Thavarathnam Pushparani fought on the front lines for the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels against the Sri Lankan forces in ...

Although the country nationalized private schools in 1960, "We have full freedom and dignity," said Apostolic Carmel ...

“Come, come and eat with us!” came the cry from a family grouping eagerly tucking into rice and curry spread out on a banana ...

She was born in eastern Sri Lanka and while still in school, her family had to move ... My husband died in battle in 1996 and my children were raised in the "Sencholai" home, run by the ...

With no official recognition or financial assistance, many refugee children have been unable to attend school. Left without ... Meanwhile, the new government in Sri Lanka has assured them of ...

While the LRH manages children in the age group 0-14 years, Dr. Wijetunge’s team also holds a weekly clinic for adolescents at Colombo’s National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL ... at around 6-7 years ...