Tamil National Alliance MP warned that Sri Lanka’s “culture of impunity is a ticking time bomb,” as he criticised failure to ensure justice and accountability, in the wake of anti-Muslim violence last week.

A Muslim restaurant in Puttalam was attacked with a petrol bomb this weekend, just days after anti-Muslim violence erupted in Kandy, reports The Island.

The restaurant in Anamaduwa saw a group on motorcycles hurl a petrol bomb at it, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The police said they suspect the attack was “racially motivated”.

A group of seven suspects have since been arrested by the Sri Lankan police after CCTV footage captured the attack.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister lamented the “heavy blow” dealt to the economy and tourism to the island, after anti-Muslim violence by Sinhala Buddhist mobs last week.

"The work of a handful of saboteurs has caused a heavy blow to the country both economically and socially," AFP reported Ranil Wickremesinghe as saying in a statement.

Al Jazeera Mr Wickremesinghe as stating the violence has dealt “great social and financial damage to the country”.

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay said that Sri Lanka’s “efforts fall short of realization of the core terms” of a UN resolution on accountability for international crimes committed during the armed conflict.

Speaking to Ceylon Today at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms Pillay said that she had “had great hope that the new Government will deliver on the undertakings they gave the HRC”.

A Tamil couple seeking asylum for themselves and their two infant daughters in Australia are being held at a detention centre in Melbourne after Border Force officers stormed their home and gave them ten minutes to pack their belongings and leave.

The family who lived in a rural town in Queensland were detained a day after their visas has expired. 

The Tamil Refugee Council said that the family were misled over their visa status and expecting to have their visa renewed.

The Council also said the family were mistreated in the way they were transported, with the couple being separated and the children not allowed to sit with their mother.

A committee to probe the anti-Muslim violence in Kandy is to be appointed by the Sri Lankan president, the Presidential Secretary has said.

The committee will be made up of three retired judges, who will be appointed on President Sirisena’s return from foreign visits.

The announcement was met with derision in some areas, with critics pointing to Sri Lanka’s long history of appointing fruitless committees, commissions and task-forces.

The Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena arrived in Japan on Monday as part of two day official visit. 

The visit is aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries, as well as improving trade relations. Mr Sirisena will participate in an investor and business conference. 

Mr Sirisena is expected to hold discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 

The former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on Sunday asserted that the main reason for Sri Lanka's issues was because the government was following the advice of NGOs rather than the advice of the Maha Sangha, 

“The government has forgotten religious values, our culture and sovereignty and this has resulted in various issues within different sections of society," he was further quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying. 

"It was pointless giving priority to Buddhism only in the Constitution," he added. 

The Indian government has announced concessional financing of 100 million USD to fund solar projects in Sri Lanka.

The announcement was made at the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi, to which Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena travelled this week.

Half of the amount has been tabled for setting up rooftop solar panels in government schools, colleges, hospitals and other government buildings on the island.

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The United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman on Sunday expressed concern over the Sri Lankan government's failure to carry out pledged reforms. 

In a statement, it was noted that Mr Feltman "expressed concern that many elements of the government’s visionary 2015 program seem stalled, despite their importance to sustainable peace, security and prosperity in Sri Lanka, and he appreciated the reassurances from Government leaders of their intention to move forward. He encouraged the Government to communicate their actions and timelines for reforms to the Sri Lankan people."