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6 dead as floods inundate parts of India, Bangladesh

6 dead as floods inundate parts of India, Bangladesh

Japan's top court rules eugenics law unconstitutional

Japan's top court rules eugenics law unconstitutional

Stampede at religious gathering kills 121 in India

Stampede at religious gathering kills 121 in India

Myanmar’s Shan state sees surge in violence

Myanmar’s Shan state sees surge in violence

India overhauls colonial-era criminal codes

India overhauls colonial-era criminal codes

20 inmates stage Pakistan jailbreak, 1 killed

20 inmates stage Pakistan jailbreak, 1 killed

Sri Lanka withholds Muslim girls’ exam results

Sri Lanka withholds Muslim girls’ exam results

Indonesia nabs 103 Taiwanese for cyber fraud

Indonesia nabs 103 Taiwanese for cyber fraud

Investigators search site of S. Korea lithium factory fire

Investigators search site of S. Korea lithium factory fire

Rubatheesan Sandran

Rubatheesan Sandran

Sandran Rubatheesan is a freelance journalist and documentary photographer based in Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka. He has been covering issues linked to human rights, the environment and fisheries in post-war Sri Lanka since 2014 for national and international media.

Sri Lankan cardinal rejects parliamentary allegations

Sri Lankan cardinal rejects parliamentary allegations

Tuesday April 30, 2024, Rubatheesan Sandran

During a debate, parliamentarians accused Malcolm Ranjith of politicizing the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings ahead of polls

Sri Lankan Church seeks fair probe, justice over Easter attacks

Sri Lankan Church seeks fair probe, justice over Easter attacks

Monday April 22, 2024

Deadly bombings at churches, hotels left 279 people, mostly Catholic mass-goers, killed and wounded over 500

Sri Lankan Church skeptical of opposition poll promise

Sri Lankan Church skeptical of opposition poll promise

Friday April 19, 2024, Rubatheesan Sandran

The main opposition and a left-leaning party assure Cardinal Ranjith of an international probe into the Easter Sunday attack

Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday victims on the path to sainthood

Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday victims on the path to sainthood

Thursday April 18, 2024

Even on the fifth anniversary of the terror attack in the Indian Ocean nation, the perpetrators are still at large

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Sri Lankan shrine stands tall despite Dutch persecution and civil war

Sri Lankan shrine stands tall despite Dutch persecution and civil war

Tuesday April 16, 2024

Sri Lankan Catholics celebrate the centenary of Pope Benedict XV recognizing their Marian devotion

Sri Lanka’s ex-prez dodges court over Easter attack remarks

Sri Lanka’s ex-prez dodges court over Easter attack remarks

Friday April 5, 2024

Maithripala Sirisena recently made explosives claims that he knows the ‘real masterminds’ behind the 2019 bombings

Sri Lankan fishers not amused by Katchatheevu row

Sri Lankan fishers not amused by Katchatheevu row

Thursday April 4, 2024

Since March 31, Prime Minister Modi has been repeatedly talking on the 81-hectare uninhabited island in the Palk Straits

Sri Lankan ex-prez accuses Church of having role in his ouster

Sri Lankan ex-prez accuses Church of having role in his ouster

Monday March 18, 2024

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s memoir claims regular dinner invitations from Cardinal Ranjith until the 2019 Easter Sunday attack

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Power plant spells misery for Sri Lankan fisherfolk

Power plant spells misery for Sri Lankan fisherfolk

Tuesday March 5, 2024, Rubatheesan Sandran

Wind power plant in Mannar has negative impacts on local environment and fishing communities, locals and activists say

Indian fishers to boycott St. Anthony’s feast on Sri Lankan island

Indian fishers to boycott St. Anthony’s feast on Sri Lankan island

Thursday February 22, 2024, Rubatheesan Sandran

Fisherpeople from Tamil Nadu are angry over the conviction of their 23 coworkers of illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters

New ferry service to heal scars of Sri Lanka's civil war

New ferry service to heal scars of Sri Lanka's civil war

Wednesday October 25, 2023, Rubatheesan Sandran

The high-speed service between India’s Tamil Nadu and Jaffna took off on its maiden journey on Oct. 15

Lankan Church ups bid for independent probe into bombings

Lankan Church ups bid for independent probe into bombings

Tuesday October 17, 2023, Rubatheesan Sandran

Role of intelligence service in 2019 Easter attacks, subsequent investigations need addressing, it says

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