06 years after the end of the war, the traditional Tamil homeland is still under heavy military occupation by at least 160,000 mostly Sinhalese soldiers, one for every 6 Tamil civilians, a new independent report says.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint organizers for all electoral divisions in order to form a separate alliance to contest the upcoming general election under his leadership, says NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa’s website lankacnews.

The video produced by the Youth Voices Count members in Sri Lanka bringing together 2015 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) theme addresses the issues faced by transgender community in Sri Lanka.

Finance minister Ravi Karunanayake has refused to grant a loan sought by CWE chairman Kiran Atapattu from the treasury, reports say.

A Sri Lankan woman was the talk of the town recently when she proposed to her girlfriend on air during a radio show.