A USD 2.5 million diversion from Sri Lanka’s Treasury, initially blamed on a cyber breach, has exposed deeper systemic failures in financial oversight, transparency and accountability, prompting calls for an independent investigation.

Tamil Nadu recorded a voter turnout of 84.69% in the 2026 State Assembly elections held on April 23, marking the highest polling percentage in the state’s electoral history, according to data released by the Election Commission of India.

A total of 57.3 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots across the state’s 234 constituencies. This included 28.3 million male voters, 29.3 million female voters, and 7,728 third-gender voters. Polling took place at 75,064 booths across 33,133 locations, with more than 106,000 Electronic Voting Machines deployed.

Major General Nawarathna has assumed command of the Sri Lankan army in Jaffna, reinforcing ongoing militarisation and continued military dominance over the Tamil homeland more than a decade after the war’s end.

Mahinda Rajapaksa signalled a renewed bid by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna to regain power.

A Buddhist monk accused of sexually abusing a minor in Navatkuli has been released on bail, as sections of the clergy dismiss the allegations as a political conspiracy.

During C. P. Radhakrishnan’s Sri Lanka visit, Tamil leaders pressed for federalism, justice, and accountability beyond the failed 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan authorities have suspended Mannar sand mining permits amid a CID probe into widespread irregularities, exposing systemic regulatory failures that allowed unauthorised extraction and environmental damage to persist.

Sri Lanka’s CID has sought information from X over a journalist’s energy crisis report

Sri Lanka’s much-vaunted post-default recovery continues to face a fundamental obstacle: the island remains effectively shut out of international capital markets. Fitch Ratings has affirmed that its sovereign credit rating remains constrained at ‘CCC+’ despite the completion of debt restructuring in 2024.