A court order to release the Thuvarankulam canal and surrounding paddy fields, located in the Manthai East Division of Mullaitivu District, has not been implemented, more than a year after it was issued, according to Vanni District MP Thurairasa Ravikaran.

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested four Indian fishermen along with their boat in the Mannar Sea yesterday, alleging that they had trespassed into Sri Lankan waters and engaged in illegal fishing.

A case is set to be filed against Sri Lankan authorities over the poor reconstruction of the Maruthankerny-Paruthithurai Road in the Northern Province, despite over Rs. 80.2 million being allocated on a one-kilometre section of the project.

The Vavuniya High Court has sentenced former Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Lalith Jayasinghe, to four years of rigorous imprisonment for aiding the escape of a key suspect in the gang rape and murder of 18-year-old schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vithiya in Pungudutivu, Jaffna, in 2015.

Two off-duty police officers in Eravur assaulted a businessman under the influence of alcohol, leading to serious injuries, and later evaded custody

TNPF leaders and journalists were summoned by Sri Lankan police for questioning over their protest against the illegal Tissa Vihara in Thellippalai, with former MP Selvarajah Kajendran vowing to continue demonstrations until the land is returned to its rightful owners

Activists in London have expressed their outrage, after controversial singer Yohani, who has praised Sri Lankan war criminals responsible for killing Tamils, looks to perform at a Tamil-owned venue in London on Friday.

Tamil families of the disappeared marked eight years of continuous roadside protests in Kilinochchi today, as they continue to search for their relatives who were forcibly disappeared by the Sri Lanka's security forces. 

Harini Amarasuriya faced frustration and anger from Tamils in Keppapulavu after she failed to honour her promise to meet with them regarding the release of their lands, which remain occupied by the Sri Lankan military.

Tamil journalists have strongly condemned the attempted attack on their colleague Shanmugam Thavaseelan, who was targeted while investigating illegal sand mining activities in the Mullaitivu District.

In the latest and most daring murder in the Sri Lankan capital, a man was assassinated inside a court in Colombo's main court complex.

A compensation case has been filed by Swiss lawyers on behalf of a Tamil asylum seeker who faced torture and sexual abuse persecution upon his return to Sri Lanka.

Harini Amarasuriya faced direct confrontation from Tamil landowners during her visit to Jaffna on Saturday, as frustrations over the non-release of occupied lands boiled over.