Marcia V. J. Kran, Canadian lawyer and expert member of the UN Human Rights Committee, pressed Sri Lanka delegate Major General Kulatunga about his role in overseeing the Joseph Camp in Vavuniya, plagued with allegations of torture, and the Army Court’s denial of war crimes. 

Following N Kalyanakrishnan’s debut with 2015’s ‘Bhooloham,’ Jayam Ravi joins hands with the director once again for ‘Agilan.’ ‘Bhooloham’ was not particularly well received by critics or the audience, therefore one cannot help but wonder what drew Ravi back to Kalyanakrishnan. Perhaps it was because on paper the film has an interesting premise: an exploration of the world of smuggling in shipping. However, due to failures in almost every department, ‘Agilan’ leaves a lot to be desired.

On 8 March, the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) petitioned India's Ministry of Home Affairs to remove the Liberation of Tamil Tigers (LTTE) from the "unlawful association "list. The petition was a response to the Indian Home Affairs Ministry's prior designation of the LTTE as a "terrorist organization." 

Sri Lankan police have arrested the head of the Association of Relatives of the Disappeared, Kasipillai Jayavanitha, for allegedly illegally obtaining electricity for the shed which has served as the base for their six-year-long protest.

British MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPGT), Elliot Colburn, has written to the UN Human Rights Committee to urge the committee to question the attendance of Maj. General Kulatunga during its 6th-period review and noted his role in overseeing the Joseph Camp in Vavuniya.

“From 7 Nov 2016 - 27 July 2017, Kulatunga was the commander at Joseph Camp (SFHQ[1]W), where repeated accounts of torture and sexual violence throughout the armed conflict in Sri Lanka were reported” Colburn states.

Sri Lanka’s Chief of National Intelligence, and accused war criminal, Ruwan Kulatunga, is to virtually attend the UN Human Rights Committee’s 6^th periodic review, on behalf of the government despite concern over his human rights record.

Sri Lanka's Election Commission have announced April 25, 2023 as a possible date for the local government elections to take place after they were postponed last month. 

The local elections were due to take place on March 9.2023 but were delayed due to the lack of funding as Sri Lanka continues to face an economic crisis. 

Sri Lanka is close to securing the $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after China gave its assurances that it will support the island's debt restructuring. 

According to Reuters, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka will receive final approval from the global financial agency later this month. 

The 15th anniversary of the assassination of Tamil MP Kiddinan Sivanesan was commemorated in Jaffna and Mullaitivu yesterday. 

After a six-year battle against the UK Home Office, Susita Balasubranamiamm, a 66-year old grandmother, has won he right to remain in Britain with her family.