The Sri Lankan police in Maruthankerny, Jaffna, obstructed Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) members, including Selvarajah Kajendren MP, as they campaigned for a boycott of Sri Lanka's presidential elections. 

More human skeletal remains have been found at a former High Security Zone (HSZ) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, in yet another mass grave on the island. The recent findings are part of the same remains that were initially unearthed in July this year, at the first roundabout after entering the Colombo Port from Chaithya Road in Colombo. The old post office and Sri Lanka’s naval base are also located in the same area.

The 28th anniversary of Krishanthi Kumarasamy's gang rape and murder by Sri Lankan soldiers was commemorated at Chemmani on Saturday.

Following a diplomatic request from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka, the Chinese Government have sent 10 law enforcement officials to assist Sri Lanka tackle a reported rise in cybercrime by foreign nationals.

Tamils have been protesting across Australia in recent weeks calling on the Australian government to grant asylum seekers with permanent residency after spending years in visa limbo. 

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry appeared visibly agitated during a recent interview with Deutsche Welle in Colombo as he downplayed the numbers of enforced disappearances that have taken place on the island. 

The Sri Lankan government has announced a significant pay hike for military personnel just weeks before the presidential polls, as it reinforces the already overwhelming militarisation on the island amidst ongoing economic hardships.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry assured Parliament this week that the proposed Truth, Unity, and Reconciliation Commission is only a domestic mechanism to ward off foreign interference over war crimes, amidst the continued impunity granted over the years.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister Ali Sabry assured the Sri Lankan Parliament that the proposed Truth Unity and Reconciliation Commission (TURC) is merely to ward off 'foreign interference' and reiterated how it would not be used to prosecute "war heroes".

Gopinath, a coordinator and close aide of Pillayan—a prominent paramilitary leader aligned with the Sri Lankan government—was arrested on charges of sexually abusing a schoolgirl at a leading school in Batticaloa last month.