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Sri Lanka’s US$18m helicopter overhaul sparks controversy over missing approvals

Nov 10, 2025

The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved a multi-million-dollar contract to overhaul four military MI-17 helicopters, despite growing scrutiny over irregularities in the tender process and questions surrounding regulatory compliance.

The US$18 million contract was awarded to M/s Winsley Defence Group d.o.o. of Bosnia and Herzegovina, represented in Sri Lanka by M/s Securatec Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Each helicopter overhaul is expected to cost around US$4.5 million, including transport and insurance.

Trincomalee farmers mark over 50 days of protest as land seized for solar projects

Nov 10, 2025

Farmers from Muthunagar in Trincomalee have marked more than 50 days of consecutive protest, vowing not to abandon their struggle until their land is returned and a just solution is secured

Sri Lanka edges toward Indian power grid integration

Nov 10, 2025

India and Sri Lanka held further talks last month on their proposed cross-border power grid, as senior officials from both countries met virtually on Thursday to discuss implementation arrangements for the long-delayed project.

ITAK says Tamil National Alliance can be revived — if DTNA falls in line

Nov 10, 2025

Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) spokesperson and party secretary M. A. Sumanthiran said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) could be reconstituted if the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) agrees to ITAK’s proposed political position.

Remembering Raviraj - 19 years since assassination of Tamil MP in Colombo

Nov 10, 2025

Today marks 19 years since Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP and human rights lawyer, Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo. Raviraj was shot in Colombo at close range by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike at around 8:30am on November 10 2006, as he got into his car after giving an interview. The MP died later in hospital. His bodyguard was also killed.

ITAK objects to appointment of former defence officials to the Office of Reparations

Nov 9, 2025

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) expressed their opposition to the appointment of former Sri Lankan military and defence officials to the Office of Reparations, in a letter to Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

In their letter, ITAK noted that retired Sri Lankan naval officer Joseph Terence Gnananandan Sundaram and Wasantha Perera, who served as an additional secretary at the Ministry of Defence, have been recommended to be appointed to the office.