National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament K. Ilankumaran claimed that Provincial Council elections will be held “without delay” but refused to give a timeline or potential date for the polls.

Proposed new anti-terror law must be withdrawn entirely, just like the PTA, say Mannar civil society and fisheries representatives

A signature campaign was held at the Mannar Government Bus Stand urging President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to immediately reopen the Mannar–Ilavankulam–Puttalam main road for public use

A Thai Pongal celebration was held at the Calthorpe Community Garden in London last week, bringing together attendees from a broad range of communities for a harvest festival celebration.

There were fiery scenes at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday as former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared as a suspect in an ongoing public property case, with prosecutors challenging both his conduct in court and the circumstances surrounding his hospitalisation following an earlier remand.

Tamil landowners staged a protest in front of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat on 27 January 2026, accusing the Puthukudiyiruppu Divisional Secretariat of initiating legal action against nearly 60 landholding families in the district.

Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Isabelle Martin visited the University of Jaffna on Tuesday as part of her official tour of the Northern Province, holding discussions with the university’s senior leadership and academic staff.

It has been hailed as one of the most consequential speeches of the past half century, one that will be studied for years to come. Commentators have even described it as an inflection point in global history. They are not wrong.

Amnesty International South Asia has raised grave concerns after Sandya Eknaligoda, the wife of forcibly disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, received a death threat following her objections to the promotion of a military intelligence officer accused in her husband’s abduction.