Sri Lankan Navy personnel were pelted with stones last week while trying to apprehend a group reportedly engaging in illegal sand excavations in Vadamaradchi.

One Coast Guard member was injured in the incident which occurred last Friday at Vallipuram, Vadamaradchi.

While the alleged attackers escaped, naval reinforcements were called to the scene with the heavy military presence causing tension in the area over the weekend.

Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he was open for discussions with anyone for the sake of the country including current President Maithripala Sirisena, reports dailymirror.lk

During his public question and answer session on Twitter,  Mahinda Rajapaksa said the current government was working to implement agendas external parties.

The European Union  (EU) in a press release ,shortly after a European Union  Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Liberation Tamil Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) funds were unlawfully frozen,  said it “continues to consider the LTTE as a terrorist organisation and the EU’s restrictive measures against the LTTE remain in force.”

“This means that the LTTE remains listed as a terrorist organisation by the EU,” the statement added.

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday deployed its military to distribute fuel to state firms after the country experience severe shortages following strikes by workers. 

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation had called a strike against the government's attempts to encourage foreign companies into the oil sector. 

The top court of the European Union (EU) has removed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from a banned terrorist organisation list, reports Reuters.

Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed the ruling on Wednesday morning, stating the EU had not demonstrated enough evidence to show the LTTE was able to carry out any military attacks

Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation after the Sri Lankan flag was allegedly pulled down from a flag pole at the Vavuniya District Secretariat yesterday.

Daily Mirror reports that an unidentified individual arrived at the premises and pulled down the flag, before escaping as police officials attempted to arrest him.

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday decided to postpone Provincial Council polls until there was a new electoral system that would allow for all councils to have their election on the same day, the Daily Mirror reported. 

A former LTTE cadre received a life sentence on Tuesday under Sri Lanka's notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act, for allegedly recruiting 'child soldiers'. 

Mr Kannadasan lawyer questioned how he could be prosecuted as he had undergone the government's 'rehabilitation programme' following the end of the armed conflict.

Sri Lanka’s Presidential Commission of Inquiry has summoned for hearing in relation to alleged treasury bond scams that saw billions of rupees swindled from public funds.

The commission ordered the former Finance Minister and current Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake to attend a hearing on Monday.

Mr Karunanayake informed the commission he was unable to attend the summons on short notice due to official duties.

The 55 Tamil detainees, including prominent political prisoners, killed by Sinhalese inmates at the Welikada prison in 1983 were remembered in Jaffna on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan soldiers at the Combat Training School (CTS) in Amparai, announced the opening of a new herbal garden inside the military headquarters on Saturday.

The former Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the Office of the Missing Persons Act, as a step to prosecute the country's armed forces, Ceylon Today reported. 

In a letter to the senior Buddhist clergy, Mr Rajapaksa urged them to take action on what he described as "acts of betrayal being committed under the guise of promoting reconciliation". 

Sri Lanka received its largest warship to date from India, SLNS Sayurala. 

The ship was handed over during a special ceremony on July 22nd, with the India's High Commissioner to the island, Chitranganee Wagiswara present. 

The ship includes a landing and hangar facility for an Advanced Light Helicopter, the Sunday Times reported. 

Sri Lanka's Cabinet on Tuesday approved leasing Hambantota port to China Merchant Port Holdings, following months of delays. 

The approval was announced by the ports and shipping minister, Mahinda Samarasinghe, the Daily Mirror reported. However, it now needs to be approved by parliament.