Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the new Sri Lankan government to ensure a “transparent and impartial” judicial process as the trial into the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda continues this week.

Nine Sri Lankan military intelligence officers have been charged in connection with Eknaligoda’s abduction, but the case has been mired in delays since 2019.

The Delhi High Court tribunal has upheld the Indian government's decision to extend the five-year ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), claiming the now defunct organisations poses a continued threat to India's "sovereignty and territorial integrity".

Vanni District Member of Parliament (MP) Durairasa Ravikaran reaffirmed his commitment to securing the resettlement of the displaced Tamil people from the villages of Thannimurippu and Andankulam in Mullaitivu, as residents have chalked up more than 40 years of displacement from their homes.

Anton Jesudasan Yathursika, a young athlete from Mannar, has achieved an extraordinary feat by setting a new all-island record for the category in the javelin throw, at the recently concluded National Athletics Championships for Schools with an impressive throw of 37.39 meters. 

A plain-clothed Sri Lankan intelligence officer videoed Tamil families of the disappeared as they marked Human Rights Day in Mullaitivu yesterday.