Despite repeated assurances from successive governments, more than 2,500 acres of Tamil-owned land in Jaffna remain occupied by Sri Lanka’s military, navy, air force, and police, nearly 16 years after the end of the armed conflict, Jaffna District Secretary Maruthalingam Pratheepan confirmed last week.

Controversy surrounds the Tissa Vihara in Kankesanthurai as political leaders and military figures clash over its illegal construction and plans to acquire additional land for its expansion

A recent report by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has described various human rights violations in the treatment of Rohingya asylum seekers detained at the Mullaitivu Air Force Camp.  The report, titled Status of Rohingya Asylum Seekers Detained in Mullaitivu, and Related Issues, highlighted a need for humanitarian intervention, transparency in detention practices, and accountability for the Sri Lankan authorities’ handling of asylum seekers.

The Kumarapuram massacre, where the Sri Lankan military killed 26 Tamils, injured 24 and gang raped a 15 year old girl in a murderous rampage 29 years ago, was commemorated today. 

The commemoration took place in the eastern village of Kumarapuram in Trincomalee, where flowers were laid and lamps were lit for the victims of the brutal massacre. 

Mass grave excavations at Colombo port uncover six human skeletal remains so far

Relief funds was distributed on February 9th and 10th to the people affected in flood in Jaffna, Mannar and Mullaithivu

On February 7th fishermen along with Ravichandran Ponnampalam demanded the ban of illegal fishing methods by holding a protest in sampur region

 

The abrupt suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme under President Donald Trump means Sri Lanka “may have to go for alternatives”, according to Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa, as controversy over the projects it funded continues.

India’s largest low-cost airline, IndiGo, has announced plans to introduce direct flights between Bengaluru and Jaffna.

Sri Lanka was plunged into an island-wide blackout on Sunday at 11:30 a.m., leaving millions without electricity for over three hours