The issues faced by the people in Mannar due to the occupation of land has left thousands feeling helpless, said Fr. S. Marcus, President of the Mannar Citizens Committee.

35 years ago, up to 64 Tamil civilians were killed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Valvettithurai in a massacre that was termed “India’s My Lai”.

Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa have both condemned the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. 

Wickremesinghe reportedly condemned the act while addressing a meeting with former Provincial Council members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP).  

As Sri Lanka’s Sinhala nationalist parties tussle over their support for current president Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead of presidential polls next month, the Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is reported to be considering announcing Namal Rajapaksa as its own official candidate.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minsiter, Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign and flee the country earlier today amidst protests which have seen the deaths of over 300 people.

Seven Tamil People’s Party representatives who met in Jaffna at a private hotel said they would announce the name of the Tamil Common candidate by next Thursday.

An internationally staffed court at The Hague has ruled that Pjeter Shala, former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, committed war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo uprising against Serbian troops, sentencing him to 18 years in prison.

Shala's convictions of war crimes included torture, murder and arbitrary detention. The tribunal ruled he ran a makeshift prison in which people were abused and at least one man was killed.

The Indian government summoned Sri Lanka’s representative and lodged a “strong protest,” after one Tamil Nadu fisherman was killed and another remains missing, following a confrontation with the Sri Lankan navy last week.