Sinn Féin leaders have announced that they will not be traveling to Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day events at the White House in protest over Donald Trump’s position on Gaza. 

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

In a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR spokesperson, Matthew Saltmarsh, reported that between 10,000 - 15,000 people have fled escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and crossed into Burundi.

The new measures targeting Russia’s aluminium and oil exports come as Brussels fears Trump could ease US sanctions on Moscow as part of a peace deal struck with President Vladimir Putin without Europe’s involvement.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that the US will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached.

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. 

A Sri Lankan police officer stationed in Mallavi has been arrested for sexually harassing female students while intoxicated at a school in the Mullaitivu District.