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Six Sri Lankans abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by traffickers rescued

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The Sri Lanka Navy has taken hold of six Sri Lankans, who were abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by human traffickers. MORE..Cricket · Northern Province 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

The Katchatheevu Ownership Controversy is Diverting Attention away from the Real Problem of Indian Illegal Fishers Bottom Trawling in Sri Lanka’s Northern Territorial Waters. – dbsjeyaraj.com

By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake(AKD) made history when he became the first Sri Lankan head of state to set foot on Katchatheevu (spelled as Kachchatheevu also) soil on 1st September 2025. Among those who accompanied the president on his maiden voyage to the northern off-shore Islet in the naval speedboat P 211 ...Continue reading ‘The Katchatheevu Ownership Controversy is Diverting Attention away from the Real Prob…Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern Province Read Article

A tour of Sri Lanka’s beautiful north

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Visitors to Sri Lanka tend to stay in the south of the island, or explore the tea plantations and ancient Buddhist sites in its central highlands.Few venture to the north of the country, where civil war raged for 26 years until the insurgent Tamil Tigers were finally defeated in 2009. Yet this region is now safe, said Harriet Compston in The Sunday Times – and it is “calmer and less frenetic” than the south, with far fewer “glossy villas, shabby…Civil War · Jaffna See the Story

Indian delegation reviews Sri Lanka Northern fishery harbour project

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84 Tours Hosts CSR Initiative to Enhance Tourism in Jaffna - Lanka Business News

Training Program Empowers Northern Province Tourist Drivers with Professional and Technological Skills Tourism in Jaffna is no longer just a dream, it is a wave of change, and we are all its stakeholders. As Sri Lanka moves forward in its post-crisis recovery, the region is now more accessible than ever with the recent development of Palaly International Airport. In a bid to uplift the local tourism sector, 84 Tours an inbound tourism company f…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Indian Rs600mn grant to construct ETU at Sri Lanka’s Mannar hospital

ECONOMYNEXT – India is providing a 600 million rupee grant to construct and supply medical equipment TO an accident and emergency unit at the District General Hospital, in Mannar, Sri Lanka. The project involves civil construction of a two-storey accident and emergency (A&E) unit and procurement of all necessary medical equipment for the unit. It “will address the critical requirement of an A&E unit at DGH Mannar, saving precious lives by provid…Cricket · Northern Province Read Article

Killing of Sri Lankan Journalists: A Legacy of Silence and Struggle - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of JDS The assassination of Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in Jaffna on October 19, 2000 remains one of the darkest chapters in Sri Lanka’s history of press suppression. His killing was not an isolated incident but part of a long continuum of violence, intimidation and impunity faced by journalists in the country. Families of theJaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Second-largest mass grave in Sri Lanka Chemmani excavations reach 240 human remains • Sri Lanka Brief

By Shabeer Mohamed. The second phase of excavation work at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna was completed yesterday. The site at the Sindhubathi Hindu cremation grounds, has become the second-largest mass grave in Sri Lanka. Nineteen skeletons were identified in the investigations that began with the first phase, which concluded on June 7. The second phase commenced on June 26 and was carried out in three stages, with two breaks, over 45 days. …Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Reconciliation Requires Consultation - Colombo Telegraph

By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera Since the war ended bloodily on the military battlefield in 2009, Sri Lanka has been subjected to repeated and increasingly intrusive scrutiny by the international community that has rankled successive governments and induced them to react defensively. This year’s UN Human Rights Council session is no different, with fresh emphasis on accountability and reconciliation. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath will be repres…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

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Six Sri Lankans abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by traffickers rescued

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

The Katchatheevu Ownership Controversy is Diverting Attention away from the Real Problem of Indian Illegal Fishers Bottom Trawling in Sri Lanka’s Northern Territorial Waters. – dbsjeyaraj.com

A tour of Sri Lanka’s beautiful north

Indian delegation reviews Sri Lanka Northern fishery harbour project

84 Tours Hosts CSR Initiative to Enhance Tourism in Jaffna - Lanka Business News

Indian Rs600mn grant to construct ETU at Sri Lanka’s Mannar hospital

Killing of Sri Lankan Journalists: A Legacy of Silence and Struggle - Groundviews

Second-largest mass grave in Sri Lanka Chemmani excavations reach 240 human remains • Sri Lanka Brief

Reconciliation Requires Consultation - Colombo Telegraph

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Six Sri Lankans abandoned in seas off Talaimannar by traffickers rescued

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

The Katchatheevu Ownership Controversy is Diverting Attention away from the Real Problem of Indian Illegal Fishers Bottom Trawling in Sri Lanka’s Northern Territorial Waters. – dbsjeyaraj.com

A tour of Sri Lanka’s beautiful north

Indian delegation reviews Sri Lanka Northern fishery harbour project

84 Tours Hosts CSR Initiative to Enhance Tourism in Jaffna - Lanka Business News

Indian Rs600mn grant to construct ETU at Sri Lanka’s Mannar hospital

Killing of Sri Lankan Journalists: A Legacy of Silence and Struggle - Groundviews

Second-largest mass grave in Sri Lanka Chemmani excavations reach 240 human remains • Sri Lanka Brief

Reconciliation Requires Consultation - Colombo Telegraph