The Tamil diaspora sends an estimated US$3-4 billion to Sri Lanka annually, a significant portion of which flows to the north and east. This remittance economy is the primary financial lifeline for hundreds of thousands of families — more reliable than government services, more substantial than formal employment, and more responsive to community needs than any development programme.
The Remittance Economy: How the Diaspora Keeps the North Afloat
Billions in remittances flow into war-affected communities annually — a lifeline that successive governments have failed to match.
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How Austerity Is Hollowing Out the Tamil North
IMF-driven spending cuts are falling disproportionately on the war-affected north and east, threatening fragile post-conflict recovery.
Breaking Down the Bond Deal: What It Means for Tamils
Sri Lanka's US$12.55 billion debt restructuring has been finalised, but economists warn that austerity measures will hit the north and east hardest.
Tamil Cinema's New Wave: Telling Stories the State Ignores
A generation of young filmmakers from the north and east are producing work that speaks to lived experiences of war, loss, and survival.