The 41st anniversary of the Othiyamalai massacre was observed in Mullaitivu district last week, as families and political representatives gathered to remember the 32 Tamil civilians killed by the Sri Lankan Army on 2 December 1984.

Tamil Nadu dispatched 300 tonnes of essential relief materials to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka via the Indian Navy from Tuticorin Port

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has called for a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the state’s failures in responding to Cyclone Ditwah, while controversially urging the government to study disaster preparedness measures implemented under former president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A memorial lamp tower erected as part of the ‘unextinguished lamp’ protest demanding justice for the Chemmani mass grave victims has once again been vandalised by unidentified individuals.

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) and the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) have reached a broad agreement to jointly exert pressure on the Sri Lankan government to hold Provincial Council elections in 2026 and to work towards formulating a common Tamil political position on the ethnic issue.

A US military flight landed at Jaffna International Airport earlier today, delivering a consignment of relief supplies for those affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) have condemned remarks by Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala, urging to government to uphold freedom of expression.

Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israeli-backed paramilitary group operating in Gaza, has been killed according to reports this week. Abu Shabab, commanded the Popular Forces, a militia that emerged during the later stages of the two-year conflict and operated in areas of Gaza under Israeli control.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is assessing Sri Lanka’s economic needs in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, which has left hundreds dead and caused catastrophic damage across the island.