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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 and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions

Apr 29, 2025

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha, met with Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in Islamabad this week on the sidelines of the 5th Sri Lanka-Pakistan Bilateral Defence Dialogue, the Sri Lankan government announced.

Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute

Apr 29, 2025
Residents of Nainativu staged a protest in Iranguthurai, accusing the police of bias after eight workers were arrested following a dispute at the jetty

Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally

Apr 29, 2025
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed a campaign rally in Vavuniya this week, making a series of pledges ranging from land restitution to “national reconciliation”, ahead of local government elections next month.

Mark Carney wins Canadian election, Gary Anandasangaree re-elected 

Apr 29, 2025

Mark Carney has led the Liberal Party to victory in the 2025 Canadian federal election, with results announced this morning, securing a mandate to govern after months of political uncertainty.

Speaking as results were announced, Carney said that the "old relationship of integration with the US is now over," after US President Donald Trump loomed large across the whole campaign. "We are over the shock of the American betrayal, we have to take care of each other," Carney added.

Families of the disappeared protest in Kilinochchi, marking 2,984 days of unanswered grief

Apr 29, 2025
Families of the forcibly disappeared protest in Kilinochchi, demanding justice after 2,984 days of unanswered grief

Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands

Apr 29, 2025
Landowners in Mullaitivu’s Vadduvakal area urge the Sri Lankan government to return lands seized by the Navy, reclaiming their livelihood and heritage

Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 

Apr 28, 2025

Sivaram memorial commemoration

Journalists and civil society members gathered in Jaffna today to mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of renowned Tamil journalist and editor Dharmeratnam "Taraki" Sivaram, amid reports of intimidation and surveillance by Sri Lankan police and intelligence services.

Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit

Apr 28, 2025
A Fishermen's Association chairman in Mullaitivu was assaulted by a driver accompanying Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran during a campaign visit on April 24th

Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu

Apr 28, 2025
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Puthukudiyiruppu in Mullaitivu yesterday for local election campaigning saw an intense security clampdown across the district, with heavy deployment of armed forces and police.

Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge

Apr 28, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, announced this week that the design phase for a new bridge across the Nandikadal Lagoon in Mullaitivu has been completed, with construction due to commence soon.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions
Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute
Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally
Mark Carney wins Canadian election, Gary Anandasangaree re-elected 
Families of the disappeared protest in Kilinochchi, marking 2,984 days of unanswered grief
Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands
Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 
Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit
Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge
Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold defence talks amid rising Indo-Pakistani tensions
Nainativu residents protest against Sri Lankan police bias following worker dispute
Dissanayake pledges land restitution and 'reconciliation' during Vavuniya rally
Mark Carney wins Canadian election, Gary Anandasangaree re-elected 
Families of the disappeared protest in Kilinochchi, marking 2,984 days of unanswered grief
Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands
Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 
Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit
Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge