What are cluster munitions? Sri Lanka's unaccounted past

Iran's reported use of cluster munitions against Israel has placed these weapons back in the international spotlight. For Eelam Tamils, the conversation is not new.
Sri Lanka has ‘25 days of fuel left’ as prices hit 2022 crisis levels
Sri Lanka has less than 25 days of fuel stocks remaining and has raised prices by 25 per cent for the second time in a week, as panic buying drains reserves
Sudan hospital ‘drone strike’ kills 64, including children
At least 64 people, including 13 children, have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, as violence continues to devastate the already collapsing healthcare system.
Sri Lanka's fuel crisis puts Trincomalee oil tank project back in the spotlight
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has described the redevelopment of the Second World War-era oil tank farms in Trincomalee as the only credible long-term answer to the island’s energy crisis, as the island continues to grapple with fuel shortages triggered by the conflict in West Asia.
Between warships and warplanes - Sri Lanka’s balancing act and the ACSA
Sri Lanka’s refusal to allow two United States warplanes to land this month has been presented as a firm assertion of neutrality. Yet, placed alongside a parallel refusal of an Iranian naval request, and continued engagement with both states, the episode instead exposes something far less stable: a fragile balancing act that is increasingly difficult to sustain.
Jaffna residents take to the streets over refused railway crossing
Residents say a crossing existed at the site for decades before 1990 but the Railway Department has consistently refused to recognise it, citing a lack of official records
Tamil MP refuses to fuel Sri Lanka's military presence
Vanni District Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has formally rejected a parliamentary fuel distribution arrangement routed through Sri Lankan military-operated stations, stating that accepting services from the same military structure responsible for the enforced disappearances of thousands of Tamils would be a betrayal of both his political convictions and the community he represents.
Sri Lankan police apologise in court after Muslim student held under PTA for Palestine post
A Sri Lankan police officer has apologised in open court and paid Rs. 2 million in compensation after admitting that the arrest and nine-month detention of a 21-year-old Muslim student under the Prevention of Terrorism Act was unlawful.
Tamil Genocide Monument in Canada vandalised for third time in less than a year

The Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton was vandalised in the early hours of 20 March 2026, in the third such attack on the site since the monument was unveiled less than a year ago.

Sri Lanka invited the Iranian warships that were sunk without warning, ambassador says

Iran's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dr. Alireza Delkhosh, has insisted that the frigate IRIS Dena was in Sri Lankan waters at Colombo's own invitation when it was torpedoed without warning by a United States submarine.

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