A planned state-approved survey of disputed privately owned lands in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna was abruptly halted following a police complaint by a Buddhist monk.
Historian S. Pathmanathan’s new book draws on inscriptions and archaeological evidence to offer a rigorously grounded re-examination of early Tamil society, culture, and political formations in Jaffna from 300 BC to AD 500.
The British Tamil Forum warned at the UN Human Rights Council that Sri Lanka’s proposed domestic justice mechanisms lack the legal framework, independence, and credibility to prosecute mass atrocity crimes, urging international accountability instead.
The UN is considering redeploying Sri Lankan troops to Haiti despite past abuse scandals and ongoing allegations of war crimes, raising concerns over accountability and the credibility of international peacekeeping standards.
A Finnish Member of Parliament has urged Helsinki to use a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka to press Colombo on accountability for war crimes committed against Tamils.
Japan and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization are funding a USD 1.33 million project to rehabilitate minor tank systems in Vavuniya and Trincomalee, combining infrastructure repairs with climate-smart farming to support around 400 smallholder farmers.
Tamil fishermen in the North-East accuse the Sri Lankan Navy of inconsistent enforcement as large-scale Indian poaching continues to damage marine resources and undermine local livelihoods.
HSBC has confirmed that oil delivered to Sri Lanka cost as much as $286 per barrel, exposing the scale of the country’s vulnerability to global supply disruptions and raising renewed questions over the true cost of fuel imports during the ongoing economic crisis.
Sri Lanka’s parliament on 9 April approved the extension of the state of public emergency declared following Cyclone Ditwah in late November 2025, granting the government continued sweeping powers under the Public Security Ordinance more than four months after the natural disaster.
A Tamil man who fled to Canada on the MV Sun Sea in 2010 was granted a stay of deportation by a Federal Court judge due to risks of torture in Sri Lanka.
HSBC has confirmed that oil delivered to Sri Lanka cost as much as $286 per barrel, exposing the scale of the country’s vulnerability to global supply disruptions and raising renewed questions over the true cost of fuel imports during the ongoing economic crisis.
Sri Lanka’s parliament on 9 April approved the extension of the state of public emergency declared following Cyclone Ditwah in late November 2025, granting the government continued sweeping powers under the Public Security Ordinance more than four months after the natural disaster.