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Headless remains and body with raincoat uncovered at Chemmani as CID falters
Skeletal remains found without skulls, and a body wearing a raincoat, are among the latest discoveries at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, where the number of sets of human remains identified has risen to 478 as the third phase of court-supervised excavations continues. The findings come as Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department told the Jaffna Magistrate's Court on Thursday that it…

NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant

May 21, 2025
NEXT Manufacturing, a British-owned apparel exporter operating in Sri Lanka since 1978, has announced the indefinite closure of its Katunayake Production Plant, citing rising operational costs and persistent unprofitability, in a blow to Sri Lanka’s already struggling economy.

Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment

May 21, 2025
Two women have been arrested following the discovery of a gold-plated T56 assault rifle at the Havelock City housing complex in Colombo. The arrests were made after a security officer at the complex reported the presence of the weapon to the police.

Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo

May 21, 2025
Israel’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Reuven Javier Azar, paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. 

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots

May 21, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, delivered a damning statement in Parliament, confirming that multiple senior politicians are linked to organised criminal syndicates, including groups involved in drug trafficking, contract killings, and international crime networks.

Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 

May 21, 2025
Marking sixteen years since the Mullivaikkal genocide, the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Public Forum released a statement on 18 May 2025, reaffirming the Tamil nation’s unwavering commitment to justice, self-determination, and resistance against continued structural oppression by the Sri Lankan state.

Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’

May 21, 2025
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna District MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has sharply criticised the Sri Lankan government’s latest move to seize thousands of acres of land in the North, accusing it of using bureaucratic manoeuvres as a pretext to advance Sinhala-Buddhist colonisation and displace Tamils from their homeland.

Valikamam North residents submit petition demanding return of occupied lands

May 21, 2025
Tamil residents from Valikamam North submitted a formal petition to the Governor of the Northern Province on May 18, urging the immediate release of lands that remain under prolonged Sri Lankan military occupation.

Mullivaikkal genocide memorial at Kurdish Community Centre

May 20, 2025

Kurdish Community Centre

Complete human skeleton uncovered at Chemmani 

May 20, 2025
A complete human skeleton has been unearthed during excavation works at the Sindhubath Hindu cremation grounds in Chemmani, Jaffna, intensifying suspicions that the site may be the location of a mass grave dating back to the mid-1990s, a period marked by extensive Sri Lankan military operations across the Tamil homeland.

Mullivaikkal remembrance at Colombo beach faces Sinhala opposition

May 20, 2025
A commemoration event to mark the massacres at Mullivaikkal was held at Wellawatte beach in Colombo on May 18, but faced a heavy Sri Lankan police presence and opposition from the Sinhala nationalist Sinhala Ravaya group. 
NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant
Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment
Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots
Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 
Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’
Valikamam North residents submit petition demanding return of occupied lands
Mullivaikkal genocide memorial at Kurdish Community Centre
Complete human skeleton uncovered at Chemmani 
Mullivaikkal remembrance at Colombo beach faces Sinhala opposition
NEXT shuts Katunayake plant after nearly five decades, over 1,400 workers made redundant
Two women arrested after gold-plated T56 rifle found at Colombo apartment
Israeli ambassador meets Sri Lanka's defence secretary in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister links politicians to organised crime and murder plots
Mullivaikkal Declaration reaffirms Tamil nation’s right to resist genocide 
Ponnambalam slams land seizure push as ‘deliberate effort to dispossess Tamils’
Valikamam North residents submit petition demanding return of occupied lands
Mullivaikkal genocide memorial at Kurdish Community Centre
Complete human skeleton uncovered at Chemmani 
Mullivaikkal remembrance at Colombo beach faces Sinhala opposition