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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…Read Article

108kg of Kerala cannabis worth Rs. 21.6 Million seized in Maradankerny raid

A joint operation by the Sri Lanka Army Intelligence Unit and the Nelliyadi Police Special Task Force (STF) led to the seizure of a large stock of Kerala cannabis in the Vaththirayan area of Maradankerny yesterday morning (July 31). The raid was conducted based on a tip-off received by the Jaffna Army Intelligence Unit. During the operation, officers recovered 108 kilograms of Kerala cannabis, packed into 54 bundles. The estimated street value o…Marijuana · Northern Province 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

38 Years Since Indo-Sri Lanka Accord: Time to Honour The 13th Amendment & Hold Provincial Elections - Colombo Telegraph

By Raj Sivanathan – Raj Sivanathan 29 July 2025 marks the 38th anniversary of the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord — a landmark agreement intended to bring an end to Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict and provide a political solution for the long-marginalised Tamil community. Signed in 1987 between then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President JR Jayewardene, the Accord promised devolution of power through constitutional reform. …Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern Province 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

Sri Lanka to market Mannar oil exploration blocks after appointing consultant

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is planning a fresh licensing round for oil exploration blocks in Mannar basin, after appointing a marketing consultant, Power and Energy Minister Kumar Jayakody said. “The cabinet gave approval to appoint a marketing consultant to attract investors for the area (Mannar basin),” Minister Jayakody told parliament on July 25. “The required work is being carried out. “After a consultant or consultancy company is appointed we…Cricket · Northern Province 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

Commercial Bank and Jaffna University empower farmers and youth in climate-smart agriculture - Lanka Business News

Full day hands on workshop benefits 100 farmers in Kilinochchi The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Jaffna to deliver hands-on training in smart farming technologies to 100 farmers in Kilinochchi in a significant move to modernise Sri Lanka’s agriculture and strengthen food security in the face of climate change. A full-day workshop was held at the University’s greenhouses and demo…Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern Province Read Article

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

108kg of Kerala cannabis worth Rs. 21.6 Million seized in Maradankerny raid

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

38 Years Since Indo-Sri Lanka Accord: Time to Honour The 13th Amendment & Hold Provincial Elections - Colombo Telegraph

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

Sri Lanka to market Mannar oil exploration blocks after appointing consultant

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

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

Commercial Bank and Jaffna University empower farmers and youth in climate-smart agriculture - Lanka Business News

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108kg of Kerala cannabis worth Rs. 21.6 Million seized in Maradankerny raid

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

38 Years Since Indo-Sri Lanka Accord: Time to Honour The 13th Amendment & Hold Provincial Elections - Colombo Telegraph

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

Sri Lanka to market Mannar oil exploration blocks after appointing consultant

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

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

Commercial Bank and Jaffna University empower farmers and youth in climate-smart agriculture - Lanka Business News