Sri Lanka’s former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and seven others have been acquitted of all charges filed against them by the Bribery Commission, over the case of the ‘Avant Garde’ private security firm accused of running floating armouries. 

A Sri Lankan navy admiral who has been investigated as a suspect over the disappearance of 11 Tamil youths has been promoted to the highest rank in the military in an elaborate ceremony last week.

Sri Lanka and Cambodia should “work together to spread teachings of Theravada Buddhism throughout the world,” said Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena, whilst attending a Buddhist religious service in Phnom Penh last month.

Tamils in Mullaitivu lamented the lack of progress in releasing their lands from Sri Lankan military occupation as locals from Keppapilavu demonstrated in front of a Sri Lankan government office last month.

The Tamil National Peoples’ Front (TNPF) reiterated its call that Sri Lanka should be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) more than a decade after a military offensive killed tens of thousands of Tamil civilians.

Thousands of people attended a rally outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last week, calling for accountability for the Tamil genocide.

The remains of one of the Easter Sunday bombers has been moved following a protest campaign by locals, including a demonstration last month that saw Sri Lankan riot police deploying batons and teargas against protestors.

Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has summoned Tamil journalist and Tamil Guardian’s Mullaitivu correspondent Shanmugam Thavaseelan for questioning to Colombo.

The TID summons stated that Thavaseelan’s testimony was required for an ongoing investigation, ordering the journalist to appear in Colombo on September 25.

The leader of the Tamil National Alliance called Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential elections “a fraud” said parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran, as he responded to criticism of the party on Twitter earlier today.

“We are only staying true to our policy and ready to accomplish the mandate received whatever the time. We have constantly made this position clear,” said Sumanthiran, stating that the TNA would support abolishing Sri Lanka’s executive presidency.

Sri Lanka’s opening of the ‘Lotus Tower’ in Colombo was marred amidst claims from the president that the Chinese company behind the construction disappeared with more than $11 million of the funding.

Sri Lanka’s elections office announced today that presidential elections will be held on November 16^th.

A new report from the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has identified at least 58 alleged torturers in the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the Sri Lankan police, including those who personally participated in violence and those who bear command responsibility.