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KKS Port: A Missed Opportunity Or A Strategic Gateway For Sri Lanka–India Relations? - Colombo Telegraph

By Raj Sivanathan – Raj Sivanathan Recent remarks by Minister Bimal Rathnayake, suggesting that the development of the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port should be deprioritised, overlook both the economic and strategic realities facing Sri Lanka today. Available data, feasibility assessments, and the operational success of the Nagapattinam–KKS passenger ferry all point to one conclusion — the KKS Port is not only viable but essential for building a sust…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

උතුර සංවර්ධනය සහ සංවාදය එකට යා යුතුයි - Colombo Telegraph

ජෙහාන් පෙරේරා – ජෙහාන් පෙරේරා උතුරේ නව ජවයක් ඇති වී තිබේ. පළාත් පාලන නිලධාරීන් පවසන්නේ, ප්‍රවේශමෙන් යමක් බලාපොරොත්තු වීමට හේතුවක් ඇති බවයි. යුද්ධය අවසන් වීමෙන් පසු සංවර්ධන කටයුතු අතීතයේ ඕනෑම අවස්ථාවකට වඩා දැන් දෘශ්‍යමාන වේ. පසුගිය ජනාධිපතිවරණයේදී ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායකට යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික්කයෙන් ඡන්ද 27,000ක් පමණ ලැබුණු නමුත් අද මැතිවරණයක් පැවැත්වුවහොත් ඔහුට ලක්ෂ 2 ක් ලබාගත හැකි බව රජයේ නිලධාරියෙක් පැවැසීය. මෙය එක් පුද්ගලයකුගේ අදහසක් පමණක් වි…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Jaffna College Alumni Association Requests Bishop Pathmathayalan To Resign From The Board - Colombo Telegraph

By Ramachandran Kulasingam – Dr. Ramachandran Kulasingam On 17 September 2025, the Jaffna College Alumni Association sent a letter to the Jaffna College Board of Directors (JCBOD), requesting that Bishop Pathmathayalan immediately resign from the Board to protect the reputation of Jaffna College. They further demanded that, as the Chairman of the Board for the third consecutive year, the Bishop should refrain from entering Jaffna College or any …Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Jaffna MP Ramanathan Archchuna Arrested Over Alleged Obstruction of Police During Colombo Protest - LNW Lanka News Web

September 29, Colombo (LNW): Jaffna District Member of Parliament Dr Ramanathan Archchuna was taken into custody earlier today by officers from the Fort Police, following an ongoing investigation into an incident during a recent public demonstration.The arrest took place when the MP voluntarily appeared at the Fort Police Station this morning (29th) to provide a statement related to the matter. The investigation stems from a Satyagraha protest h…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

The JVP: Marxist Lullaby Or Tamils’ Red Hope? - Colombo Telegraph

By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole – Prof S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole It was Marie Antoinette who, when the French rioted for bread, asked why not give them cake? It did not work for Marie but President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) seems a firm believer in her bag of tricks. She believed cake will work in place of bread despite the price, but does AKD? Can Tamils be bought over so easily? Many of us in the Tamil Country were willing to forget that one of …Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Sri Lanka Brief Update : Chemmani Mass Grave - Timeline & Accountability (1996–2025) • Sri Lanka Brief

Mass Graves in Sri Lanka. Historical Context: Sri Lanka’s landscape of mass graves reflects decades of violent upheaval. From the 1971 and 1988–89 JVP insurrections to the 26-year civil war, mass graves have surfaced across the country—often accidentally during construction. Over 32 sites have been identified since the 1990s, yet few have been fully investigated. Victims include youth, civilians, and suspected insurgents. Most graves remain unma…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

කම්කරු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ජංගම සේවා සතිය අද (22) සිට

