Following a refusal by Sri Lanka's president to meet with them, Tamil parliamentarians from across the North East gathered in front of the President's office to protest the continued land grabs by the Mahaweli Authority and  Department of Archeology under the guise of archaeological protection.

Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary declared his government would not “take sides” on Russia’s military action in Ukraine and instead claimed that “each can have their own reasons”.

Speaking to reporters, Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage said that Sri Lanka is “watching the situation”.

The largest television broadcaster in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, has officially dropped both the Tamil and English language script from its logo, leaving the Sinhala language only on its branding.

The move, which has reportedly been approved by relevant government officials, will see yet another instance of Tamil being discriminated against by the state.

The Rupavahini logo will now only have Sinhala script, according to reports.

In a new report, the UN High Commissioner expresses concern over the lack of accountability for human rights violations committed by Sri Lanka and renewed her call to member states to use universal jurisdictions and targeted sanctions against alleged perpetrators of human rights abuses.  

The Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Team have arrested a 48-year-old man in Britain over the murder of Tamil journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in Jaffna more than 20 years ago - marking the first time that British authorities have made an arrest over war crimes committed in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has enforced a series of hours long powercuts this week as the island grapples with a fuel shortage amidst it's deepening economic crisis. 

The Ceylon Electricity Board imposed a four and half hour long power cut yesterday with two hour long powercuts on the previous days to ration the country's fuel supply. 

Mariyanayakam Kanikkaiyamma, 72, was found beaten to death in her home in Jaffna on Tuesday. 

Initial investigations by Jaffna police have revealed that a young man, who had come to work at her house, attacked her with flower pots and fled with her gold jewellery. 

An investigation into the murder is ongoing. 

Locals in Wattavalai held a protest to condemn a Buddhist monk for abusing a child in Templestow garden the previous day. 

The Buddhist monk, of the Haiti garden vihara, has been arrested following a complaint filed by the victim's father at the Wattavalai police station. 

“Ever since the 13th Amendment was passed 34 years ago, the Tamils have rejected it in total,” said Tamil parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam as he warned Tamil leaders against voting for a new constitution in Sri Lanka that may include it, labelling the move a “death knell”.

Ponnambalam’s party, the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF), has firmly opposed recent moves by other Tamil parties calling on India to ensure the full implementation of the 13th Amendment, in an interview with the Tamil Guardian.

Sri Lankan Minister, Ramesh Pathirana, claimed that the government was open to turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout if the need arises as they have in the past.

This statement follows repeated statements from Sri Lankan lawmaker, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, who insisted that Sri Lanka would not turn to the IMF. Responding to a plea for this from former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's, Nanayakkara went so far as to state: