Long before the first dish was placed at the Jaffna food festival at Cinnamon Bentota Beach, a dedicated team of staff and culinary staff journeyed to Jaffna. In the North they stepped out of ...

Soar over Jaffna, Sri Lanka, where the star-shaped ramparts of the Jaffna Fort stand as a monumental testament to the city’s complex colonial and military history. The drone captures the massive ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains images and descriptions that some readers may find distsurbing. Two human skeletons lie entangled on the rough earth – the arms of one wrapped around the other’s ...

The Clean Sri Lanka initiative, a flagship government programme aimed at building a thriving nation and a beautiful life, was launched in the Northern Province today (13), with a district-level event ...

The former India U19 player's lawyers have denied the allegations, with the court ordering that he remain in custody until July 31 as investigations continue The former India U19 player's lawyers have ...

A mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district,which has drawn domestic and international attention, is putting to test the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government’s pledge to address Tamil ...

Chemmani, Sri Lanka — Less than 100 metres (328 ft) from a busy road, policemen stand on watch behind a pair of rust coloured gates that lead to a cemetery in the outskirts of Jaffna, the capital of ...

The district of ‘Little Jaffna’ in Paris is the heart of a vibrant Tamil community, where Michael, a young police officer, is assigned to infiltrate a criminal group known for extortion and money ...

Sri Lanka cricket great Sanath Jayasuriya has made a heartfelt appeal to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to the island nation. While acknowledging India's continued support ...

Running from Colombo to Jaffna, the Yal Devi Express is a lifeline between two previously warring communities Adrian is a widely-commended journalist who spent 20 years as a senior member of The ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Tamil residents in Thaiyiddy (Jaffna) were the victims of a truly “unethical” expropriation after the military seized the area, displaced locals, and remained after the civil war ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to participate in several programs in Jaffna today (31). The Jaffna District Coordination Committee meeting, which will discuss the ongoing development ...