Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial in the assassination case of Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian Nadarajah Raviraj, setting aside a High Court acquittal that had stood for nearly a decade and drawing fresh attention to a killing that has come to symbolise the island’s culture of impunity.

A new concept paper published in February by the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice sets out a detailed proposal for an independent DNA bank to identify the remains of Sri Lanka's forcibly disappeared, offering what its authors describe as a credible scientific pathway to truth after decades of failure by successive governments.

Former Sri Lankan troops, including personnel from the Special Task Force (STF), and several military welfare associations took to the streets of Colombo last week, staging a protest near Fort Railway Station to demand legal rights and financial benefits for those injured during the armed conflict. 

Sri Lanka's National Medicines Regulatory Authority has warned that medicine prices across the island are likely to increase, as the country's pharmaceutical sector faces compounding pressure from a weakening rupee, rising global production costs, and surging shipping and insurance charges linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The International Women's Day Global Empowerment Awards returned to the UK Parliament for its twelfth consecutive year, bringing together elected representatives, community leaders, and professionals to recognise the achievements of women across a range of fields.

Sri Lanka's president has told Parliament that the country could not buy oil from Russia because it could not afford to antagonise the United States, as Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa confirmed that discussions were ongoing with Moscow.

At least three individuals have been hospitalised following an alleged assault by Sri Lankan police officers in Jaffna, with reports stating the officers were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

The Sri Lankan military released a two-acre plot of privately owned land in the Vasavilan East area of Jaffna on Monday, returning a site that had been under occupation for approximately 36 years to its rightful owners.

Sri Lanka's energy authorities have a message for residents struggling with the cost of living: consider turning off your fridge.