• Everyone should identify as Sri Lankan says Prime Minister

    Jun 12

    Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe this week criticised a former governor for identifying himself as 'Muslim', stating that "everyone should identify themelves as 'Sri Lankans'." 

  • ITAK leader reiterates call for federalism based solution

    The Tamil National Alliance MP and Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi leader, Mavai Senathirajah this month reiterated the call for a political solution based on federalism. 

  • Tamil refugee stuck in 'hellish' conditions on Manus Island appeals to settle in UK
    <p>Tamil refugee and torture survivor from Sri Lanka, Thiraviyarajah Subramaniyam, 37, has appealed to be allowed to join his sister in the UK, having been incarcerated in “hellish” conditions by the Australian authorities since 2013.</p> <p>Thiraviyarajah is suffering from serious mental health problems due to the torture he experienced in Sri Lanka followed by&nbsp;years spent in detention on Manus Island.</p>
  • Families of disappeared call on Sirisena to fulfil promises

    Families of the disappeared in Vavuniya held a march calling on the Sri Lankan president to finally fulfil his promises to them.

    Starting with a vigil at a church in the town, the families marched to their usual protest location.

  • Muslim politicians explain resignation to Buddhist clergy

    Muslim ministers and governors who resigned from the front bences earlier this month today paid a visit to senior Buddhist clergy to explain their actions. 

  • Missing Kokkadicholai police constable murdered

    A police constable from Kokkadicholai, who was reported missing in 2008, is believed to have been murdered and buried, the force's spokesperson said today. 

    The discovery was made during a CID investigation into last year's police checkpoint killing at Vavuniyathivu by Islamist extremists. 

    Three suspects have been arrested by the CID over the constable's murder, who is understood to have been shot dead on July 27, 2008. 

  • Prices hit ‘rock bottom’ as Sri Lanka attempts to win back tourists
    <p>Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, which remains badly impacted in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks, has desperately tried to win back tourists by slashing prices reports Reuters.</p> <p>Scrapping a rule on minimum rates for hotel stays, government promotions and special fares from the state-owned SriLankan Airlines are all part of tactics being employed to revive Sri Lanka’s “battered tourism industry” Reuters said.</p>
  • Army renovates memorial to Sri Lankan commander in Jaffna

    The Sri Lankan military unveiled the renovation of a memorial in Jaffna built for Sri Lankan army commander Denzil Kobbekaduwa, who is accused if overseeing a litany of human rights abuses as he oversaw military operations in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

  • US Secretary of State to visit Sri Lanka

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka later this month as part of a trip to the Indo-Pacific region, announced the US State Department.

    “Secretary Pompeo will express America’s solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka as they stand united against the despicable Easter Sunday terrorist attacks,” State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.

  • ‘Fighting hatred with hatred’ in Sri Lanka – The Economist

    Sri Lanka has responded to the Easter Sunday attacks by “terrorising Muslims” said the Economist this week, stating that Sri Lankan leaders “stand disgraced”.

  • Buddhism is the only pacifist religion says Sri Lankan minister
    <p>One of Sri Lanka's ministers today claimed that Buddhism was the only pacifist religion that did not promote killings unlike Islamic Jihad.&nbsp;</p> <p>Champika Ranawaka of the JHU said Buddhism did not try to propagate the religion, contrasting it with Jiha, which he said aimed to "exterminate all except those who follow Allah".&nbsp;</p>
  • Mandaitivu massacre in 1986 remembered

    The massacre of 31 fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy in Mandaitivu, Jaffna was remembered today thirty-three years on. 

  • US Congressional Caucus discusses lack of progress on transitional justice and rise of radical Sinhala nationalism in Sri Lanka

    United States Congressmen from both main parties discussed the threat of radical Sinhala nationalism in Sri Lanka and the country's lack of progress on transitional justice during the 'Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka' held in Washington DC last month. 

  • Sri Lankan air force attack remembered in Mullaitivu

    The massacre of at least thirty-one children and students by the Sri Lankan air force was remembered today. 

    On June 10, 1998, the air force shelled Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu. 

  • Macau pull out of football qualifier in Sri Lanka
    <p>Macau have pulled out of a football World Cup qualifier set to take place in Sri Lanka this week, citing security fears following the Easter Sunday bombings.</p> <p>Although Sri Lankan football authorities insisted the country was safe for international matches, the Macau Football Association said it had decided not to send a team "due to the recent terrorist attack in Sri Lanka and for the sake of the team's personal safety".</p>
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