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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…

Sinhala monks remanded over illegal Buddha statue as Trincomalee case reaches court

Jan 14, 2026
Four Sinhala Buddhist monks, including Balangoda Kassapa, along with five other individuals, have been remanded until 19 January by the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court over the unlawful placement of a Buddha statue in Trincomalee last year.

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.
Sinhala monks remanded over illegal Buddha statue as Trincomalee case reaches court
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
Sinhala monks remanded over illegal Buddha statue as Trincomalee case reaches court
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