The Sri Lankan government has announced a new concession aimed at expanding labour migration to Israel, further entrenching Colombo’s cooperation with Tel Aviv even as Israel continues its devastating assault on Gaza.

Sri Lanka received the Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha from India at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo this week, opening an exposition, which coincided with Sri Lanka’s 'Independence Day’.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the exposition alongside Shri Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, and Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat.

As international criticism mounts over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) involvement in Tehran's fatal suppression of anti-government protests, the UK government reportedly set to introduce legislation that would enable it to officially outlaw the organisation. The action comes after the European Union made the decision last month to put the IRGC to its official list of terrorist organisations, adding groups like Islamic State, Hamas, and al-Qaeda. 

Tibetans around the world began a global election on Sunday to choose a parliament and political leadership for the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

Even as assurances were given to civil authorities that civilian agricultural lands in Jaffna’s High Security Zone would be released, Sri Lankan military personnel have moved to fell palmyrah trees on privately owned land surrounding Jaffna International Airport, in preparation for military-run agricultural activity.

Sri Lankan police attempted to block a major march in Batticaloa on Wednesday as hundreds of Tamils took to the streets to declare Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’ a day of mourning.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a warning over what it describes as deeply troubling threats to freedom of expression on the island, particularly targeting journalists and online speech.

Sri Lanka’s proposed Protection of Occupants Bill, 2025 has ignited a debate, with critics warning that a law intended to shield tenants from harassment and unlawful eviction may instead destabilise the rental market, undermine legal certainty, and scare away much-needed foreign investment.