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JAFFNA — A resolution passed by a local government council in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province endorsing what it described as the United States’ efforts to “maintain world peace” has triggered political controversy, exposing what critics describe as a stark contradiction within the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) — a party that has long framed its politics around civilian protection and human rights. According to documents reviewed by Jaffna Monitor, the Pachchilaipalli Pradeshiya Sabha adopted

COLOMBO — March 11, 2026 Russia’s ambassador to Sri Lanka has defended Moscow’s objections to photographs depicting the war in Ukraine that are currently displayed at an international photojournalism exhibition in Colombo, telling Jaffna Monitor that the images present a “biased and anti-Russian narrative.” In written comments to Jaffna Monitor, the ambassador said the photographs featured in the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 ignore atrocities, which he says were committed by Ukrainian for

COLOMBO — March 11, 2026 The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has demanded the removal of photographs depicting Russia’s war in Ukraine from the 2025 World Press Photo exhibition, currently on display in Colombo and scheduled to move to Kandy. The Dutch Embassy, a co-organizer of the event, has rejected the request, calling it an infringement on freedom of expression. The exhibition, organized by the World Press Photo Foundation, the Sri Lanka Press Institute, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the

NUWARA ELIYA, Sri Lanka — March 9, 2026 A series of official investigations — including a review of CCTV footage, forensic examinations, and an inquiry by a special panel of doctors — has found no evidence that the body of a 23-year-old woman was sexually abused while stored at the mortuary of Dickoya Base Hospital in Sri Lanka’s central hill country. The conclusion follows weeks of public outrage, protests by plantation workers and residents, and political pressure that pushed the case into n