The annual Mahotsavam of the historic Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple concluded this week, its closing days drawing thousands of devotees to an island whose ancient Hindu and Naga heritage is increasingly being overshadowed by a state-driven project of Sinhala Buddhist majoritarianism.

More than a year after Dilshi Amshika, a 15-year-old Tamil student at Colombo's Ramanathan Hindu Ladies' College, died by suicide following alleged sexual abuse by a teacher, the investigation into her death remains incomplete, prompting renewed criticism of the delays in Sri Lanka's justice system.

The International Monetary Fund has urged Sri Lanka to "stay the course" on its austerity programme, after the Middle East war and a surge in fuel prices knocked the island's recovery, at the close of a fund mission to Colombo.

The former Sri Lankan state minister and paramilitary leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as Pillayan, has been remanded until 13 July after appearing before the Batticaloa Magistrate's Court on Tuesday in connection with five killings carried out in the Eastern Province in 2008.

As he was escorted from court, Pillayan addressed journalists, insisting the charges were fabricated.

A Sri Lankan army captain has been arrested over the alleged sexual harassment of a young woman on a bus in Jaffna, the latest such case to draw attention to the conduct of the security forces in the heavily militarised North-East.

A peaceful public mobilisation titled Urimaippantham, or Right of Bond, was held at Chemmani on Sunday, as Tamils gathered to remember the hundreds of victims whose remains have been recovered from the mass grave site.

British Tamil engineer Arun Rajkumar became an unexpected face of Mercedes’ Austrian Grand Prix celebrations after stepping onto the Formula 1 podium and lifting the race-winning constructors’ trophy for the team.

Rajkumar, who was born into an Eelam Tamil family, is a trackside power unit engineer for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, the Brixworth-based division that designs, manufactures and tests Formula 1 power units for Mercedes and its customer teams.

Sri Lanka risks losing access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade concession because of slow progress on reforming the Prevention of Terrorism Act, Joint Opposition Convener Prof. G. L. Peiris has warned.

A controversial cricket stadium and "sports city" promised for Jaffna, launched with presidential fanfare less than a year ago, is being scaled back to a modest cricket ground after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) admitted it lacks the funds to deliver it.

On 11 June, the Sri Lanka Air Force conducted the first test flight of an upgraded Kfir C12 fighter at its Katunayake base, presenting the flight as a military milestone. The aircraft is one of five being rebuilt — four C2 and C7 jets plus a TC2 trainer — to C12 standard under a US$50 million contract signed with Israel Aerospace Industries in 2021. The expenditure makes little sense as procurement. It makes a great deal of sense as the maintenance of a relationship.