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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Public urged to be vigilant: Free antibiotics for high-risk individuals: Seven individuals have been confirmed dead at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital due to leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever.

"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 ...

There will be mostly sunny skies. The high will be 86° on this very humid day. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant PM2.5 7.2 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It ...

They identified the suspect as 32-year-old Prasanna Nallalingam aka Ajanthan Subramaniyam, once a member of the Jaffna based ‘Avva Group ... At the time of the attack, Nallalingam was wanted in Sri ...

Opener Kusal Mendis hit a sparkling knock of unbeaten 79 in 23 balls while young leg spinner Dunith Wellalage had impressive figures of 3 for 5 as Jaffna Titans continued ... with 4.2 overs to spare ...

According to a release from the Lanka T10 Super League, Jaffna Titans continued their stellar performance in the competition, defeating Galle Marvels by 7 wickets. Chasing a target of 106 ...