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A.G. Alexraja The Jaffna Bar Association has written to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing "complete disbelief and shock" over the transfer of Jaffna High Court Judge A. G. Alexraja, while the Northern Province Governor's Office has denied any connection to the move. In a letter dated 30 May, the Jaffna Bar Association said Judge Alexraja, who was appointed to the High…

Jaffna Public Library marks founder’s birth anniversary

The 130th birth anniversary of Kanagasabai Mudaliyar Thamby Sellappa, founder of the Jaffna Public Library, was commemorated on Tuesday at the library premises in Jaffna.

A decade on, Vavuniya families continue vigil for the forcibly disappeared

Relatives of forcibly disappeared persons held a protest in Vavuniya today, marking ten years of their continuous struggle

Sri Lankan Navy caught transporting alcohol on civilian ferry to Neduntheevu

Passengers have raised concerns after Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly transported large quantities of alcohol aboard a civilian passenger vessel travelling to Neduntheevu.

JVP leader Tilvin Silva claims party was ‘never anti-Indian’ 

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva has insisted that his party was “never against India” as he sought to recast its historic opposition to the Indo-Lanka Accord, following his first official visit to India.

Mannar fishermen lead campaign against new Sri Lankan anti-terror bill

A signature campaign was held in Mannar today by fishermen and members of the public protesting the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act and other anti-terror legislation

Jaffna cricket stadium construction halted over environmental concerns

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Construction on the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium has been temporarily halted due to the absence of an approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.

Former Sri Lankan intelligence chief arrested over Easter sunday bombings

The arrest follows revelations made in a controversial Channel 4 documentary which implicated high-ranking Sri Lankan government officials, including Sallay, in the tragic bombings. The documentary, which aired as part of the British television channel’s Dispatches program, was based on the testimony of whistleblowers, one of whom, Hanzeer Azad Maulana, named Sallay as one of the key figures involved in orchestrating the deadly attacks.

Norwegian Parliament to debate Sri Lanka’s post-election record

The Parliament of Norway is set to hold a formal debate this week on Sri Lanka’s political trajectory and human rights record, one year after the country’s most recent elections.

‘Neither the old nor the new’ - Jaffna University backs growing resistance to PTA and PSTB

The University of Jaffna has joined a widening campaign across the Tamil homeland opposing both Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and a newly proposed counter-terrorism law, as resistance intensifies against what campaigners describe as the continuation of repressive state powers.

Amidst Oxbridge snub, Namal Rajapaksa turns to pubs and temples 

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politician Namal Rajapaksa has held a series of smaller meetings across the United Kingdom with sections of the Sinhala diaspora, after both the Oxford Union and Cambridge Union cancelled planned speaking engagements with him this week.