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Tamil residents, landowners and activists in Maruthankerni have halted a land survey linked to an attempted acquisition reportedly for Sri Lankan military purposes in Vadamaradchi East.

The move, which took place in the Maruthankerni area of the Jaffna district, drew strong opposition from the landowner and local residents, who warned that handing land to the Sri Lankan military could lead to further seizures of neighbouring properties and the expansion of the military camp.

On Thursday morning, the Divisional Secretariat summoned the

The 31st anniversary of the bombing of St Peters Church in Navaly, Jaffna, was commemorated on Thursday evening, as relatives of those killed, members of the public and clergy paid tribute to the victims of one of t

A Tibetan independence activist has died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, in a act of protest that Tibetan exile groups described as an appeal for Tibetan independence and unity.

The New York City Police Department said officers responded to an emergency call on the evening of 2 July and found the man with severe burns near the UN complex in Manhattan. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have not officially identified him or confirmed a motive, and said an investigat

The Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, one of Sri Lankas most senior Buddhist authorities, has called on all the major Buddhist traditions, including the Theravada, Mahayana and Thanthirayana, to unite in safeguarding the "purity and dignity" of the Buddhist Sasana, amid what he described as mounting challenges facing the clergy.

His appeal comes as the Sinhala Buddhist establishment faces unprecedented public scrutiny following a wave of criminal allegations against monks, among them cases of child sexual abuse.

In May, Sri Lankas National Chil

Hamas has announced the dissolution of its governing body in Gaza and said it is ready to hand civilian authority to a Palestinian technocratic committee, in a move aimed at reviving a stalled United States-backed ceasefire plan as Israel continues to control large parts of the devastated territory.

The announcement was made on Monday, with Hamas saying the body overseeing ministries in Gaza would be dissolved and that governmental responsibilities would be transferred to the National Committee for

Prison officers responding to the deadly unrest at Negombo Prison were attacked by inmates who allegedly dropped large stones onto their heads, according to Sri Lankan prison authorities, as investigations continue into one of the countrys deadliest prison incidents in recent years/

The death toll from the unrest has risen to 29, including eight prison officers and 21 inmates, as Sri Lankan prison authorities claimed inmates attacked officers during clashes linked to drug trafficking and organised crime.

Authorities said t

Amnesty International has called for an urgent and independent investigation into the deaths of two prisoners transferred from Negombo Prison following deadly violence earlier this week, as allegations grow that other transferred inmates have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, said reports surrounding the deaths and allegations of abuse were "deeply alarming".