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Jaffna and Palaly protests mark 36 years since Valikamam North displacement
Displaced residents of the Valikamam North region of Jaffna held protests on Monday, in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat and near Palaly Junction, marking 36 years since their forced displacement and demanding the right to return and resettle in their lands. The people of Valikamam North were displaced from their homeland on 15 June 1990 by the Sri Lankan military. Thirty-six years on…

Israel draws on Sri Lanka’s genocidal tactics as it prepares Gaza offensive

May 22, 2025
As Israel prepares for a controversial new offensive into Gaza — condemned by the UK, France, and Canada — a senior former IDF officer and security analyst has pointed to Sri Lanka’s 2009 offensive, as a model for eliminating Hamas.

Sri Lanka defends ties with Israel as it sends hundreds more workers

May 21, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Minister Bimal Rathnayake continued to defend his government’s ties with Israel as international condemnation over its ongoing assault on Gaza continues, with Colombo sending hundreds more workers to the country this month.
National War Heroes Commemoration held a day after Tamils mourn Genocide Remembrance Day

Dissanayake attends ‘Victory Day’ commemoration alongside war criminals

May 21, 2025
Sri Lanka’s president attended a ‘Victory Day’ Commemoration ceremony took place on 19 May, just a day after thousands of Tamils across the North-East and in the diaspora mourned the Mullivaikkal genocide.

Sri Lankan parliamentarians raise alarm over risks to lives as violence worsens

May 21, 2025
Amid rising concerns over the deteriorating security situation on the island, Sri Lanka’s opposition parties convened a special meeting in Parliament yesterday, citing increasing risks to public life and the ability of lawmakers to perform their duties without fear.

NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant

May 21, 2025
NEXT Manufacturing, a British-owned apparel exporter operating in Sri Lanka since 1978, has announced the indefinite closure of its Katunayake Production Plant, citing rising operational costs and persistent unprofitability, in a blow to Sri Lanka’s already struggling economy.

Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment

May 21, 2025
Two women have been arrested following the discovery of a gold-plated T56 assault rifle at the Havelock City housing complex in Colombo. The arrests were made after a security officer at the complex reported the presence of the weapon to the police.

Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo

May 21, 2025
Israel’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Reuven Javier Azar, paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. 

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots

May 21, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, delivered a damning statement in Parliament, confirming that multiple senior politicians are linked to organised criminal syndicates, including groups involved in drug trafficking, contract killings, and international crime networks.

Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 

May 21, 2025
Marking sixteen years since the Mullivaikkal genocide, the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Public Forum released a statement on 18 May 2025, reaffirming the Tamil nation’s unwavering commitment to justice, self-determination, and resistance against continued structural oppression by the Sri Lankan state.

Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’

May 21, 2025
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna District MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has sharply criticised the Sri Lankan government’s latest move to seize thousands of acres of land in the North, accusing it of using bureaucratic manoeuvres as a pretext to advance Sinhala-Buddhist colonisation and displace Tamils from their homeland.
Israel draws on Sri Lanka’s genocidal tactics as it prepares Gaza offensive
Sri Lanka defends ties with Israel as it sends hundreds more workers
National War Heroes Commemoration held a day after Tamils mourn Genocide Remembrance Day Dissanayake attends ‘Victory Day’ commemoration alongside war criminals
Sri Lankan parliamentarians raise alarm over risks to lives as violence worsens
NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant
Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment
Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots
Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 
Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’
Israel draws on Sri Lanka’s genocidal tactics as it prepares Gaza offensive
Sri Lanka defends ties with Israel as it sends hundreds more workers
National War Heroes Commemoration held a day after Tamils mourn Genocide Remembrance Day
Dissanayake attends ‘Victory Day’ commemoration alongside war criminals
Sri Lankan parliamentarians raise alarm over risks to lives as violence worsens
NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant
Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment
Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots
Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 
Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’