During C. P. Radhakrishnan’s Sri Lanka visit, Tamil leaders pressed for federalism, justice, and accountability beyond the failed 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan authorities have suspended Mannar sand mining permits amid a CID probe into widespread irregularities, exposing systemic regulatory failures that allowed unauthorised extraction and environmental damage to persist.

Sri Lanka’s CID has sought information from X over a journalist’s energy crisis report

Sri Lanka’s much-vaunted post-default recovery continues to face a fundamental obstacle: the island remains effectively shut out of international capital markets. Fitch Ratings has affirmed that its sovereign credit rating remains constrained at ‘CCC+’ despite the completion of debt restructuring in 2024.

Students from the University of Jaffna held an event on campus to commemorate Annai Poopathy who fasted unto death 38 years ago. 

The students laid flowers before a portrait of Annai Poopathy, who died on April 19, 1988, after a month-long fast without food or water in protest against the injustices and atrocities committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force. 

An alleged dataset linked to a Sri Lankan government ministry has been listed for sale online, raising concerns over potential data exposure despite its authenticity remaining unverified.

India’s Vice-President visit to Sri Lanka highlighted expanding economic and infrastructure cooperation between the two countries, while longstanding Tamil political and accountability concerns remained unaddressed amid continued strategic alignment between New Delhi and Colombo.

Annai Poopathy, who fasted unto death in protest against the atrocities committed by Indian Peace Keeping Forces, was remembered in Batticaloa yesterday. 

An Israeli-American soldier who committed war crimes in Gaza and is travelling on the island has been reported to Sri Lankan authorities.