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How did SM Isham Marikkar get listed as “Mayor – Puttalam Municipal Council” at a mayors-only Dubai summit? Read the APCS 2025 fallout: legal action, his “City Leader” defense, and the mayor pass at around USD 250. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Puttalam Municipal Council in Turmoil Over ‘Fake Mayor’ Controversy
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November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
How did SM Isham Marikkar get listed as “Mayor – Puttalam Municipal Council” at a mayors-only Dubai summit? Read the APCS 2025 fallout: legal action, his “City Leader” defense, and the mayor pass at around USD 250. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Tired of Sri Lanka's hero-vs-villain stories? Read the editorial that names the 1990 expulsion of Northern Muslims "ethnic cleansing" then see a professor and MP map a pragmatic path from shared history #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Beyond the Rubble of Simple Stories: A New Sri Lankan Consciousness Emerges
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tired of Sri Lanka's hero-vs-villain stories? Read the editorial that names the 1990 expulsion of Northern Muslims "ethnic cleansing" then see a professor and MP map a pragmatic path from shared history #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
In Jaffna Monitor, eminent surgeon Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke recounts what he witnessed during the 107-day siege of Jaffna Fort in 1990. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna bit.ly/44clDE2
Inside the Siege: A Sinhala Doctor’s Account of Jaffna Fort, 1990
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In Jaffna Monitor, eminent surgeon Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke recounts what he witnessed during the 107-day siege of Jaffna Fort in 1990. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna bit.ly/44clDE2
On Nov 2, 2025, journalist M.R. Narayan Swamy enters his 48th year in journalism. In this guest column for Jaffna Monitor, the author of Tigers of Lanka reflects on how journalism has changed — and what has stayed the same. #independentjournalism #jaffna
A Mission Called Journalism: Then and Now
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On Nov 2, 2025, journalist M.R. Narayan Swamy enters his 48th year in journalism. In this guest column for Jaffna Monitor, the author of Tigers of Lanka reflects on how journalism has changed — and what has stayed the same. #independentjournalism #jaffna
Can a Tamil entrepreneur feel safe in a Sinhala-majority town 16 years after the war? DJ Rob R is closing Tiffins in Ahangama after death threats and police inaction. What his ordeal says about diaspora investment. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna bit.ly/4qZAZ8K
Diaspora Tamil DJ Faces Racist Threats, Forced to Close Ahangama Restaurant
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November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Can a Tamil entrepreneur feel safe in a Sinhala-majority town 16 years after the war? DJ Rob R is closing Tiffins in Ahangama after death threats and police inaction. What his ordeal says about diaspora investment. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna bit.ly/4qZAZ8K
Writer N. Saravanan tells Jaffna Monitor that anti-Tamil racism, anti-Indian sentiment, and the glorification of violence in Sri Lanka trace back to the narratives of the Mahavamsa.#jaffna
The Roots of Sri Lanka’s Genocidal Mindset and Anti-Indian Sentiment Lie in the Mahavamsa: Writer N. Saravanan on His Bold New Translation
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November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Writer N. Saravanan tells Jaffna Monitor that anti-Tamil racism, anti-Indian sentiment, and the glorification of violence in Sri Lanka trace back to the narratives of the Mahavamsa.#jaffna
Tamil politics cannot be a retirement plan. Our future cannot be outsourced to pensioners and part-time saviours. It’s time to build real leaders — not recycle old ones. New JM editorial out now.
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Why Tamil Politics Cannot Be a Pensioner's Hobby
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November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tamil politics cannot be a retirement plan. Our future cannot be outsourced to pensioners and part-time saviours. It’s time to build real leaders — not recycle old ones. New JM editorial out now.
