Tamils in Sri Lanka and around the world commemorate ‘Mullivaikkal massacre’
By Easwaran Rutnam
Tamils in Sri Lanka and around the world commemorated the 'Mullivaikkal massacre' where hundreds were killed during the final stages of the...
UN demands accountability from Sri Lanka on enforced disappearances
By Easwaran Rutnam
The United Nations has demanded accountability from Sri Lanka on decades of enforced disappearance.
Sri Lanka’s Government must take meaningful action to...
Amnesty International chief to attend event in Mullivaikkal
The Secretary General of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, is to visit Sri Lanka and attend an event in Mullivaikkal to commemorate the victims of...
At least 16 Sri Lankans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war
By Easwaran Rutnam
At least 16 Sri Lankans have been confirmed killed while fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
State Minister of Defence Pramitha...
India cites security grounds to extend LTTE ban by five years
The Indian Government, Tuesday, extended the ban imposed on the LTTE by five more years.
The ban was extended for fostering a separatist tendency amongst...
Report sought on progress of probe on Pastor Jerome
The Supreme Court has instructed the Attorney General to submit a report on the progress of the investigations into Pastor Jerome Fernando.
Fernando was arrested...
Ruling party MPs accuse Sri Lanka Police of abusing powers
Ruling party Parliamentarians accused the Sri Lanka Police of abusing their powers.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Samanpriya Herath said that the 'Yukthiya' program...
Sri Lanka sets time frame to hold Presidential polls
By Easwaran Rutnam
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka announced, Thursday, that the Presidential election will be held on a day between 17th September and...
Diana stripped of Parliament seat in landmark judgement
State Minister Diana Gamage was stripped of her Parliament seat, Wednesday, following a landmark Supreme Court judgement.
The Supreme Court ruled that Gamage is not...
CB chief says Sri Lanka polls could risk economic recovery
Sri Lanka’s tentative recovery from its worst economic crisis could be stalled by presidential elections due later this year, the island nation’s central bank...