Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, Ali Sabry, is set to journey to London to attend the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting (CFAMM) next Wednesday, where he is expected to meet several international dignitaries.

The CFAMM is set to mark the 10^th anniversary of the Commonwealth Charter which expressed the shared commitment of member states to develop free and democratic societies as well as the promotion of peace and prosperity throughout the Commonwealth.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has stressed that Local Government elections are critical for Sri Lanka's democracy.

Chung spoke as the Chief Guest at the National Law Conference organized by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in Colombo on 12 March. 

During her speech, the Ambassador said, "democracies are under strain across the globe and no democracy stands without the rule of law." She continued "you are the guardians of that precious rule."

Speaking in Sri Lanka’s parliament on Thursday, Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Tourism, Diana Gamage, encouraged violence against student demonstrators to end their protests.

“These people must be beaten. The country’s people must beat them. It is your money that is being spent on water cannons and tear gas to disperse these groups. Stop these protests immediately. Let us rebuild this country”.

Marcia V. J. Kran, Canadian lawyer and expert member of the UN Human Rights Committee, pressed Sri Lanka delegate Major General Kulatunga about his role in overseeing the Joseph Camp in Vavuniya, plagued with allegations of torture, and the Army Court’s denial of war crimes. 

Following N Kalyanakrishnan’s debut with 2015’s ‘Bhooloham,’ Jayam Ravi joins hands with the director once again for ‘Agilan.’ ‘Bhooloham’ was not particularly well received by critics or the audience, therefore one cannot help but wonder what drew Ravi back to Kalyanakrishnan. Perhaps it was because on paper the film has an interesting premise: an exploration of the world of smuggling in shipping. However, due to failures in almost every department, ‘Agilan’ leaves a lot to be desired.

On 8 March, the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) petitioned India's Ministry of Home Affairs to remove the Liberation of Tamil Tigers (LTTE) from the "unlawful association "list. The petition was a response to the Indian Home Affairs Ministry's prior designation of the LTTE as a "terrorist organization." 

Sri Lankan police have arrested the head of the Association of Relatives of the Disappeared, Kasipillai Jayavanitha, for allegedly illegally obtaining electricity for the shed which has served as the base for their six-year-long protest.

British MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPGT), Elliot Colburn, has written to the UN Human Rights Committee to urge the committee to question the attendance of Maj. General Kulatunga during its 6th-period review and noted his role in overseeing the Joseph Camp in Vavuniya.

“From 7 Nov 2016 - 27 July 2017, Kulatunga was the commander at Joseph Camp (SFHQ[1]W), where repeated accounts of torture and sexual violence throughout the armed conflict in Sri Lanka were reported” Colburn states.

Sri Lanka’s Chief of National Intelligence, and accused war criminal, Ruwan Kulatunga, is to virtually attend the UN Human Rights Committee’s 6^th periodic review, on behalf of the government despite concern over his human rights record.

Sri Lanka's Election Commission have announced April 25, 2023 as a possible date for the local government elections to take place after they were postponed last month. 

The local elections were due to take place on March 9.2023 but were delayed due to the lack of funding as Sri Lanka continues to face an economic crisis.