Volunteer activities have commenced in Batticaloa ahead of the annual remembrance of Annai Poopathy, with locals coming together to clean and restore her memorial site and its surrounding area.

Farmers and fishermen staged a protest on Sunday in the Tamil border village of Kokkuthoduvai in the Mullaitivu District, opposing attempts to establish a salt production facility on lands traditionally owned by Tamil farmers in the Kunjukkalveli paddy fields.

International human rights organisations have warned the United Nations Human Rights Council that Sri Lanka continues to evade accountability for serious violations of international law, urging the Council to appoint a dedicated Special Rapporteur for Sri Lanka that will ensure “measurable progress” towards justice.

Sri Lanka has reintroduced its “Fuel Pass QR code” system, a rationing mechanism first implemented during the island’s 2022 economic crisis, as authorities warn that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could disrupt global energy supplies and impact the island’s fragile economic recovery.

A Sri Lankan court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Colombo to take over the investigation into the shooting death of a 17-year-old Tamil boy by police in Jaffna, after lawyers representing the family raised serious concerns about the integrity of the police inquiry.

Five fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy after their boat was intercepted while fishing in waters between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar, in the latest incident to heighten tensions between fishermen across the Palk Strait.

Cleaning work began yesterday at the site of Kittu Park in Jaffna, marking the first stage in a long-delayed effort to renovate the historic public space.

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded statements from the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar of the University of Jaffna as part of an ongoing investigation into a protest by students where Sri Lanka's lion flag was lowered and a black flag raised in its place.

Two Indian journalists were detained for filming a docked Iranian warship in Kochi, Kerala.

Spain has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel in the latest escalation of a deepening diplomatic dispute between Madrid and Tel Aviv over Israel’s assault on Gaza and the recent United States and Israeli attacks on Iran.

The editor of the Sri Lankan news website Lanka e News has been arrested by police shortly after returning to the island having fled almost 16 years ago.

The bodies of dozens of Iranian sailors killed when a United States submarine attacked and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka are set to be returned to Iran, according to Iranian authorities.

Another Tamil parent who spent years searching for answers about his forcibly disappeared family members has died without learning their fate, highlighting the continuing anguish faced by families of the disappeared across the Tamil homeland.

A Sinhala Buddhist monk led a small demonstration in Colombo expressing solidarity with the United States and Israel, praising both countries for what he described as supporting Sri Lanka in “defeating terrorism”.