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MP Ramanathan Archchuna leaves CID after recording a statement

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Jaffna District Member of Parliament Ramanathan Archchuna has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after recording a statement. MORE..Read Article

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Discovery of Mass Grave Site at Chemmani with over 100 Skeletons in Sri Lanka Bring up Old Wounds

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The discovery of the site with over 100 human skeletons, including those of children, in a former war zone in north Sri Lanka has revived demands for accountability from the government for war crimes and human rights violations during the three-decade long civil war. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story

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Sri Lanka Seeks Compensation as Debris From MSC Elsa 3 Washes Ashore

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Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) confirmed that it has begun negotiations with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company seeking co...Read Article

Long Delays and Language Barriers at Palali International Airport Raise Passenger Concerns - LNW Lanka News Web

Among the three international airports in Sri Lanka, the recently reopened Palali International Airport in Jaffna has emerged as a vital travel hub, especially for the Northern diaspora. Currently operating flights between Sri Lanka and India, the airport is frequently used by individuals who migrated from the Northeast due to conflict and have since acquired foreign citizenship. As with other airports, Palali International conducts standard pas…Immigration · Jaffna Read Article

Chemmani Mass Grave: Unearthing Sri Lanka’s Buried Truths - Update • Sri Lanka Brief

The Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna has once again thrust Sri Lanka’s troubled past into the spotlight, as forensic excavations continue to uncover skeletal remains believed to belong to victims of enforced disappearances during the country’s civil war. As of July 28, authorities have exhumed 101 human remains, including those of children and infants, from the Chemmani-Siththupaththi Hindu cemetery. Personal items such as school bags, toys, bangle…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Dreamline Film Company Launches in Sri Lanka at Huge Cost! - Tamil News | Online Tamilnadu News | Tamil Cinema News | Chennai News | Chennai Power Shutdown Today

A film production company with all the technical facilities has been launched in Sri Lanka! A film production company with all the facilities has been launched in Sri Lanka under the name Dream Line. Its inauguration ceremony was attended by South Indian film director Ameer, Lubber Bandu heroines Swastika, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy, writer Bhava Chellathurai and many celebrities. As an initiative taken for the cinema artists in Sri Lanka, a new fil…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

NEWSNOW | – යාපනය, චෙම්මනි සිත්තුපාත්තු සුසාන භූමිය ආසන්නයේ පවතින සමූහ මිනීවළ තුළ සිව්වන අදියරේ කැනීම් කටයුතු හය වන දිනටත් ඊයේ (26) පැවැත්වුණි. එහිදී තවත් මිනිස් සිරුරු 11කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස් මතුකරගත් බපව කැනීම් නිලධාරීන් පවසයි. කැනීම් නිලධාරීන් පැවසුවේ සමූහ මිනීවළ තුළින් මේ වන විට මිනිස් සිරුරු ළ 101කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස් මතුකරගෙන ඇති බවයි. මිනිස් සිරුරු 90කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස්ද ගොඩගෙන ඇත. පසුගිය පෙබරවාරි මස 20 වැනි දින යාපනය චෙම්මනි සිත්තුපාත්තු ස…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Protest Across the North-East Demanding the Justice through an InternationalIindependent Investigation Mechanism • Sri Lanka Brief

Statement: We demand the justice only through an international independent investigation mechanism for the Genocide on Eelam Tamils. We, the Tamil people living in the eight districts, Amparai, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Mannar of NorthEastern Province are here together and jointly forward our demand to international community today, July 26, 2025. Let us explain you that who are ‘We’. The ‘We’ include…Justice · Jaffna Read Article

Over 100 human remains uncovered in ongoing excavation near Chemmani cemetery - LNW Lanka News Web

July 27, Colombo (LNW): The second phase of excavations at the site adjacent to the Chemmani Sitthupattu cemetery in Jaffna has so far uncovered the remains of 101 individuals, as of July 26—marking the 21st day of the current stage of investigation. Cumulatively, both the first and second phases of the excavation have now spanned a total of 30 working days. Despite the progress, authorities are still awaiting judicial authorisation to proceed w…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

India Washed its Hands, Sri Lankan Army Turned to LTTE, and People Were Left With Nothing: Varadaraja Perumal

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The first and last Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s North East Province, calls for full implementation of Sri Lanka’s 13th Amendment. Can devolution break the island’s ethno-political deadlock?Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Fourth Phase of Excavation Uncovers 85 Human Skeletons Near Chemmani Cemetery in Jaffna - LNW Lanka News Web

Colombo (LNW): The fourth phase of excavations at a site near the Chemmani cemetery in Jaffna has so far uncovered human skeletal remains belonging to 85 individuals, according to official reports. The excavation, which began on July 21, is being carried out under a directive from the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court.Of the 85 sets of remains, 67 have been exhumed under the supervision of judicial medical authorities. The excavation is scheduled to con…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

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MP Ramanathan Archchuna leaves CID after recording a statement

Discovery of Mass Grave Site at Chemmani with over 100 Skeletons in Sri Lanka Bring up Old Wounds

Sri Lanka Seeks Compensation as Debris From MSC Elsa 3 Washes Ashore

Long Delays and Language Barriers at Palali International Airport Raise Passenger Concerns - LNW Lanka News Web

Chemmani Mass Grave: Unearthing Sri Lanka’s Buried Truths - Update • Sri Lanka Brief

Dreamline Film Company Launches in Sri Lanka at Huge Cost! - Tamil News | Online Tamilnadu News | Tamil Cinema News | Chennai News | Chennai Power Shutdown Today

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

Protest Across the North-East Demanding the Justice through an InternationalIindependent Investigation Mechanism • Sri Lanka Brief

Over 100 human remains uncovered in ongoing excavation near Chemmani cemetery - LNW Lanka News Web

India Washed its Hands, Sri Lankan Army Turned to LTTE, and People Were Left With Nothing: Varadaraja Perumal

Fourth Phase of Excavation Uncovers 85 Human Skeletons Near Chemmani Cemetery in Jaffna - LNW Lanka News Web

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Long Delays and Language Barriers at Palali International Airport Raise Passenger Concerns - LNW Lanka News Web

Chemmani Mass Grave: Unearthing Sri Lanka’s Buried Truths - Update • Sri Lanka Brief

Dreamline Film Company Launches in Sri Lanka at Huge Cost! - Tamil News | Online Tamilnadu News | Tamil Cinema News | Chennai News | Chennai Power Shutdown Today

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

Protest Across the North-East Demanding the Justice through an InternationalIindependent Investigation Mechanism • Sri Lanka Brief

Over 100 human remains uncovered in ongoing excavation near Chemmani cemetery - LNW Lanka News Web

India Washed its Hands, Sri Lankan Army Turned to LTTE, and People Were Left With Nothing: Varadaraja Perumal

Fourth Phase of Excavation Uncovers 85 Human Skeletons Near Chemmani Cemetery in Jaffna - LNW Lanka News Web