabs in Mullaitivu says former NPC member

Tamil Guardian 03 May 2024

Sri Lanka's government bodies, primarily its forestry, wildlife and archaeology departments, are appropriating Tamil owned land for the the settlement of Sinhala people in Mullaitivu, former Northern ...

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Thanthai Chelva remembered in the North-East

Tamil Guardian 26 Apr 2024

After representing the Tamil people for five general elections and experiencing repeated disappointments in over 3 decades of negotiation with the Sinhala majoritarian government, Chelvanayakam ...

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More protests in Thaiyiddy over illegally constructed Sinhala Buddhist shrine

Tamil Guardian 23 Apr 2024

Tamil residents and members of the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) held another protest to demand the removal of a Sinhala Buddhist shrine, the Tissa Rahamaha Vihara, which was built illegally and on land occupied by Sri Lanka's military.

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President Embarks on Observation Tour to Revitalize Tourism Industry in Scenic Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka News 17 Apr 2024

Notably, the President embarked on this journey by traversing the Pekoe Trail ... Welcoming the President warmly, the people expressed their heartfelt wishes for a joyous Sinhala and Tamil New Year ... Advanced level examination ... Mr ... Mr ... .

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'Under no circumstances would there be a common Tamil candidate' claims TNA

Tamil Guardian 16 Apr 2024

Instead, we have decided to support a candidate who comes up with a proposal to find solutions for the problems of the Tamil people,” he maintained ... It is an opportunity to educate the Sinhala masses of the true history of the people of this island.