Nilaveli is located in the Kuchchaveli Assistant Government Agent Division in Thirukonamalai (Trincomalee) district. Nilaveli is 10 Kms from the Thirukonamalai town. Following the 1983 ethnic pogrom t...

The Sri Lankan, Navy, Army and the Air Force staged a combined attack on the Eelamtamil settlements in the village of Muthur East in Thirukonamalai district for more than four hours on 25 April 2006. ...

On the 21st April 1985, SLAF arrived very early in the morning and took their positions. We were still asleep. Previously if we found out that the SLA were going to come, we would go and hide in the f...

Chunnakam market is situated 7 Kms from Yaalppanam town on Chunnakam road. This is a central market where most agricultural products grown in Yaalppanam, Kilinochchi and also other district are brough...

March 1 – A media outlet reported witness accounts of heavy shelling [in the NFZ] by both parties to the conflict.  March 3 – A source in Valayanmadam reported shelling in the area of the Maththa...

The Principal of the Vankalai Mahavidhyalayam school, Sebamalai, a teacher from Vankalai, Justin Lambert, and a few others went to Colombo through Katpiddy to purchase some items for their homes. They...