Monk accuses archaeology official of planting artefacts to falsely claim Buddhist heritage in Kurunthurmalai

When Harini Amarasuriya first entered Sri Lankan politics, she was hailed as a different kind of politician — a feminist academic, a human rights advocate, and a rare progressive voice willing to challenge entrenched power. Her early writings spoke about systemic discrimination, the “implicit exclusions and violence” that underpin the Sri Lankan state, and the need to confront Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism head-on.

Preparations begin for 2025 Maaveerar Day commemoration in Mullaitivu

Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka, Rev. Kandaiya Jegathas, has called on all parties to prioritise the welfare and voices of the people of Mannar in relation to the controversial wind power project being constructed in the region.

Tamil ‘short-eats’ being used as a comical prop. A queer reading of a beloved Tamil noughties classic. A mother and her child preparing one another’s hair with coconut oil. There are many small moments in ‘Period Parrrty’ that make it shine. 

As we mark 30 years since the Jaffna exodus, which led to over half a million Tamil men, women and children fleeing their homes, we look back at press coverage from the time.

On this day 30 years ago, over half a million Tamil men, women and children fled their homes in Jaffna as the Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to capture the peninsula, under the leadership of then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.

UNICEF's report Weathering the Future: The Growing Crisis of Child Displacement in South Asia detailed that an estimated 4.6 per cent of its under-18 population was displaced between 2016 to 2022 due to climatic disaster events. Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Mullaitivu were highlighted as 'very high-risk' areas for flooding. 

A Sri Lankan professor at a military university has analysed the Israeli influence behind Sri Lanka’s Sinhala settlement policies during the late 20th century, particularly in the Mahaweli Development Project — the island’s largest post-independence scheme. 

Members of the Methodist Church held a symbolic protest in Chemmani on Tuesday, calling for justice for the victims of the Chemmani massacre.

Eighty-three Pulmoddai Mineral Sands Corporation employees in Trincomalee continue protesting over unpaid wages for more than 15 months

The National People’s Power (NPP) government has reiterated its opposition to an international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka, with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya reaffirming the state’s position in parliament last week.

Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna District MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has accused the Sri Lankan military of playing a central role in the spread of narcotics across the Tamil homeland, warning that drug addiction has been deliberately fostered.