India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is set to acquire a controlling stake in Sri Lanka’s largest maritime facility, the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), marking the first-ever international acquisition by an Indian shipbuilding firm.

Sinhala extremist and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa has voiced strong opposition to the Sri Lankan government’s decision to award the development of its electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) system to an Indian non-profit organisation, claiming it raises serious concerns over “national security”.

Tamil landowners from Valikamam in Jaffna staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo earlier this week, demanding the immediate return of their ancestral lands still under the control of the Sri Lankan military.

The White House has announced the nomination of Eric Meyer, a veteran American diplomat and current Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, to serve as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. 

A chief monk of a temple in Habaraduwa has been arrested on the charge of molesting a female tourist on the premises.

The 81-year-old monk is reported to have offered food and beverages to the 41-year-old tourist from New Zealand on her visit to the temple. He allegedly invited her to a room in the temple and molested her there.

At a press conference in Jaffna last week, Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Member of Parliament Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam reiterated calls for a comprehensive international investigation into the long history of injustices and acts of genocide committed against the Tamil people, warning against piecemeal or contradictory approaches that could undermine the struggle for justice.

15 Indian fishermen arrested for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters remanded until July 31

Valikamam east pradeshiya sabha passes resolution demanding international justice for Tamil genocide

Canadian high commissioner assures support for northern and eastern reconstruction in meeting with NPP Jaffna MPs

More than a decade after Sri Lanka’s civil war ended in 2009, the country still maintains one of the world’s largest standing armies. This enduring militarisation cannot be explained by conventional security needs or fiscal prudence. Sri Lanka is an island with no land borders and faces no significant external military threat, yet its Army remains bloated. Why?