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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…

US honours Sri Lankan officers tied to forces accused of atrocities

Oct 7, 2025
The US Embassy in Colombo has publicly congratulated two Sri Lankan navy officers for completing training programmes in the United States, marking another show of deepening military cooperation between Washington and Colombo, even as concerns persist over Sri Lanka’s record of war crimes, torture, and impunity.

Fonseka says Mahinda Rajapaksa ‘deserves death by hanging’

Oct 7, 2025
Former Sri Lankan army commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka launched an explosive tirade against former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, accusing him of large-scale corruption, abuse of state property and betrayal of the country, declaring Rajapaksa “deserves death by hanging.”

Sri Lanka lashes out at UN over renewed resolution on accountability

Oct 7, 2025

Sri Lanka has once again rejected a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on accountability and reconciliation, condemning the continued operation of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) Sri Lanka Accountability Project (OSLAP) as an “unprecedented and ad hoc expansion” of the Council’s mandate.

Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation

Oct 7, 2025
A human skeleton has been discovered on in Mankulam, in the Mullaitivu district, prompting a police and forensic investigation to determine the identity of the deceased and the cause of death.

Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender

Oct 6, 2025
A remembrance event for Lt. Col. Kumarappa and Lt. Col. Pulendran, two senior Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, and ten others who died in 1987, was held in Theeruvil, Jaffna, organised by the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF).

UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council

Oct 6, 2025

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The United Kingdom paid tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week, honouring the Tamil father who spent nearly two decades fighting for justice for his son and four other students murdered by Sri Lankan security forces in Trincomalee in 2006.

UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years

Oct 6, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a new resolution extending the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) mandate on Sri Lanka for a further two years, despite growing Tamil criticism that the text has been diluted and fails to deliver justice.

Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara

Oct 6, 2025
Tamils in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, once again took to the streets today demanding the removal of the Tissa Vihara, a Buddhist temple that has been illegally constructed in the Valikamam area.

‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan

Oct 6, 2025
Tamil youth across the diaspora marked the 38th remembrance of Lt Col Thileepan this September with a month-long international campaign that combined art, political activism, and protest by activist group Phoenix: The Next Generation.

‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains

Oct 6, 2025
Farmers in Muthunagar, Trincomalee, have entered the eighteenth consecutive day of a satyagraha protest, braving torrential rains as they continue to demand the return of their seized farmlands from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).
US honours Sri Lankan officers tied to forces accused of atrocities
Fonseka says Mahinda Rajapaksa ‘deserves death by hanging’
Sri Lanka lashes out at UN over renewed resolution on accountability
Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation
Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender
UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council
UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years
Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara
‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan
‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains
US honours Sri Lankan officers tied to forces accused of atrocities
Fonseka says Mahinda Rajapaksa ‘deserves death by hanging’
Sri Lanka lashes out at UN over renewed resolution on accountability
Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation
Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender
UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council
UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years
Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara
‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan
‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains