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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…

‘Justice will not be served without international investigation’ – ITAK MP Shanakiyan

Jul 16, 2025
Speaking in Parliament this week, Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam issued a call for the immediate establishment of an international investigation mechanism into human rights violations in Sri Lanka, warning that domestic structures were neither impartial nor capable of delivering justice.

US may terminate global war crimes accountability funding, including in Sri Lanka

Jul 16, 2025
The White House has recommended ending US funding for nearly two dozen programmes that support war crimes investigations and accountability efforts globally, including in Sri Lanka, according to a report in Reuters last month.

Mannar Tamils block water testing for proposed mineral sand excavation

Jul 16, 2025
Residents of Pesalai North in Mannar turned away officials from the Sri Lankan Water Resources Board on 15 July, preventing them from conducting water testing linked to a proposed mineral sand excavation project in the area.

Remains of Tamil girl found with blue school bag and toy at Chemmani mass grave

Jul 15, 2025

The skeletal remains of a young girl, discovered with a blue school bag and toy, have been formally identified as part of ongoing excavations at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court heard on 15 July.

The skeleton, labelled S-25, was examined by Forensic Medical Officer Pranavan Selliah, who reported to the court that the remains belonged to a girl estimated to be between four and five years old. The child’s body was found alongside a blue book bag and toy.

Foundation stone laid for Anton Balasingham statue in Paris

Jul 15, 2025
A commemorative event was held in Bondy, a suburb of Paris, on 12 July 2025 to mark the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a statue of Dr Anton Balasingham, the former political advisor of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and a central figure in the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle.

‘We want our land’ – Trincomalee residents protest land allocation to outsiders

Jul 15, 2025
Trincomalee residents protest land lease to outsiders near kanniya temple

TID summons Tamil activist over 2023 attack on Thileepan commemoration

Jul 15, 2025
Tamil activist Sinthujan summoned by TID over 2023 Thileepan commemoration attack while perpetrators remain unpunished
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Court extends order halting winding-up of SriLankan Airlines amid $209 million bond dispute

Jul 14, 2025
A Sri Lankan court has extended an enjoining order until 30 July, temporarily preventing the winding-up of SriLankan Airlines over its failure to repay a defaulted bond worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

SJB Northern Organiser calls for international probe into Chemmani mass grave

Jul 14, 2025
Umaachandra Prakash, the Northern Provincial Organiser of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and a member of the Colombo Municipal Council, has called for an international investigation into the Chemmani mass grave, where dozens of human skeletal remains have recently been unearthed in Jaffna.

Chemmani mass graves ‘clear evidence of war crimes and a genocidal campaign’ - ITAK

Jul 14, 2025
The Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi (ITAK) has issued a formal letter to Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, calling for immediate international oversight, accountability, and justice in the ongoing Chemmani mass grave investigation in Jaffna.
‘Justice will not be served without international investigation’ – ITAK MP Shanakiyan
US may terminate global war crimes accountability funding, including in Sri Lanka
Mannar Tamils block water testing for proposed mineral sand excavation
Remains of Tamil girl found with blue school bag and toy at Chemmani mass grave
Foundation stone laid for Anton Balasingham statue in Paris
‘We want our land’ – Trincomalee residents protest land allocation to outsiders
TID summons Tamil activist over 2023 attack on Thileepan commemoration
SriLankan Airlines Court extends order halting winding-up of SriLankan Airlines amid $209 million bond dispute
SJB Northern Organiser calls for international probe into Chemmani mass grave
Chemmani mass graves ‘clear evidence of war crimes and a genocidal campaign’ - ITAK
‘Justice will not be served without international investigation’ – ITAK MP Shanakiyan
US may terminate global war crimes accountability funding, including in Sri Lanka
Mannar Tamils block water testing for proposed mineral sand excavation
Remains of Tamil girl found with blue school bag and toy at Chemmani mass grave
Foundation stone laid for Anton Balasingham statue in Paris
‘We want our land’ – Trincomalee residents protest land allocation to outsiders
TID summons Tamil activist over 2023 attack on Thileepan commemoration
SriLankan Airlines
Court extends order halting winding-up of SriLankan Airlines amid $209 million bond dispute
SJB Northern Organiser calls for international probe into Chemmani mass grave
Chemmani mass graves ‘clear evidence of war crimes and a genocidal campaign’ - ITAK