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Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP) has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of attempting to undermine Buddhism and interfere in the affairs of the Buddhist clergy, as controversy continues over proposed reforms aimed at addressing misconduct within the Buddhist Sangha. The dispute comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Buddhist institutions following allegations of…

Sri Lanka ignored early Indian cyclone warnings before Ditwah devastation

India warning Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government has come under further criticism, following reports that Indian officials issued early warnings about Cyclone Ditwah weeks before the storm destroyed areas of the island, leaving hundreds dead.

Again: The Wretched of the Earth

Writing in Adi Magazine, Nimmi Gowrinathan reflects on Frantz Fanon’s seminal text and the impact that it continues to have, around the world, decades later

'Tamils are now breaking through set expectations' - Interview with Arji Manuelpillai

Following the success of his royally commissioned sonnet for Armistice Day, British-Tamil poet Arji Manuelpillai sat down with Tamil Guardian to discuss his poetry, performances and the transformative power of the arts.

Jaffna court orders Gotabaya Rajapaksa to substantiate ‘security threats’ claim

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has directed former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa to submit an affidavit detailing any alleged threats to his life, after he once again failed to appear before the court in connection with the abduction of Lalith Kumar Weeraraju and Kugan Muruganandan.

Jaffna fisherfolk march against Indian trawler incursions

Fishing communities in Jaffna staged a protest on Friday demanding an end to the continued incursions by Indian fishermen into waters off the Tamil homeland.

Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka flags serious concerns over emergency powers

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has written to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, raising concerns regarding the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No.1 of 2025, issued on 28 November.

Cyclone Ditwah shatters Sri Lanka’s tea industry as workers lose homes

Sri Lanka’s tea plantations have been left in ruins after Cyclone Ditwah tore across the island last week, uprooting fully grown crops, destroying entire hamlets and pushing thousands of already vulnerable plantation workers into deeper precarity.  The cyclone, described as the worst to strike the island in a century, has killed at over 600 people and affected more than two million, leaving an already fragile economy in tatters.

Agricultural collapse feared after cyclone devastates over 200,000 hectares of farmland

Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector has suffered extensive devastation following Cyclone Ditwah, with preliminary assessments showing that more than 200,000 hectares of farmland have been damaged across the island, according to a report in The Morning.

Tamil MP sounds alarm over attempted land grab in Mullaitivu border village

Vanni District parliamentarian Thurairasa Ravikaran has raised urgent concerns over what he described as an ongoing attempt by Sinhala groups to encroach on the ancestral lands of Tamil residents in Kokkuthoduvai 15th kattai, a border village in the Mullaitivu–Karaithuraipattu Divisional Secretariat Division.

Moody’s warns cyclone will deal major blow to Sri Lanka’s fragile credit position

Moody’s Ratings has warned that the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah will have its most severe fiscal and credit impact on Sri Lanka, citing Colombo’s weak financial position, limited resilience, and high exposure to climate risk.