NEWSNOW | – කම්කරු අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ජංගම සේවා සතිය අද (22) සිට ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතය. මෙහි සමාරම්භක වැඩසටහන අද පෙරවරු 9.00 සිට කම්කරු නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය මහින්ද ජයසිංහ මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් යාපනයේදී ආරම්භ වනු ඇත. අද ආරම්භවන සමාරම්භක වැඩසටහනින් පසු දිවයින පුරා මෙම ජංගම සේවා සතිය ආරම්භ කිරීමට මේ වන විට සැලසුම් කර තිබේ. සේවක අර්ථසාධක අරමුදලේ සාමාජිකයින්ගේ ගැටලු විසඳීම, රැකියා පොළ හරහා රැකියා අවස්ථා ලබා දීම, නීති උපදෙස් සහ මග පෙන්වීම ඇතුළු …Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Reconstruction of Columbuthurai Fishing Jetty in Jaffna Begins with Rs. 140 Million Investment - LNW Lanka News Web

The long-awaited reconstruction of the Columbuthurai fishing jetty in Jaffna commenced on Thursday (18), offering renewed prospects for fisher families while also contributing to the beautification of the area. The project, valued at Rs. 140 million, is funded by the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources. The inauguration ceremony was held at the jetty with the participation of Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Transport, …Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

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In the 1940s, a family builds a home. Its bookshelves contain “the Ramayana alongside Agatha Christie”. The family, playwright S. Shakthidharan’s great-grandparents, are farmers from Jaffna, descendants of people who have lived for centuries at the northern tip of Sri Lanka, just above the Sinhalese majority.Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Chemmani mass grave: How to go forward • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Chemmani Cemetery (c)sunandadeshapriya By Skandha Gunasekara. Gaps in technology and expertise to conduct carbon dating were highlighted Lack of adequate forensic experts to process the complex gravesite Govt. ready to work with credible international partners on bridging gaps In August, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) conducted a fact-finding mission at the Chemmani mass gravesite in Jaffna, which has thus far contained…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

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KKS Port: A Missed Opportunity Or A Strategic Gateway For Sri Lanka–India Relations? - Colombo Telegraph

උතුර සංවර්ධනය සහ සංවාදය එකට යා යුතුයි - Colombo Telegraph

Jaffna College Alumni Association Requests Bishop Pathmathayalan To Resign From The Board - Colombo Telegraph

Jaffna MP Ramanathan Archchuna Arrested Over Alleged Obstruction of Police During Colombo Protest - LNW Lanka News Web

The JVP: Marxist Lullaby Or Tamils’ Red Hope? - Colombo Telegraph

Sri Lanka Brief Update : Chemmani Mass Grave - Timeline & Accountability (1996–2025) • Sri Lanka Brief

කම්කරු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ජංගම සේවා සතිය අද (22) සිට

Reconstruction of Columbuthurai Fishing Jetty in Jaffna Begins with Rs. 140 Million Investment - LNW Lanka News Web

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Chemmani mass grave: How to go forward • Sri Lanka Brief

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KKS Port: A Missed Opportunity Or A Strategic Gateway For Sri Lanka–India Relations? - Colombo Telegraph

උතුර සංවර්ධනය සහ සංවාදය එකට යා යුතුයි - Colombo Telegraph

Jaffna College Alumni Association Requests Bishop Pathmathayalan To Resign From The Board - Colombo Telegraph

Jaffna MP Ramanathan Archchuna Arrested Over Alleged Obstruction of Police During Colombo Protest - LNW Lanka News Web

The JVP: Marxist Lullaby Or Tamils’ Red Hope? - Colombo Telegraph

Sri Lanka Brief Update : Chemmani Mass Grave - Timeline & Accountability (1996–2025) • Sri Lanka Brief

කම්කරු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ජංගම සේවා සතිය අද (22) සිට

Reconstruction of Columbuthurai Fishing Jetty in Jaffna Begins with Rs. 140 Million Investment - LNW Lanka News Web

Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath

Chemmani mass grave: How to go forward • Sri Lanka Brief