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‘Where is the LTTE?’ Lawyer challenges terror charges against jailed Tamil rapper
  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission calls for urgent repeal of PTA

Jun 24, 2025
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has written to the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, urging the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), following its findings in the case of Mohamad Liyaudeen Mohamed Rusdi.

Anywhere but home – Sri Lankans in Israel refuse to come back

Jun 23, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has said that only a handful of the nearly 20,000 Sri Lankans currently in Israel have requested to return home, despite escalating tensions in the region due to Israel’s ongoing conflict with Iran and its assault on Gaza.

NPP under fire as it backs paramilitary party in Vakarai

Jun 23, 2025

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam has criticised the National People’s Power (NPP) party, accusing it of lacking consistent principles after it supported the candidate from the paramilitary Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) in the Vakarai Pradeshiya Sabha council vote.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk begins official visit to Sri Lanka

Jun 23, 2025
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has arrived in Sri Lanka, marking the first visit by a UN rights chief to the island since 2016.

Sri Lanka stocks fall as Iran votes to close Strait of Hormuz

Jun 23, 2025
Sri Lanka stocks slid 1.89 percent following Iran’s announcement that its parliament had voted to close the Strait of Hormuz. 

Sri Lanka Core Group raises concerns over accountability at UN Human Rights Council

Jun 23, 2025

At the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Sri Lanka Core Group, comprising of Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the United Kingdom, expressed continued concern over Sri Lanka’s lack of progress on human rights and accountability commitments.

Sri Lankan Navy accused of mid-sea assault on Tamil Nadu fishermen

Jun 23, 2025
The Sri Lankan Navy is accused of assaulting and chasing away a group of fishermen from Rameshwaram while at sea, shortly after they resumed fishing following the end of Tamil Nadu’s seasonal fishing ban.

Sri Lankan army soldier arrested for sexually harassing schoolgirl in Mannar

Jun 23, 2025
A Sri Lankan army soldier has been arrested for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in the Murunkan area of Mannar last week.

Former Sri Lankan health minister and family arrested in pharmaceutical corruption scandal

Jun 23, 2025

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Former Sri Lankan Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, along with his wife Kusum Priyadarshini Epa and daughter Chandula Ramali Rambukwella, was briefly remanded last week after failing to fulfil bail conditions in connection with a high-profile money laundering and pharmaceutical procurement scandal that has rocked the island’s healthcare sector.

Tamil fisherman who went to seas disappears, suspected to have been killed

Jun 23, 2025
A Tamil fisherman from the Thirthakari area in the Mullaitivu District has gone missing after setting out to sea on the night of June 18, prompting growing fears among local residents and the fishing community that he may have been killed by individuals involved in illegal fishing operations.
Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission calls for urgent repeal of PTA
Anywhere but home – Sri Lankans in Israel refuse to come back
NPP under fire as it backs paramilitary party in Vakarai
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk begins official visit to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka stocks fall as Iran votes to close Strait of Hormuz
Sri Lanka Core Group raises concerns over accountability at UN Human Rights Council
Sri Lankan Navy accused of mid-sea assault on Tamil Nadu fishermen
Sri Lankan army soldier arrested for sexually harassing schoolgirl in Mannar
Former Sri Lankan health minister and family arrested in pharmaceutical corruption scandal
Tamil fisherman who went to seas disappears, suspected to have been killed
Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission calls for urgent repeal of PTA
Anywhere but home – Sri Lankans in Israel refuse to come back
NPP under fire as it backs paramilitary party in Vakarai
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk begins official visit to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka stocks fall as Iran votes to close Strait of Hormuz
Sri Lanka Core Group raises concerns over accountability at UN Human Rights Council
Sri Lankan Navy accused of mid-sea assault on Tamil Nadu fishermen
Sri Lankan army soldier arrested for sexually harassing schoolgirl in Mannar
Former Sri Lankan health minister and family arrested in pharmaceutical corruption scandal
Tamil fisherman who went to seas disappears, suspected to have been killed