“The strategic and economic importance of Jaffna was first realised by the Portuguese,” KD Paranavitana, professor of humanities at the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in Mihintale, wrote in ...

Nowadays the 33 year long war between the armed forces of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is slowly receding into memory. The LTTE, known generally as the tigers, was ...

"Here, organising demonstrations has always been met with state violence," says Anushani Alagarajah, a Tamil civil rights activist based in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. "There are always two ...

The UK-Sri Lanka Trade Mission concluded its Jaffna programme on December 4, offering a significant boost to women entrepreneurs in the Northern region by connecting them with UK buyers and ...

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Her Excellency Miyon Lee, met with the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. (Dr.) Asoka Ranwala, on the 4 th of December at the Parliament. The Secretary ...