Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, was hospitalised in Colombo after falling ill during an official visit to Sri Lanka marking 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Sri Lankan state, forcing the cancellation of several engagements.

Writing in Himal Southasian, an observer of the 1999 Chemmani exhumations reflects on newly uncovered mass graves and Sri Lanka’s continued failure to deliver justice for Tamil victims of war-time crimes

Thirty Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy last month for allegedly crossing into Sri Lankan waters near Thalaimannar have been produced before the Mannar Magistrate’s Court and handed suspended prison sentences and heavy fines.

The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved a multi-million-dollar contract to overhaul four military MI-17 helicopters, despite growing scrutiny over irregularities in the tender process and questions surrounding regulatory compliance.

Farmers from Muthunagar in Trincomalee have marked more than 50 days of consecutive protest, vowing not to abandon their struggle until their land is returned and a just solution is secured

India and Sri Lanka held further talks last month on their proposed cross-border power grid, as senior officials from both countries met virtually on Thursday to discuss implementation arrangements for the long-delayed project.

Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) spokesperson and party secretary M. A. Sumanthiran said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) could be reconstituted if the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) agrees to ITAK’s proposed political position.

Today marks 19 years since Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP and human rights lawyer, Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo.  Raviraj was shot in Colombo at close range by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike at around 8:30am on November 10 2006, as he got into his car after giving an interview. The MP died later in hospital. His bodyguard was also killed. 

 

 

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) expressed their opposition to the appointment of former Sri Lankan military and defence officials to the Office of Reparations, in a letter to Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.