May 19, 2025 – May 25, 2025 | Vol.15, #19 | ISSN 3084-9330
Events: On May 10, a Tamil Genocide Monument, dedicated to the victims and survivors of the alleged genocide perpetrated by the Sri Lankan state in the final phase of the armed conflict, was inaugurated in Brampton, Canada.[1][2]
On May 16, at a press conference convened by the Ministry of Defence, it was announced that Deputy Minister of Defence Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara will represent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the 16th National War Heroes’ Commemoration ceremony.[3][4]
On May 19, President Dissanayake hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony – also known as National War Heroes’ Commemoration Day – at the war heroes’ memorial in Battaramulla.[5][6][7][8][9]
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