Japan’s embassy in Sri Lanka has denied reports that its ambassador told the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) that Tokyo would not be assisting Sri Lanka during its economic crisis, following a visit to Jaffna this week.

Sri Lanka’s war crimes accused president reportedly spoke over the phone to Russia’s war crimes accused president this week, as the two reportedly discussed how Moscow could send fuel to Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s war crimes accused president and newly appointed prime minister both sent messages of thanks to the United States this week, after US President Joe Biden announced US$20 million in aid to reportedly feed over 800,000 children.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who faces a wave of anti-government protests in the Sinhala south met with US Ambassador Julie Chung and tweeted he had “conveyed my sincere thanks” to Biden.

British Shadow Minister for Transport Sam Tarry has reiterated his support for the self-determination of Tamils and justice for the atrocities they faced, as part of his campaign for reselection as MP for Ilford South in London.

A Sri Lankan sub inspector attached to the war crimes accused Special Task Force (STF) reportedly shot himself dead yesterday, the second such incident of a member of the security forces committing suicide in the last month alone.

The incident reportedly took place in Kadawatha, located in the Sinhala south.

Earlier in June, a Sri Lankan police officer attached to the Tangalle police station also reportedly committed suicide after shooting himself.

The Sri Lankan government will reportedly lift a ban on a charity that it accused of terrorism and suspended the bank accounts of, as part of an attempt to mend relations with Qatar in a desperate attempt to seek a steady supply of fuel.

At least two men have been arrested over the rape of a 16-year-old Tamil girl who was abducted from Jaffna and later found in Kilinochchi last week.

The two are reportedly from the Jaffna region, and were arrested after relatives of the victim to the Northern Province Governor's Office and the Sri Lankan police in Jaffna, stating that proper investigations had yet to be carried out.

The girl was abducted from Jaffna last Friday and only found in Kilinochchi by Sri Lankan police on Monday. She was admitted to a hospital in Kilinochchi with several injuries and told staff that she had been raped.

After ten days of discussion, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its visit of Sri Lanka, vowing to continue discussions with the island but refusing to commit to a $3 billion dollar bailout.

Thousands of people from around the world are expected to attend the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) summit in New York this week, as it meets for a 35^th year.

FeTNA is an umbrella organization of over sixty different member Tamil Sangams from across North America, which has been meeting annual since its inception in 1987.

The 35^th annual summit will take place in New York on July 1-4, 2022.

Sri Lanka’s president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with Russia’s Ambassador to Colombo Yury Materiy, as he sought closer ties with Moscow this week.

“President Rajapaksa and Russian Ambassador Yury Materiy discussed a number of important economic areas, including generating more demand for Ceylon Tea in Russia, tourism industry, fuel, coal, gas, aviation, education, trade and fertilizer,” said a Sri Lankan statement.