The Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance has announced it will receive a €8 million grant from the European Union to promote 'biodiversity' and 'sustainable land use' despite military-backed land grabs and deforestation. 

The grant agreement was signed by the Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma, and the European Union Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Carmen Moreno.

Below is the English translation of the editorial published on 2 October 2025 in the Jaffna-based Tamil daily Kaalai Murasu.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has inaugurated a newly established Buddha Sasana Council, as the state continues to draw closer to Buddhism on the island.

Neville Wanniarachchi, the former Chief Security Officer of ex-Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been remanded until 17 October on charges of failing to disclose the source of millions of rupees’ worth of assets.

A Sri Lankan diplomat remained in the chamber of the United Nations General Assembly as dozens of delegates walked out in protest during a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week.