The Kurdish armed group the PKK has declared a ceasefire following calls from its imprisoned leader and founder, Abdullah Öcalan last month.

The hearings regarding the Kokkuthoduvai mass grave continued at the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on 27 February 2025, as forensic reports shed further light on the remains discovered at the site. 

Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan highlighted the racist double standards in how Tamil and Sinhala leaders are treated and condemned the ongoing political manipulation of ethnic tensions on the island, in a speech to parliament last week.

Tamil National People’s Front MP, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, has told Sri Lanka's Parliament that he will continue voting against the budget until a fair solution for the Tamil people has been settled.

Queues formed at petrol stations across the island on Friday and over the weekend, after a sudden surge in demand was triggered by the decision of the Fuel Distributors’ Association to halt fuel orders, leading to concerns of a possible fuel shortage. Motorists rushed to filling stations, while stations began to ration the supply. 

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced plans to downsize the island’s bloated military by 2030, pledging to transform it into a “professional institution” while simultaneously reinforcing its technological and strategic capabilities.

In a chilling revelation that underscores the entanglement of Sri Lanka’s political elite, military, police, and the underworld, the murder of Aruna Vidanagamage, also known as Meegas-Are' Kajja, has brought to light the existence of a paramilitary criminal network operating with impunity and political patronage.

Veteran Tamil journalist Rajanayagam Bharathi has passed away at the age of 62 in Jaffna, earlier this month leaving behind a legacy of over four decades in the Tamil media industry.

Mauritian politicians have called on the country’s prime minister to demand the closure of the military base in Diego Garcia.

Fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam fishing harbours in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district have declared an indefinite hunger strike at Thangachimadam from Friday, demanding the immediate release of their colleagues and boats detained by Sri Lankan authorities.