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Chammani Mass Graves: ITAK Calls for International Oversight Into Excavations - LankaXpress
Jaffna · Jaffna

Chammani Mass Graves: ITAK Calls for International Oversight Into Excavations - LankaXpress

Sri Lanka’s largest Tamil political party, Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeking the involvement of independent, internationally respected forensic experts to oversee all stages of the investigation into the mass grave in Chemmani, a village in northern Jaffna. Expressing profound concern regarding the on-going exhumation at Chemmani, the Tamil party urged urgent and decisive action to unco…See the Story
Vocational Training Is Key to Ending Poverty - Chathuranga
Poverty · Sri Lanka

Vocational Training Is Key to Ending Poverty - Chathuranga

Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe Vocational training is the only real solution to ending poverty in Sri Lanka, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe said. In a Facebook post published today (July 10), the Deputy Minister highlighted the need to uplift the 30% of Sri Lankans who live below the poverty line. He said that many people in society who are now in a position to pay taxes have forgotten…See the Story
Sri Lanka Public Security Minister: Pillayan Had Prior Knowledge of Easter Sunday Attacks
Western Province, Sri Lanka · Western Province

Sri Lanka Public Security Minister: Pillayan Had Prior Knowledge of Easter Sunday Attacks

Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Or Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan alias Pillayan Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today (July 9) that investigations have revealed Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, who was held at the Batticaloa Prison, had prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday attacks. He made this statement while presenting a clarification in the Parliament of Sri Lanka regarding the progres…See the Story

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Issues Landmark Guidelines to Eradicate University Ragging • Sri Lanka Brief

Colombo, July 9, 2025 — In a sweeping judgment hailed as a turning point in student safety, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has delivered a decisive order to combat ragging in state universities, following a harrowing incident at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura that left a first-year student with life-altering injuries. The case, SC FR 216/2020, was brought by Attorney-at-Law Shermila Priyadarshani Silva on behalf of her brother, Pasindu Hi…Colombo · ColomboRead Article

The Trial of Suhail, a Young Man Who Has Been Detained for 9 Months, Is Today

NEWSNOW | – The case of 21-year-old student Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail, who has been detained for nearly nine months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), is scheduled to be heard today (09). Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail has been arrested after posting a video on Instagram showing him trampling on the Israeli flag. Suhail, an aviation student from Mawanella, was first detained by the Dehiwala Police in October 2024 near the Israeli cons…Protestors · Western ProvinceSee the Story

Killing of JVP Leader Rohana Wijeweera: Court reserves order for 15 July • Sri Lanka Brief

A Colombo Magistrate yesterday postponed for 15 July to deliver of the order of the case where retired Major General Asoka Thoradeniya was allegedly involved in the killing of former JVP Leader Rohana Wijeweera. Earlier, the Court issued an injunction restraining former Provincial Councillor and Frontline Socialist Party Central Committee Member Indrananda de Silva, preventing him from making statements against Thoradeniya over the killing of Wi…Colombo · ColomboRead Article

Presidential Secretariat blocks RTI request to reveal PMD staff • Sri Lanka Brief

(Bingun Menaka Gamage and Anjali Withanage/ CeylonToday) The Presidential Secretariat has declined to disclose the names of officials attached to the President’s Media Division, citing privacy concerns under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. In response to an RTI appeal filed by law student and activist Anuruddha Bandara, Senior Assistant Secretary to the President, G.P.H.M. Kumarasinghe, stated in writing that the names constitute personal in…Colombo · ColomboRead Article

K. Pushpakumar, alias Iniya Bharathi, arrested by CID

(Photo: AI generated) Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP)’s Ampara District Organizer and former Eastern Provincial Councillor, K. Pushpakumar, also known as Iniya Bharathi, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (July 6). He was taken into custody in connection with the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of Eastern University, Professor Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath, which occurred in…Artificial Intelligence · BatticaloaSee the Story

Editors’ Guild withdraws from National Media Policy Committee over lack of clarity • Sri Lanka Brief

The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) has withdrawn from a committee appointed by the Ministry of Mass Media to draft a National Media Policy, citing contradictory statements from ministry officials and a lack of clarity surrounding the initiative. In a press release issued by TEGOSL Secretary Mohanlal Piyadasa on July 3, the Guild said it had informed the Ministry of its decision to step away from the committee’s deliberations. The move come…Sri Lanka · Sri LankaRead Article

A grand mother's courage and new excavations of Chemmani mass graves • Sri Lanka Brief

(By Shabeer Mohamed/ Sunday Observer) In 2024, the Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha allocated Rs. 5 million to recon struct the Siththup paththi cemetery. A private company was contracted for the work. On February 13, 2025, during the initial construction work, four foundation pits were dug. Human skeletons were uncovered in the first and fourth pits at a depth of just half a foot Chemmani, a quiet area near Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka, has once again…Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern ProvinceRead Article

Sixty Shooting Incidents Reported in Six Months in Sri Lanka ; Organized Crime Linked to Majority • Sri Lanka Brief

Sixty shooting incidents involving various firearms have been reported across the country over the past six months. A total of 34 people have died in these incidents. According to the Police Divisional Office, 44 of these shootings are believed to have been carried out by members of organized criminal (underworld) gangs. These gang-related shootings have reportedly resulted in 42 deaths. Meanwhile, in the first three days of this month alone, th…Sri Lanka · Sri LankaRead Article

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