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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…

Tamil landowners assaulted during Myliddy protest as Sri Lankan president visits Jaffna

Sep 3, 2025
Tamil landowners protesting the military occupation of their lands in Myliddy were brutally dispersed by Sri Lankan police on Monday, as Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Jaffna to inaugurate the third phase of the Myliddy Harbour Development Project.

Mass grave grows — over 220 bodies unearthed at Chemmani

Sep 3, 2025
At least eight more skeletal remains were fully exhumed from the Chemmani mass grave on Tuesday, while an additional four skeletons were identified, bringing the total number of bodies uncovered to 222.

Sri Lanka criminalises Tamil memorialisation as activist summoned again

Sep 3, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Counter Terrorism and Investigation Division (CTID) has summoned Tamil activist K. Sinthujan of Trincomalee for questioning for the second time in two months, in a move that has fuelled fresh concerns over ongoing surveillance and harassment of Tamils in the North-East.

Namal Rajapaksa rallies monks and unions to defend Sri Lankan soldiers

Sep 3, 2025
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has called on “war heroes,” trade unions, public servants and “national forces” to unite against what he described as the government’s “hunting” of soldiers accused of atrocities, as the party escalates its campaign to shield the military from accountability.

Vijay’s Katchatheevu challenge rattles Colombo as Sri Lankan president rushes to islet

Sep 3, 2025
Sri Lanka’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake made a sudden, unannounced trip to Katchatheevu on Monday, just days after Indian actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay reignited the row over the island by calling for its return to Tamil Nadu.

No flag to fly: Sri Lanka risks Olympic humiliation

Sep 3, 2025
Sri Lanka risks losing the right to fly its flag at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as other major international sporting events, after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) declared the island’s anti-doping authority non-compliant.

Fonseka demands Rajapaksa be jailed for 400 years, while facing genocide charges himself

Sep 3, 2025

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan Army Commander during the 2009 Mullivaikkal genocide, has launched a blistering attack on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, alleging corruption, electoral deals with the LTTE, and deliberate attempts to delay the military offensive in 2009.

Police holiday resort rises on occupied Tamil land in Mannar

Sep 3, 2025
Sri Lanka’s occupying police have opened a new holiday resort in Mannar, reinforcing concerns over the continued militarisation of the Tamil homeland.

SLPP turns to Buddhist monks to defend soldiers accused of genocide

Sep 3, 2025
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has written to the Sinhala Buddhist clergy, raising concerns over what it described as the government’s attempts to “oppress war heroes” and to defend soldiers who fought in the state’s military campaign against Tamils.

Sri Lanka to rebuild Vadduvakal bridge at site of Mullivaikkal genocide 

Sep 3, 2025

Sri Lanka’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the Vadduvakal Bridge project in Mullaitivu this week, announcing a series of new development initiatives set to begin in September.

Tamil landowners assaulted during Myliddy protest as Sri Lankan president visits Jaffna
Mass grave grows — over 220 bodies unearthed at Chemmani
Sri Lanka criminalises Tamil memorialisation as activist summoned again
Namal Rajapaksa rallies monks and unions to defend Sri Lankan soldiers
Vijay’s Katchatheevu challenge rattles Colombo as Sri Lankan president rushes to islet
No flag to fly: Sri Lanka risks Olympic humiliation
Fonseka demands Rajapaksa be jailed for 400 years, while facing genocide charges himself
Police holiday resort rises on occupied Tamil land in Mannar
SLPP turns to Buddhist monks to defend soldiers accused of genocide
Sri Lanka to rebuild Vadduvakal bridge at site of Mullivaikkal genocide 
Tamil landowners assaulted during Myliddy protest as Sri Lankan president visits Jaffna
Mass grave grows — over 220 bodies unearthed at Chemmani
Sri Lanka criminalises Tamil memorialisation as activist summoned again
Namal Rajapaksa rallies monks and unions to defend Sri Lankan soldiers
Vijay’s Katchatheevu challenge rattles Colombo as Sri Lankan president rushes to islet
No flag to fly: Sri Lanka risks Olympic humiliation
Fonseka demands Rajapaksa be jailed for 400 years, while facing genocide charges himself
Police holiday resort rises on occupied Tamil land in Mannar
SLPP turns to Buddhist monks to defend soldiers accused of genocide
Sri Lanka to rebuild Vadduvakal bridge at site of Mullivaikkal genocide