Sri Lanka’s former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, once the most powerful law enforcement official in the country, is on the run from the very police force he once commanded, who have been unable to track him even as he filed a court case against his arrest.

Justice For All, a non- governmental organization, has published a statement demanding government action following the recent spike of murders in Sri Lanka. The statement brings into question the effectiveness of the rule of law, security and the operation of key institutions responsible for maintaining law and order in the country.

Vanapitha Peiris asserts that the government continues to ignore the concerns of the North and East, as the Batticaloa Justice Walk reaches its 1,030th day

A former Sri Lankan military officer has been arrested after he reportedly raped a female doctor at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, in a crime that has left many across the island outraged.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has left Manila for The Hague, hours after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him over crimes against humanity linked to his brutal “war on drugs”, which saw as many as 30,000 people killed. 

Gnanasara Thero claims extremist groups have infiltrated both the NPP and the Sri Lankan government, warning of a potential threat to national security

A state-backed Buddhist pilgrimage that saw 52 monks from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos marching from the Tissamaharama Rajamaha Viharaya to the Nagadeepa Rajamaha Vihara in Jaffna has been met with criticism from locals, as concerns mount over the ongoing Sinhalisation of the Tamil homeland.

Following a disastrous interview with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan by former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Batalanda report and his role in facilitating torture has come into the spotlight. We take a look at the report and at Wickremesinghe’s alleged role.

The Sri Lankan Cabinet has confirmed that the Batalanda Commission Report will be presented to Parliament this week, after a disastrous interview by former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Al Jazeera aired last week.

The leader of a far right, ultranationalist Buddhist organisation claimed on Thursday that he knew the identity of the mastermind behind the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which claimed the lives of 270 people, including many foreign tourists.

The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a paramilitary group that was once closely linked to the Rajapaksas has reportedly refused to contest under the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) lotus symbol, leaving the party scrambling to find alternative partners in the Tamil homeland. 

The Jaffna court has appointed a five-member committee to oversee security at Ariyalai cemetery following the discovery of human skeletal remains

Events were held in Jaffna and Mullaitivu last week to commemorate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Kiddinan Sivanesan on the 17th anniversary of his assassination by Sri Lankan armed forces on March 6, 2008.