Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since former President Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that his government will repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and replace it with a new legal framework, raising concerns that the infamously draconian law may simply be rebranded rather than abolished.

During a parliamentary debate on government expenditure, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya disclosed a detailed breakdown of the staggering foreign travel costs incurred by former presidents over the past fifteen years.

Members of the Shiv Sena organisation pledged to resolve the long-standing Thaiyiddy Vihara land dispute within six months, during a press conference in Jaffna last week.

Residents of Nedunthivu (Delft Island) staged a protest today, calling for the closure of a local liquor shop amid growing concerns over the rampant spread of alcohol and illicit drugs in the Tamil homeland.

Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, the controversial General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), has accused the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of funding several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to undermine Sinhala Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Chief Government Whip and Minister Nalinda Jayathissa revealed that the SLPP - Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government has disbursed significant sums in compensation for damages incurred during the 2022 Araglaya in Sri Lanka, including millions of rupees to an astrologer close to the Rajapaksa clan.

Jaffna fishermen staged a protest on February 27, demanding action against Indian fishermen's encroachments and submitted petitions to relevant authorities

A forthcoming United Nations Human Rights Council report has highlighted the systematic targeting of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces, where activists have been subjected to violence, surveillance, and labelled as “terrorists”.

MP Ravikaran raises alarm over the rising drug crisis in Sri Lanka, urging immediate government action.

Jaffna District MP S. Shritharan visited the Jaffna prison on Monday, where he met with Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lankan jails, following appeals from both Tamil Nadu and Tamil Eelam fishing communities.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP D.V. Chanaka has accused a Deputy Minister of the National People’s Power (NPP) government of issuing a direct death threat against Namal Rajapaksa, as tensions escalate over the government’s crackdown on the Rajapaksa clan.

The Sri Lanka Core Group at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has once again extended diplomatic goodwill towards Colombo, welcoming a series of superficial measures while Sri Lanka continues to reject international accountability and refuses to prosecute a single war criminal.