Sri Lanka is increasingly becoming a base for international cybercrime, with authorities arresting nearly 200 foreign nationals in a series of raids targeting online scam operations this month.

Weeks ahead of crucial parliamentary elections scheduled for November, the newly formed Sri Lankan government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has announced the reopening of investigations into seven high-profile cases.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Sri Lanka's newly elected President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, held a virtual discission on future cooperation between the US development agency and Sri Lanka this week.

SriLankan Airlines, the struggling state carrier, has been engulfed in fresh controversy after a captain locked out his female co-pilot during her toilet break, on a flight from Sydney to Colombo this week.

SriLankan Airlines issued a statement confirming that an investigation is underway regarding the incident on flight UL 607, which took place last month. The pilot reportedly locked the cockpit and refused to open it after the First Officer went to use the toilet.

The head of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) may be called in for questioning by the Sri Lankan security forces, after Colombo decided to reopen investigations into the killing of Tamil journalist Dharmeratnam ‘Taraki’ Sivaram.

Australian Tamil footballer Nishan Velupillay made a stunning international debut for Australia during their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against China, as he bagged a goal in his first international match.

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Sri Lanka is expected to apply for membership of BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation for emerging economies, at their next summit in Russia next week.

Sri Lanka’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake claimed that a prominent Tamil political leader has expressed interest in collaborating with the National People’s Power (NPP) after the upcoming general elections, as various Tamil parties called on the president to honour longstanding demands.

The announcement was made during a gathering of NPP candidates in Thalawathugodai on Sunday.

The case regarding the mass grave at the Mannar 'Sathosa' site is set to be heard again in the Mannar Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, according to lawyer V.S. Niranjan, who is representing the Tamil families of the disappeared.

The 37th anniversary of the Kokkuvil Pirambadi massacre, when over fifty Tamil civilians were shot dead or crushed with an armoured vehicle by Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF), was commemorated in Jaffna on Monday.

The massacre is claimed to be the first of many by Indian troops during their occupation of the Tamil homeland in the late eighties. During the event, a lamp was lit, and flowers were offered to remember the lives lost in the massacre.