Mannar Correspondent – S.R. Lambart The government’s negotiations with fishermen demanding the release of their arrested counterparts ended in failure yesterday (27th).

Former Northern Province Health Minister, Dr. Gnana Gunaseelan, has reportedly sought asylum in a foreign country along with his family, citing threats to their safety and ongoing political persecution.

A protest was staged in Jaffna yesterday (Thursday) by the Island Fishermen’s Organization, demanding urgent action to prevent encroachments by Indian fishermen into Sri Lankan waters.

In response to the reductions in allowances introduced in the 2025 national budget, nurses across the country staged a one-hour protest yesterday (Thursday) in front of hospitals.

A vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident during a funeral procession in Kopay has been seized by the police.

(Mannar Correspondent - S.R. Lambart) Mannar’s historic Thiruketheeswaram Temple, one of the sacred sites praised in the hymns of the revered Nayanmars, witnessed a grand Maha Shivaratri celebration yesterday (February 26, 2025).

Thalawakele | P. Kethees In celebration of Maha Shivaratri, all Tamil schools in the Central Province will receive a special holiday on February 27, according to Central Province Education Director Nihal Alagakoon.

Sri Lanka’s export sector has recorded a significant boost, generating $1.3 billion in revenue in January 2025 alone, according to the Export Development Board (EDB).

MP Namal Rajapaksa has stated that blaming the Rajapaksas for all corruption cases allows the real culprits to escape accountability.

A violent knife attack in the Grandpass area of Colombo today has left one person dead and two others injured.