A Tamil man who risked his life to save fellow passengers when a Jaffna–Colombo bus was swept into floodwaters near Kala Oya has been found dead, four days after he went missing.
Tamil parliamentarians have sharply criticised the Sri Lankan state for what they describe as a deliberate effort to erase Tamil history from the Sri Lankan curriculum, warning that the practice continues to deprive students of a truthful understanding of the island’s past.
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Trincomalee camp residents say promised Sri Lankan state support never cameDec 4, 2025
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Families sheltering at the Muttur Pattithidal Maha Vidyalayam relief camp in Trincomalee have condemned the Sri Lankan government’s response to the worsening disaster, saying that no senior officials or military personnel had visited them despite repeated state assurances of coordinated relief.
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced on Thursday that the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah has climbed to 479, as the island continues to grapple with damage of up to USD $7 billion.
People trapped in Sri Lanka’s central highlands, home to some of the island’s most vulnerable Malayaga Tamil families, say they were left without warnings, assistance or government support as Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides that have killed hundreds.
Two British women trapped by landslides in Sri Lanka’s central highlands say they are running out of food, water and fuel, with their families accusing the UK government of offering little meaningful assistance as the impact of Cyclone Ditwah continues to devastate the island.
Sri Lanka’s police have launched a wide-ranging investigation under emergency regulations after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) identified 57 social media posts that officials claim contain “misleading rumours”.
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Public Security, Sunil Watagala, has ordered the police to use emergency regulations to pursue and arrest individuals accused of circulating defamatory statements about Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake on social media, despite the president’s own public assurance that emergency powers would apply strictly to disaster management.
A man from Sri Lanka who was arrested by authorities in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 269 people, is seeking asylum in the United Kingdom claiming he “fears persecution” if returned back to the island.
UNICEF has raised the alarm over a rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis for children across Sri Lanka, as Cyclone Ditwah leaves more than 275,000 children facing an escalating humanitarian crisis.
India has completed the evacuation of all its nationals stranded in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah, with a reported 400 evacuated from the island in total.
Commemorative events were held in California and North Carolina in the USA last week to mark Maaveerar Naal.
Maaveerar Naal - or Great Heroes' Day - is observed on November 27 annually by the Tamil nation to remember the sacrifices of the Tamils who laid down their lives int he armed struggle.
Grama Niladharis across the Kilinochchi district will wear black armbands for one week after one of their colleagues was allegedly assaulted by National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentarian Karunananthan Ilankumaran during ongoing flood-relief efforts.
Sri Lanka’s response to Cyclone Ditwah has come under intense scrutiny, as the death toll climbs into the hundreds and survivors accuse the National People’s Power (NPP) government of failures in early warning, coordination and basic communication - particularly in Tamil.
