Government reported $1b of FDI last year, but officials feel it is not enough Jaffna, Sri Lanka: From foreign hotel towers sprouting on Colombo’s seafront to the new motorbikes and mobile phones ...

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

Lanka’s ‘people’s dynasty’ — help or harm for growth? By Frank Jack Daniel/Reuters/Jaffna From foreign hotel towers sprouting on Colombo’s seafront to the new motorbikes and mobile ...

Property prices in Jaffna are surging as families relocate and the region undergoes transformation after the end of the civil war.

Jaffna people go about it with such vigour, but I couldn't see that happening any more. "In fact, people look like they are living day by day, as if there is no future for them." Special permits. Her ...

People in Jaffna still live in fear, says the JVP MP Hundreds of people have joined a protest in the northern Sri Lanka town of Jaffna against the recent spate of abductions, organisers say.

The London Indian Film Festival will open its 16th edition with the U.K. premiere of “Little Jaffna.” Directed by Lawrence Valin, the film, which he also co-wrote and stars in, explores the ...

The case is currently being heard at the Jaffna Court. The petition, filed by the association of relatives of missing persons during the war, seeks a fresh order compelling Rajapaksa to appear as a ...

Lawrence Valin‘s feature directorial debut “Little Jaffna” is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.The first clip has been unveiled from the film. The film, which Valin ...

The Jaffna Public Library, destroyed in 1981 and rebuilt twice since, once sat in a no man's land between warring forces. It's been fully restored and become a haven for readers young and old.

Text and Pix by Dinasena Ratugamage The Jaffna Potato Growers’ Association yesterday welcomed the government decision to impose a 50-rupee duty on each kilo of imported potato. Vice President of the ...