‘Ranil and Mahinda are the number one thieves’ – Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister launches blistering attack

Tamil Affairs Sep 30
Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister R. Chandrasekar launched a blistering attack on former Sri Lankan presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Rajapaksa, branding them the island’s “number one thieves” and accusing them of looting state resources and protecting criminals.
UN experts press Sri Lanka on disappearances, arbitrary detentions and intimidation at Geneva review
Tamil Affairs Sep 30
Sri Lanka faced sustained scrutiny in Geneva as the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) concluded its first examination of the island’s record under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance last week. 
Tamil MPs back hunger strike in Jaffna demanding international justice for disappeared
Tamil Affairs Sep 30
Relay hunger strike in Jaffna enters fourth day demanding international justice for disappeared Tamils
Sri Lanka accuses Tamil reporter of ‘terrorist activity’ at UN
Tamil Affairs Sep 30

The Sri Lankan government has publicly accused prominent Tamil journalist and human rights defender Kumanan Kanapathipillai of “terrorist activities and financial crime” during a UN session, in what has been described as a deliberate smear campaign to intimidate him.

Relay hunger strike in Jaffna enters fifth day demanding international justice
Tamil Affairs Sep 30
Relay hunger strike in Jaffna enters fifth day demanding international justice for disappeared Tamils
Japanese PM invokes Jayewardene, ignoring violent anti-Tamil legacy
Tamil Affairs Sep 30
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba hailed former Sri Lankan president J.R. Jayewardene this week, recalling his 1951 address at the San Francisco Peace Conference and describing it as pivotal to Japan’s postwar reintegration into the international community.
Japan begins military aid to Sri Lanka with drones for navy
Tamil Affairs Sep 30

Japan has formally launched military grant aid to Sri Lanka, marking a significant expansion of its security cooperation with Colombo by providing surveillance drones to the Sri Lankan navy.

US report states Sri Lanka's investment climate remains 'challenging'
Tamil Affairs Sep 30
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The U.S Department of State's Investment Climate Statement on Sri Lanka has noted that foreign investment on the island is limited and 'difficult' due to minimal progress on 'structural reforms' and 'stronger governance mechanisms' across the state.

UN backs Sri Lanka peacekeeping despite history of sexual abuse
Tamil Affairs Sep 30

On 24 September 2025, a United Nations delegation led by Resident Coordinator Marc-André Franche met with Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha at the Ministry of Defence in Colombo.

Sri Lankan president hints at arrests of army officials over Easter Sunday attacks
Tamil Affairs Sep 29

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that one or two former army officials will soon be arrested in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

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