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23 July 2026

Civil society urges EU to press Sri Lanka over occupied Valikamam North land

Civil society representatives in Jaffna have called on the European Union to urge the Sri Lankan government to revoke the gazette acquiring 6,317 acres of land in Valikamam North, arguing that the land continues to be withheld from its civilian owners years after the end of the armed conflict. The appeal was made in a written submission during a meeting on Tuesday between the EU Ambassador to…

Sri Lanka's fuel crisis puts Trincomalee oil tank project back in the spotlight

Mar 23, 2026

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has described the redevelopment of the Second World War-era oil tank farms in Trincomalee as the only credible long-term answer to the island’s energy crisis, as the island continues to grapple with fuel shortages triggered by the conflict in West Asia.

Between warships and warplanes - Sri Lanka’s balancing act and the ACSA

Mar 23, 2026

Sri Lanka’s refusal to allow two United States warplanes to land this month has been presented as a firm assertion of neutrality. Yet, placed alongside a parallel refusal of an Iranian naval request, and continued engagement with both states, the episode instead exposes something far less stable: a fragile balancing act that is increasingly difficult to sustain.

Jaffna residents take to the streets over refused railway crossing

Mar 23, 2026

Residents say a crossing existed at the site for decades before 1990 but the Railway Department has consistently refused to recognise it, citing a lack of official records

Tamil MP refuses to fuel Sri Lanka's military presence

Mar 23, 2026

Vanni District Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has formally rejected a parliamentary fuel distribution arrangement routed through Sri Lankan military-operated stations, stating that accepting services from the same military structure responsible for the enforced disappearances of thousands of Tamils would be a betrayal of both his political convictions and the community he represents.

Sri Lankan police apologise in court after Muslim student held under PTA for Palestine post

Mar 23, 2026

A Sri Lankan police officer has apologised in open court and paid Rs. 2 million in compensation after admitting that the arrest and nine-month detention of a 21-year-old Muslim student under the Prevention of Terrorism Act was unlawful.

Tamil Genocide Monument in Canada vandalised for third time in less than a year

Mar 23, 2026

The Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton was vandalised in the early hours of 20 March 2026, in the third such attack on the site since the monument was unveiled less than a year ago.

Sri Lanka invited the Iranian warships that were sunk without warning, ambassador says

Mar 23, 2026

Iran's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dr. Alireza Delkhosh, has insisted that the frigate IRIS Dena was in Sri Lankan waters at Colombo's own invitation when it was torpedoed without warning by a United States submarine.

Suppressing Tamil dissent

Mar 23, 2026

The interrogation of student leaders at the University of Jaffna marks a deeply troubling escalation in the Sri Lankan state’s long-standing efforts to suppress political expression in the Tamil homeland.

US military requested to land fighter jets in Sri Lanka, claims Dissanayake

Mar 20, 2026

Colombo rejected requests from both Iran and the United States to use its ports and airports, claimed Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in a revelation that adds a new dimension to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Family of Tamil NHS doctor faces deportation after his death in service

Mar 19, 2026

The widow of a Tamil doctor who moved to the United Kingdom to serve in the NHS has been left in immigration limbo after the Home Office twice refused her request to remain in the country following her husband’s death.