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Translated from the original Tamil short story “Yāppānaccāmi” (யாப்பாணச் சாமி) by Shobasakthi. Translated by Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ.#jaffna
Jaffna Swami
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November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Translated from the original Tamil short story “Yāppānaccāmi” (யாப்பாணச் சாமி) by Shobasakthi. Translated by Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ.#jaffna
Editorial: WE ARE SORRY
Thirty-Five Years After the Expulsion of Muslims from the North and East — A Silence That Still Shames Us#srilanka #jaffna
Thirty-Five Years After the Expulsion of Muslims from the North and East — A Silence That Still Shames Us#srilanka #jaffna
WE ARE SORRY
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November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Editorial: WE ARE SORRY
Thirty-Five Years After the Expulsion of Muslims from the North and East — A Silence That Still Shames Us#srilanka #jaffna
Thirty-Five Years After the Expulsion of Muslims from the North and East — A Silence That Still Shames Us#srilanka #jaffna
Did the Bishop of Mannar cut a deal on the wind project? He says no agreement signed after meeting President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Govt to install 14 turbines, then halt more turbines and mineral sand mining. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Unholy Deals? ‘Not Signed, Just Prayed,’ Says Bishop
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November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Did the Bishop of Mannar cut a deal on the wind project? He says no agreement signed after meeting President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Govt to install 14 turbines, then halt more turbines and mineral sand mining. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Should Jaffna Monitor platform the Israeli Ambassador and take Israel trip—now? N. Thiruchelvam warns of a reputational cliff. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Don’t Give Stones to Haters to Throw at You
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October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Should Jaffna Monitor platform the Israeli Ambassador and take Israel trip—now? N. Thiruchelvam warns of a reputational cliff. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
NIIP approximately negative USD 53 billion as of mid-2025. Recovery: treat GDP as national revenue and manage Sri Lanka like a balance sheet. How to grow external sales, cut costs, and regain policy space. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Business Cycles: Why Balance Sheet Economic Truths Should Guide Sri Lanka's Recovery
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October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NIIP approximately negative USD 53 billion as of mid-2025. Recovery: treat GDP as national revenue and manage Sri Lanka like a balance sheet. How to grow external sales, cut costs, and regain policy space. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Why are 140,000 qualified students shut out as Sri Lanka chases USD 3 billion and 300,000 jobs by 2024? EY and Magick Group map the bottlenecks—and a Jaffna IT hub with internships, AI/cloud, 1-Gbps labs. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
EY Report Exposes Higher Education Crisis in North as Thousands of Students Shut Out
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October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why are 140,000 qualified students shut out as Sri Lanka chases USD 3 billion and 300,000 jobs by 2024? EY and Magick Group map the bottlenecks—and a Jaffna IT hub with internships, AI/cloud, 1-Gbps labs. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Why are Tamils still seeking international justice on Chemmani? Jehan Perera calls the remains primary evidence of massacres and shows why a domestic mechanism falls short, and what a fair probe must include #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
International Investigation Essential for Chemmani Mass Grave, Says Jehan Perera
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October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why are Tamils still seeking international justice on Chemmani? Jehan Perera calls the remains primary evidence of massacres and shows why a domestic mechanism falls short, and what a fair probe must include #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
What's behind Fonseka's bombshell: a USD 2 million LTTE payoff in 2005 and a 48-hour ceasefire he says killed 500 Army personnel, plus his claim Mahinda Rajapaksa "deserves death by hanging"? SLPP counters inside #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Fonseka Says Mahinda Rajapaksa Deserves Hanging; SLPP Hits Back, Calls Him a Dog
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October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What's behind Fonseka's bombshell: a USD 2 million LTTE payoff in 2005 and a 48-hour ceasefire he says killed 500 Army personnel, plus his claim Mahinda Rajapaksa "deserves death by hanging"? SLPP counters inside #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
PTA repeal: real at last or more delay? JVP's Tilvin Silva says repeal has begun—after a year in power with no action. He also links Black July 1983 to J.R. Jayewardene's authoritarian push #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
JVP Government to Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act, Says General Secretary Tilvin Silva
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October 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
