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UNP rallies to defend Buddhist institutions amid clergy misconduct controversy
Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP) has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of attempting to undermine Buddhism and interfere in the affairs of the Buddhist clergy, as controversy continues over proposed reforms aimed at addressing misconduct within the Buddhist Sangha. The dispute comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Buddhist institutions following allegations of…

Mannar tells Sri Lankan president to release our lands before inaugurating wind project

Jan 14, 2026
The people of Mannar have demanded Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake release lands already acquired from local residents before he arrives to inaugurate a major wind power project in the district.

Sri Lankan Navy accused of seizing Tamil family’s ancestral property

Jan 14, 2026
A Tamil woman from Eluvaitivu has made an emotional public appeal, stating that the Sri Lankan Navy is attempting to permanently acquire her ancestral land, which she had intended to give to her daughter as a dowry.

British Tamil academic Nishan Canagarajah awarded knighthood 

Jan 13, 2026
The British Tamil vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester, Nishan Canagarajah, has been awarded a knighthood in the 2026 New Year Honours, in recognition of his services to higher education.

Sri Lankan minister accused of religious hostility as Buddhist monk files CID complaint

Jan 13, 2026

The chief incumbent of the Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya, Walawahangunawewe Dhammarathana, appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this week, amid a growing political dispute over public remarks made against him.

Trump tariff ultimatum on Iran could hit Sri Lanka with double trade shock

Jan 13, 2026
United States President Donald Trump has announced that any country continuing to do business with Iran will face a 25 per cent tariff on all trade conducted with the United States, a move that could have serious repercussions for Sri Lanka’s fragile export-dependent economy.

Large-scale sand mining in Mullaitivu raises corruption allegations

Jan 13, 2026
Allegations of corruption surface over large-scale sand mining in Mullaitivu

Another land grab in the name of archaeology - Vihara construction sparks anger in Vavuniya

Jan 13, 2026
Tamil residents of Samanankulam have raised serious concerns over yet another illegal Buddhist temple, this time being constructed within the Pillaiyar Temple complex at Kallumalai, allegedly with the involvement of Sri Lanka’s Department of Archaeology.

New UN report details sexual violence against Tamils and Sri Lankan impunity

Jan 13, 2026
A new report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has laid bare the widespread and systematic use of conflict-related sexual violence by Sri Lankan state forces, alongside decades of entrenched impunity that continue to deny justice to Tamil survivors.

Washington gifts helicopters to Sri Lankan military

Jan 12, 2026
The United States has announced that it will provide the Sri Lanka Air Force with ten U.S. Navy TH-57 helicopters at no cost, despite the force’s longstanding record of war crimes.

'Buddhist monks should never have done this’ - Nagadeepa chief monk condemns Thaiyiddy land seizure

Jan 12, 2026
The Chief Incumbent of the Nainativu Nagadeepa Vihara, Sri Navadagala Paduma Keerthi Tissa, has strongly criticised the seizure of privately owned Tamil lands for the construction of the Thaiyiddy Tissa Vihara in Jaffna, describing it as a serious wrongdoing carried out in collaboration with the Sri Lankan military.
Mannar tells Sri Lankan president to release our lands before inaugurating wind project
Sri Lankan Navy accused of seizing Tamil family’s ancestral property
British Tamil academic Nishan Canagarajah awarded knighthood 
Sri Lankan minister accused of religious hostility as Buddhist monk files CID complaint
Trump tariff ultimatum on Iran could hit Sri Lanka with double trade shock
Large-scale sand mining in Mullaitivu raises corruption allegations
Another land grab in the name of archaeology - Vihara construction sparks anger in Vavuniya
New UN report details sexual violence against Tamils and Sri Lankan impunity
Washington gifts helicopters to Sri Lankan military
'Buddhist monks should never have done this’ - Nagadeepa chief monk condemns Thaiyiddy land seizure
Mannar tells Sri Lankan president to release our lands before inaugurating wind project
Sri Lankan Navy accused of seizing Tamil family’s ancestral property
British Tamil academic Nishan Canagarajah awarded knighthood 
Sri Lankan minister accused of religious hostility as Buddhist monk files CID complaint
Trump tariff ultimatum on Iran could hit Sri Lanka with double trade shock
Large-scale sand mining in Mullaitivu raises corruption allegations
Another land grab in the name of archaeology - Vihara construction sparks anger in Vavuniya
New UN report details sexual violence against Tamils and Sri Lankan impunity
Washington gifts helicopters to Sri Lankan military
'Buddhist monks should never have done this’ - Nagadeepa chief monk condemns Thaiyiddy land seizure