Sri Lankan police arrested the leader of the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) as he stood outside a store in Jaffna earlier today, accusing him of “violating election regulations”.

Party leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was in Nelliady, Jaffna, when Sri Lankan police arrested him. Video footage from earlier today shows a Sri Lankan police officer, speaking entirely in Sinhala, confront the party leader on the streets.

Israel's National Security Council called on Israelis in Sri Lanka to immediately leave tourist areas over the threat of an imminent terrorist attack, as police arrested two people on Wednesday.

Israel's National Security Council called on Israelis in Sri Lanka to immediately leave tourist areas over the threat of an imminent terrorist attack, as police arrested two people on Wednesday.

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has faced criticism for demanding certified copies of National Identity Cards (NICs) from individuals seeking information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, a practice that is not legally required.

The controversy surfaced when a Tamil resident from the North was told by the SLAF's RTI office to provide a certified copy of their NIC, even though they had already submitted a standard copy, which is usually sufficient.

Sri Lanka's newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, declared there is no longer a need for an Opposition in Parliament, as he addressed supporters last week.

Speaking at the first rally for the 2024 Gampaha District parliamentary election in Katunayake, he urged voters to ‘eradicate political opposition’ and elect a government capable of handling both ‘internal and external challenges’ effectively.

The Sri Lankan government has reportedly reversed a decision not to sign a letter which has been backed by 105 states, criticising Israel’s decision to bar United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) António Guterres from entering the country.

Cleaning at Vannivilankulam Thuyilum Illam in Mullaitivu has begun in preparation of Maaveerar Naal next month. 

Tamils laid flowers at a destroyed LTTE gravestone to remember fallen cadres before they started the cleaning process. The LTTE built cemetries, also known as Thuyilum Illams, across Tamil Eelam to house the bodies of their fallen fighters. Following the end of the armed conflict, the Sri Lankan army bulldozed over the cemetries and in some areas, built army bases over them. 

In a concerning development, the Sangupiddy Bridge—a crucial transportation link connecting the Mannar, Kilinochchi, and Jaffna districts along the A-32 road—faces significant safety risks.

Former Sri Lankan president and credibly accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has refused to travel to Jaffna to testify in the case concerning the enforced disappearances of political activists Lalith Kumar and Kugan Murugananthan.

Both activists, members of the Frontline Socialist Party, went missing on December 9, 2011, in Jaffna while Rajapaksa served as the Defence Secretary.

The US Embassy, Russian Embassy, British High Commission and Australian High Commission in Colombo have cautioned its personnel and warned its citizens from travelling to Arugam Bay in the East, stating there is "credible information warning of an attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area." 

Tamil asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia have been excluded from a new agreement between the UK and St Helena governments to transfer asylum seekers arriving at the Chagos Islands to St Helena.