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DNA test ordered for senior Buddhist monk accused in child sexual abuse case
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne has ordered Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, the former Chief Custodian and Head Prelate of the eight sacred Buddhist sites (Atamasthana) in Anuradhapura, to provide a blood sample for DNA testing in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl. The court directed the monk to appear before the…

Sri Lanka must face international courts, say experts at Geneva panel

Sep 17, 2025
The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) hosted a high-profile panel discussion at the Geneva Press Club this week, where international legal experts and Tamil civil society representatives reiterated that accountability for atrocities in Sri Lanka can only come through independent international prosecutions, not domestic mechanisms.

Sri Lanka prepares Batticaloa mass grave excavation as families demand international oversight

Sep 17, 2025
An investigative team visited the suspected mass grave site at Kurukkalmadam in Batticaloa last week, to plan the next stage of excavations and exhumations amid renewed demands from Tamil families for international oversight.

China bankrolls Rajapaksa-era expressway

Sep 17, 2025
Sri Lanka has resumed construction on the stalled Central Expressway with the help of a fresh $500 million loan from China, marking the first major tranche of funding from its largest bilateral creditor since Colombo defaulted on foreign debt three years ago.

Former Sri Lankan police officer exposed in Vadamaradchi sand smuggling racket

Sep 17, 2025
A former Sri Lankan police officer has been implicated in illegal sand smuggling operations in Vadamaradchi, raising further questions over the deep entanglement of state officials in the destructive trade.

Two years on, Mayilaththamadu Tamil farmers still denied grazing lands

Sep 17, 2025
Tamil farmers in Mayilaththamadu, Batticaloa, marked 730 days of continuous protest this week, as their peaceful struggle demanding the return of traditional grazing lands entered its third year.

Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister dismisses war crimes as 'unfortunate incidents'

Sep 16, 2025
Tamil parliamentarian Selvam Adaikalanathan has condemned Sri Lanka’s Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara, after the retired Major General claimed that no war crimes had been committed against Tamils and described atrocities as merely “unfortunate incidents” of war.

Tamils mourn 26 years after Manduvil massacre, with no justice in sight

Sep 16, 2025
The 26th anniversary of the Manduvil massacre was marked in Puthukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu yesterday, as families gathered to mourn the 24 Tamil civilians who were killed in a Sri Lankan Air Force bombardment in 1999.

Report on murdered Tamil journalist Nimalarajan circulated in North-East

Sep 16, 2025

Nimalrajan report

An investigative report on the murder of Tamil journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan was distributed in Mannar and Jaffna last week, as local press clubs and journalists renewed calls for justice more than two decades after his killing.

The Mannar Press Club organised the distribution of the report in the town on Friday, handing copies to members of the public, traders, local government representatives and departmental heads.

Sri Lankan naval commander admits Indian Navy assisted in destroying LTTE ships

Sep 16, 2025
A former senior Sri Lankan naval officer has admitted that the Indian Navy directly assisted Colombo in destroying Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) vessels during the final phase of the Mullivaikkal genocide in 2009.

Signature campaign in Jaffna demands international justice for Chemmani mass graves

Sep 16, 2025
Signature campaign in Jaffna demands international justice for Chemmani mass graves and Tamil genocide
Sri Lanka must face international courts, say experts at Geneva panel
Sri Lanka prepares Batticaloa mass grave excavation as families demand international oversight
China bankrolls Rajapaksa-era expressway
Former Sri Lankan police officer exposed in Vadamaradchi sand smuggling racket
Two years on, Mayilaththamadu Tamil farmers still denied grazing lands
Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister dismisses war crimes as 'unfortunate incidents'
Tamils mourn 26 years after Manduvil massacre, with no justice in sight
Report on murdered Tamil journalist Nimalarajan circulated in North-East
Sri Lankan naval commander admits Indian Navy assisted in destroying LTTE ships
Signature campaign in Jaffna demands international justice for Chemmani mass graves
Sri Lanka must face international courts, say experts at Geneva panel
Sri Lanka prepares Batticaloa mass grave excavation as families demand international oversight
China bankrolls Rajapaksa-era expressway
Former Sri Lankan police officer exposed in Vadamaradchi sand smuggling racket
Two years on, Mayilaththamadu Tamil farmers still denied grazing lands
Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister dismisses war crimes as 'unfortunate incidents'
Tamils mourn 26 years after Manduvil massacre, with no justice in sight
Report on murdered Tamil journalist Nimalarajan circulated in North-East
Sri Lankan naval commander admits Indian Navy assisted in destroying LTTE ships
Signature campaign in Jaffna demands international justice for Chemmani mass graves