Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has come under fire after authorising a 90-day detention order under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against 22-year-old Mohamad Liyauudeen Mohamad Rusdi, sparking concern from human rights advocates and Muslim organisations.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has sought to assuage Sinhala nationalist concerns about a defence agreement that is to be signed with New Delhi, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Colombo this evening.

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Colombo this evening for his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, large hoardings and welcome banners were seen across the capital – notably missing any Tamil-language content.

Former minister and Rajapaksa ally Lohan Ratwatte launched an attack on Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stating that the president and his allies “must be hanged” for their role in the JVP insurrection of the 1980s.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, has called the recent imposition of a 44% reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan goods by the United States a “big shock”, warning that the move could derail Colombo’s export recovery plans and further strain an already fragile economy.

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed Colombo Magistrate’s Court on 3 April that it has launched an investigation into allegations that Namal Rajapaksa MP, the son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, fraudulently obtained his Attorney-at-Law qualification.

The Sri Lankan cabinet has appointed a special committee in response to the United Kingdom’s recent decision to impose targeted sanctions on four Sri Lankan individuals accused of grave human rights violations.

Sri Lanka’s stock market suffered a sharp sell-off following the United States’ imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, as panic gripped investors and major export-oriented firms saw double-digit losses.

Sri Lanka’s president has appointed a committee to “conduct an in-depth study” on the impact of newly announced tariffs by United States President Donald Trump, which sent global shockwaves on Wednesday.

A Sinhala Buddhist monk whos is the Nagadeepa Temple Chief Incumbent Navandagala Padumakiththi Tissa has announced his supportfor Tamil people in their struggle for land rights in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, where he stated an illegal Buddhist vihara has been constructed.

US President Donald Trump has announced 'reciprocal' tariffs on countries worldwide, including a 44% tariff on all goods from Sri Lanka. 

The tariffs were imposed in response to what Trump said were 'Tariffs charged to the US including currency manipulations and Trade Barriers'.

The junta’s ceasefire declaration came several days after armed resistance groups across the country had already unilaterally paused hostilities to allow for humanitarian operations. The military had initially refused to reciprocate.

More than ninety West Papuan tribes, political organisations, religious and political groups have called for a boycott of products implicated in the Indonesian occupation, in the first major West Papuan boycott campaign ever announced.