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UNP rallies to defend Buddhist institutions amid clergy misconduct controversy
Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP) has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of attempting to undermine Buddhism and interfere in the affairs of the Buddhist clergy, as controversy continues over proposed reforms aimed at addressing misconduct within the Buddhist Sangha. The dispute comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Buddhist institutions following allegations of…

Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires

Sep 25, 2025
Theepan
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s call at the United Nations for a ceasefire in Gaza drips with hypocrisy. The very man who stood on platforms railing against peace for Tamils now speaks the language of international humanitarianism. For Tamils on this island, his words are hollow and an insult.

Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice

Sep 25, 2025

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered his first address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week, outlining his government’s priorities on poverty reduction, corruption, and digitalisation, while failing to address mounting calls for accountability for mass atrocities committed against Tamils.

Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor

Sep 25, 2025
Former Karachchi Divisional Council member S. Jeevan has called on the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its troops from LTTE cemeteries – Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam - across the North-East, warning that only then would Tamils be able to pay homage freely at these sites of remembrance.

Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad

Sep 24, 2025
Sri Lankan police have arrested three men in connection with the killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad, including a former soldier suspected of carrying out the shooting.

Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past

Sep 24, 2025
Bullets buried in the grounds of Mandaitivu, where construction of the proposed Jaffna International Cricket Stadium is underway, were exhumed this week with the permission of the Kayts court.

Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry

Sep 23, 2025
Over 1,800 people have been killed in road accidents across Sri Lanka in the first nine months of 2025, according to police data, with the mounting death toll now including foreign tourists.

Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’

Sep 23, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has claimed that a statement given to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) by the father of a child killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings could be “harmful for the country".

Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water

Sep 23, 2025
Tamil residents of Valikamam West are being forced to buy drinking water after the Sri Lankan navy and army extracted tens of thousands of litres daily from village wells, leaving them saline, warned local council member I. Nagaranchini.

Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing

Sep 23, 2025
The 30th anniversary of the Nagarkovil Maha Vidyalayam student massacre was observed today, honoring the 21 students killed in the 1995 airstrike

50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues

Sep 23, 2025
Tamil protests in Mannar against the installation of wind turbines and the excavation of mineral sands entered their 50th consecutive day yesterday, with demonstrators taking part in a torchlight march.
Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires
Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice
Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor
Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad
Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past
Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry
Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’
Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water
Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing
50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues
Dissanayake’s hypocrisy on Gaza: a president who once marched against ceasefires
Dissanayake hails Sri Lanka’s ‘light over darkness’ at UN, but evades justice
Withdraw army from LTTE heroes’ cemeteries, demands ex- Karachchi councillor
Sri Lankan soldier arrested over killing of Sinhala nationalist activist Dan Priyasad
Bullets found at Jaffna stadium site tied to Mandaitivu’s violent past
Sri Lanka’s deadly roads claim 1,800 lives in 2025, threatening tourism industry
Premadasa warns Easter victim’s UN complaint could ‘harm Sri Lanka’s image’
Sri Lankan military drains Tamil wells, leaving Valikamam villagers desperate for water
Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing
50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues