Tamil politicians and local residents intervened earlier this week to stop an unlawful attempt by Sri Lankan police officers to seize state land near the occupying Omanthai Police Station for the construction of a Buddhist vihara.

Sri Lanka’s Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake alleged that the extremist climate that culminated in the Easter Sunday attacks was “deliberately cultivated” to facilitate the political return of the Rajapaksa regime, which had lost power in 2015.

The United States has announced a 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, a move that could severely impact the island’s crucial apparel industry, as officials in Colombo scramble to negotiate a reduction ahead of the 1 August deadline.

In a letter sent to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, US President Donald Trump said the decision to impose the tariff was driven by persistent trade deficits and Sri Lanka’s trade policies.

On this day 30 years ago, the Sri Lankan air force dropped 13 bombs on St Peter’s Church in Navaly. More than 140 sheltering Tamils, who were encouraged by the military to seek refuge at the church, were killed on the spot.  At least 13 children were amongst the dead, with many more succumbing to injuries later as the local hospital was swamped with the wounded.

At approximately 4:30 pm on July 9, 1995, the St Peter’s Church in Navaly and the nearby Sri Kathirgama Murugan Kovil, which were both sheltering displaced Tamils from army bombardment, was attacked.

Jaffna court designates second forensic excavation site in Chemmani following discovery of more human remains

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressed “very grave concerns” regarding the recently uncovered mass grave at Chemmani, during a parliamentary exchange with MP Uma Kumaran this week, stating that he had “raised this with the Sri Lankan government directly”.

A key petitioner in the Chemmani mass grave case has raised serious concerns over his safety, citing ongoing intimidation as excavations at the site continue to uncover further evidence of atrocities committed by Sri Lankan state forces.

Hundreds of Tamil Canadians gathered at Sankofa Square (formerly Dundas Square) in downtown Toronto on 6 July 2025 to demand international accountability and justice for the victims of the Chemmani mass graves, as well as for mass killings committed acr

A new group of 29 Sri Lankan workers are set to depart for Israel this week to take up employment in the home-based caregiving sector, as part of a growing labour migration programme supported by the Israeli government.

The official handing over of air tickets to the selected workers took place on 4 July at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) headquarters.