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Sri Lanka says Indian approval needed to disclose defence pact contents
Sri Lanka's Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Media and Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, has said that the government cannot unilaterally disclose the contents of a recently signed Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India without mutual consent from New Delhi. The agreement was signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Colombo.  Responding to questions…

Racist BBS monk claims USAID used to suppress Sinhala Buddhism

Mar 4, 2025
Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, the controversial General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), has accused the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of funding several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to undermine Sinhala Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka compensates Rajapaksa's astrologer Rs. 28 million for 2022 damages

Mar 4, 2025
Chief Government Whip and Minister Nalinda Jayathissa revealed that the SLPP - Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government has disbursed significant sums in compensation for damages incurred during the 2022 Araglaya in Sri Lanka, including millions of rupees to an astrologer close to the Rajapaksa clan.

Jaffna fishermen protest against Indian trawler encroachments

Mar 4, 2025
Jaffna fishermen staged a protest on February 27, demanding action against Indian fishermen's encroachments and submitted petitions to relevant authorities

Rights defenders in North-East labelled as terrorists - UN Special Rapporteur

Mar 4, 2025
A forthcoming United Nations Human Rights Council report has highlighted the systematic targeting of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces, where activists have been subjected to violence, surveillance, and labelled as “terrorists”.

Tamil MP highlights surge in drug trafficking, questions military complicity

Mar 4, 2025
MP Ravikaran raises alarm over the rising drug crisis in Sri Lanka, urging immediate government action.

MP Shritharan visits detained Indian fishermen in Jaffna prison

Mar 4, 2025
Jaffna District MP S. Shritharan visited the Jaffna prison on Monday, where he met with Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lankan jails, following appeals from both Tamil Nadu and Tamil Eelam fishing communities.

ITJP report calls for accountability over Valvettithurai massacre by IPKF

Mar 4, 2025
A new report by the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has examined the Valvettithurai (VVT) massacre of 1989, one of the worst atrocities committed by the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) against Eelam Tamils. 

Rajapaksa ally claims NPP minister threatened to kill Namal 

Mar 3, 2025
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP D.V. Chanaka has accused a Deputy Minister of the National People’s Power (NPP) government of issuing a direct death threat against Namal Rajapaksa, as tensions escalate over the government’s crackdown on the Rajapaksa clan.

UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice

Mar 3, 2025


The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Sri Lankan government to take action against the ongoing intimidation of Tamil civil society actors, journalists, and activists in the North-East, as well as deliver justice for rights violations and holding perpetrators accountable.

Shritharan accuses Sri Lankan army of distributing drugs to Tamil youth

Mar 3, 2025

Racist BBS monk claims USAID used to suppress Sinhala Buddhism
Sri Lanka compensates Rajapaksa's astrologer Rs. 28 million for 2022 damages
Jaffna fishermen protest against Indian trawler encroachments
Rights defenders in North-East labelled as terrorists - UN Special Rapporteur
Tamil MP highlights surge in drug trafficking, questions military complicity
MP Shritharan visits detained Indian fishermen in Jaffna prison
ITJP report calls for accountability over Valvettithurai massacre by IPKF
Rajapaksa ally claims NPP minister threatened to kill Namal 
UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice
Shritharan accuses Sri Lankan army of distributing drugs to Tamil youth
Racist BBS monk claims USAID used to suppress Sinhala Buddhism
Sri Lanka compensates Rajapaksa's astrologer Rs. 28 million for 2022 damages
Jaffna fishermen protest against Indian trawler encroachments
Rights defenders in North-East labelled as terrorists - UN Special Rapporteur
Tamil MP highlights surge in drug trafficking, questions military complicity
MP Shritharan visits detained Indian fishermen in Jaffna prison
ITJP report calls for accountability over Valvettithurai massacre by IPKF
Rajapaksa ally claims NPP minister threatened to kill Namal 
UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice
Shritharan accuses Sri Lankan army of distributing drugs to Tamil youth