Excavations at the Colombo Port mass grave, where over one hundred human skeletons have been unearthed, have officially concluded, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court was informed this week.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya concluded her first official visit to India last week, holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and delivering an address at the NDTV World Summit 2025 in New Delhi.

Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction restraining Sundaralingam Kandipan from functioning as Mayor of the Vavuniya Urban Council and Parameswaran Karthipan from acting as Deputy Mayor, following allegations that both men were unlawfully appointed.

Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has summoned a senior Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) member for questioning over an old social media post, in yet another incident of authorities interrogating Tamil political activists.

A Sri Lankan opposition politician was shot dead inside his office in Weligama on Wednesday morning, marking the first assassination of a high-profile politician since Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government came to power last year.

The 25th anniversary of the murder of Tamil journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam was marked in Jaffna and Batticaloa this week, as his colleagues gathered to remember his life and demand justice for his killing. At both the Jaffna and Batticaloa Press clubs, Tamil journalists, activists and civil society colleagues fathered to light candles and garland a portrait of Nimalarajan, who was killed at his home in Jaffna 25 years ago.

Commemorative events were held in Jaffna on Tuesday to mark the 38th anniversary of one of the most horrific massacres committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) during its occupation of the Tamil homeland — the killing of 68 civilians, including doctors, nurses, and patients, in October 1987.

The Sri Lankan police formally inaugurated the Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division (PCID) on Sunday, a new unit established under the Proceeds of Crime Act No. 05 of 2025 to investigate assets, property, and funds obtained through illegal means.

Former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena have written to the Ministry of Public Security requesting the return of their bulletproof vehicles, citing “security concerns”.

Former Sri Lankan army commander and accused war criminal Sarath Fonseka expressed “respect” Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, claiming that he refused to flee the battlefield during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009.