Tamil Nadu actor ‘Thalapathy' Vijay held the inaugural rally for the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) this week, which saw hundreds of thousands of people flock to hear him outline his party’s vision.

The head of the Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance slammed foreign embassies on the island for issuing a travel warning after a reported ‘terror threat’, following intelligence that an attack on a tourist hotspot in the Eastern Province was being planned.

Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam declared that his party is prepared to stand firm against Sri Lanka’s unitary constitution as he emphasized their commitment to addressing long-standing grievances and challenges facing Tamils in the North-East.

Sri Lanka's ruling National People’s Power (NPP) announced that it will retain the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), breaking campaign pledges to repeal the draconian legislation.

Seelavati Nadarasa, a Sinhalese mother of three fallen LTTE fighters, called to be able to remember their sacrifices in peace ahead of Maaveerar Naal – or Heroes Day – next month.

Tamil families of the disappeared in Mannar told the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) that there has not been any constructive action taken by the office in investigating the disappearances of their relatives. 

Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons (OMP) claims it has managed to locate 16 forcibly disappeared individuals who were reported missing since 2000, out of approximately 6,000 inquiries they have investigated, but refused to divulge any further information.

Julie Chung, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, clarified that the US Embassy did not issue a travel ban on Sri Lanka but warned its personnel and citizens to avoid travelling to Arugam Bay after receiving information of a potential attack on tourist hotspots in the area. 

Commander Security Forces (West) studying the proposed layout of a new location for the infantry brigade - Sri Lanka Army

Sri Lanka’s former presidents made starting revelations about the extent of bribery and corruption on the island in a surprisingly candid conversation earlier this month, detailing how cash was even brought directly to their offices.

Transparency International Sri Lanka, the local corruption watchdog has said that the majority of appointments made by Anura Kumara Dissanayake including several new governors, ministry secretaries and chairpersons have political affiliations to this party, the National People's Power. 

A Sri Lankan minister has said an Indian article regarding a US$5 billion road-and-rail link connecting India to the North-East was “misleading” after claiming “off the record” remarks were used to claim the agreement to construct it was in the “closing stages”.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Secretary, Aruni Wijewardane, is set to address the upcoming BRICS Outreach and BRICS Plus Summit in Kazan, Russian Federation, as the country awaits a decision on its request to join BRICS and its new Development Bank.