May 2026

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines who faced corruption charges in one of Sri Lanka’s most consequential bribery investigations, was found dead on Friday morning at the Colombo residence of his brother-in-law, the former Sri Lankan cricket star Aravinda de Silva, according to police and information obtained by Jaffna Monitor. Mr. Chandrasena, 58, was found hanging inside the residence on Pedris Place in Kollupitiya, police said. Authorities

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — A Tamil mother who spent nearly 17 years searching for her two sons and son-in-law, who disappeared after surrendering to Sri Lankan military forces during the final days of the country’s civil war, has died without learning their fate. Murugesupillai Sellamma, 74, from the Muthaiyankattu area of Mullaitivu District, died on April 27, according to relatives and local advocacy groups. Her death comes after years of public protests, appeals, and activism demanding truth an

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines who was facing charges in one of Sri Lanka’s most consequential corruption investigations, was found dead on Thursday at a residence in Colombo’s Kollupitiya neighborhood, police said. He was 58. The death came one day after a Colombo court ordered his rearrest over what prosecutors described as violations of his bail conditions. Police said they suspected suicide. Investigations are continuing. Mr. Chand

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — The family of Arul Payas, the youth killed in a police shooting in Jaffna’s Allaipiddy area earlier this year, publicly accused Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday of denying them justice, alleging intimidation, institutional indifference, and political abandonment in the months following his death. Speaking through tears at a press conference held at the Jaffna Media Centre, relatives said their efforts to seek accountability, including a visit to Colombo in hopes of meetin