PTA repeal: real at last or more delay? JVP's Tilvin Silva says repeal has begun—after a year in power with no action. He also links Black July 1983 to J.R. Jayewardene's authoritarian push #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Sri Lanka’s 2009 “success story” became the blueprint for impunity. Arundhati Roy says Gaza is raising the bar—“a genocide unfolding before us.” Learn how Mullivaikkal set the precedent and why it matters now. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Arundhati Roy Says Gaza Echoes Sri Lanka’s Final War
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October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Sri Lanka’s 2009 “success story” became the blueprint for impunity. Arundhati Roy says Gaza is raising the bar—“a genocide unfolding before us.” Learn how Mullivaikkal set the precedent and why it matters now. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Rs. 250 vs Rs. 1,100 after Karaithuraipatru Pradeshiya Sabha orders the Army-run Blue Bells Salon closed. Economy protection—or union monopoly?. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Karaithuraipatru Council Shuts Army Salon — Residents Left to Pay the Price
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rs. 250 vs Rs. 1,100 after Karaithuraipatru Pradeshiya Sabha orders the Army-run Blue Bells Salon closed. Economy protection—or union monopoly?. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
How did Jaffna’s care go from an 1820 mission dispensary to a 1,450+ bed teaching hospital doing the North’s first bone marrow transplant (2024) and 4,500 patients/day? Inside the model that made it possible. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
From Philanthropy to Academia: The Evolution of Jaffna Teaching Hospital and Its Medical Institutions
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October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
How did Jaffna’s care go from an 1820 mission dispensary to a 1,450+ bed teaching hospital doing the North’s first bone marrow transplant (2024) and 4,500 patients/day? Inside the model that made it possible. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
After 2009, did Tamil art fall silent—or did some poets fuel the fire? P. Aingaranesan urges a democratic struggle; a critic calls out Kasi Anandan’s war verses and distance from battle. From Mulliyawalai launch. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
“When the Guns Fell Silent, So Did Our Art and Literature”: Aingaranesan
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October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
After 2009, did Tamil art fall silent—or did some poets fuel the fire? P. Aingaranesan urges a democratic struggle; a critic calls out Kasi Anandan’s war verses and distance from battle. From Mulliyawalai launch. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Can minority leaders avoid tokenism and still deliver? Faiszer Musthapha MP on ditching ethnic parties to work in national ones—and winning two straight Kandy races with more Sinhala votes than Muslim votes. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
No Minority Politician Can Solve Ethnic Issues Without the Trust of the Majority: Faiszer Musthapha
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October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Can minority leaders avoid tokenism and still deliver? Faiszer Musthapha MP on ditching ethnic parties to work in national ones—and winning two straight Kandy races with more Sinhala votes than Muslim votes. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
India keeps saying 'unite'—but Tamil parties already agree on full 13th Amendment implementation, says C.V.K. Sivagnanam. He names the 'Cycle Party' holdout and points to the 1987 Accord. Why the push? #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Except Cycle Party, We All Are United, C.V.K. Sivagnanam Tells India
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October 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
India keeps saying 'unite'—but Tamil parties already agree on full 13th Amendment implementation, says C.V.K. Sivagnanam. He names the 'Cycle Party' holdout and points to the 1987 Accord. Why the push? #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
150,000 trapped. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam says he relayed an LTTE ceasefire to evacuate them — but shells intensified and white flag surrenders were executed, he says. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Gajendrakumar Says LTTE Sought Ceasefire to Evacuate Civilians in Final Days of 2009 War
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October 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
150,000 trapped. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam says he relayed an LTTE ceasefire to evacuate them — but shells intensified and white flag surrenders were executed, he says. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
How did Ishara Sewwandi vanish after the February 19, 2025 Colombo court murder and resurface in Nepal? Track Rs. 6.5 million route—boat from Midiganiya, three days in India, train to Nepal—and the Jaffna network. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
Jaffna Network Behind Ishara Sewwandi’s 8-Month Flight to Nepal
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How did Ishara Sewwandi vanish after the February 19, 2025 Colombo court murder and resurface in Nepal? Track Rs. 6.5 million route—boat from Midiganiya, three days in India, train to Nepal—and the Jaffna network. #srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna