During C. P. Radhakrishnan’s Sri Lanka visit, Tamil leaders pressed for federalism, justice, and accountability beyond the failed 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan authorities have suspended Mannar sand mining permits amid a CID probe into widespread irregularities, exposing systemic regulatory failures that allowed unauthorised extraction and environmental damage to persist.

Sri Lanka’s CID has sought information from X over a journalist’s energy crisis report

Students from the University of Jaffna held an event on campus to commemorate Annai Poopathy who fasted unto death 38 years ago. 

An alleged dataset linked to a Sri Lankan government ministry has been listed for sale online, raising concerns over potential data exposure despite its authenticity remaining unverified.

India’s Vice-President visit to Sri Lanka highlighted expanding economic and infrastructure cooperation between the two countries, while longstanding Tamil political and accountability concerns remained unaddressed amid continued strategic alignment between New Delhi and Colombo.

Annai Poopathy, who fasted unto death in protest against the atrocities committed by Indian Peace Keeping Forces, was remembered in Batticaloa yesterday. 

An Israeli-American soldier who committed war crimes in Gaza and is travelling on the island has been reported to Sri Lankan authorities.

A planned state-approved survey of disputed privately owned lands in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna was abruptly halted following a police complaint by a Buddhist monk.

The British Tamil Forum warned at the UN Human Rights Council that Sri Lanka’s proposed domestic justice mechanisms lack the legal framework, independence, and credibility to prosecute mass atrocity crimes, urging international accountability instead.

The UN is considering redeploying Sri Lankan troops to Haiti despite past abuse scandals and ongoing allegations of war crimes, raising concerns over accountability and the credibility of international peacekeeping standards.

A Finnish Member of Parliament has urged Helsinki to use a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka to press Colombo on accountability for war crimes committed against Tamils.

Japan and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization are funding a USD 1.33 million project to rehabilitate minor tank systems in Vavuniya and Trincomalee, combining infrastructure repairs with climate-smart farming to support around 400 smallholder farmers.