Proposed new anti-terror law must be withdrawn entirely, just like the PTA, say Mannar civil society and fisheries representatives

A signature campaign was held at the Mannar Government Bus Stand urging President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to immediately reopen the Mannar–Ilavankulam–Puttalam main road for public use

There were fiery scenes at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday as former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared as a suspect in an ongoing public property case, with prosecutors challenging both his conduct in court and the circumstances surrounding his hospitalisation following an earlier remand.

Tamil landowners staged a protest in front of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat on 27 January 2026, accusing the Puthukudiyiruppu Divisional Secretariat of initiating legal action against nearly 60 landholding families in the district.

Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Isabelle Martin visited the University of Jaffna on Tuesday as part of her official tour of the Northern Province, holding discussions with the university’s senior leadership and academic staff.

Amnesty International South Asia has raised grave concerns after Sandya Eknaligoda, the wife of forcibly disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, received a death threat following her objections to the promotion of a military intelligence officer accused in her husband’s abduction.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has warned that Sri Lanka’s ongoing constitutional reform process poses “grave risks” to the Tamil nation, cautioning that proposed changes threaten to further entrench marginalisation by reinforcing a unitary state structure.

A Sri Lankan military vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a civilian car in Jaffna on Tuesday, once again drawing attention to the heavy military presence that continues to dominate the Tamil homeland.

The Sri Lankan government is moving swiftly to placate Sinhala Buddhist critics following Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks in Jaffna, which drew sharp criticism from Buddhist monks and nationalist groups, according to The Sunday Times.

India marked its 77th Republic Day in Sri Lanka on Monday, with celebrations in Colombo and Jaffna, with High Commissioner Santosh Jha highlighting New Delhi’s “unbreakable bond” with the island.

The 20th anniversary of the assassination of journalist Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan was commemorated on Saturday at Uvarmalai Park in Trincomalee, with journalists, civil society activists, and members of the public gathering to remember a reporter killed for exposing state violence against Tamils.

Weeks after the publication of a damning new United Nations on sexual violence committed by Sri Lankan forces, senior figures within the government have claimed they have neither formally received nor reviewed the findings.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem has recalled in detail his meeting with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2002, describing the reception accorded to Muslim representatives in Kilinochchi as one of extraordinary respect.

Sri Lankan military personnel who had been stationed for over three decades at the Chulipuram army camp in Jaffna fully vacated the site late last week, as they transferred to a different base in the highly militarised peninsula.