COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The “Queen of Jaffna,” a once-popular train linking the ethnic Tamil’s northern heartland to the rest of Sri Lanka before a bloody civil war cut the link 24 years ago, chugs ...

Enhancing Jaffna International Airport for Tourism Growth Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to enhance the Jaffna International ...

JAFFNA, SRI LANKA—War and neglect have taken a toll on Jaffna Fort, a star-shaped structure built in the seventeenth century by Dutch colonists on the Jaffa peninsula. Archaeologist Prashantha ...

First ever Sri Lankan six-part food and travel series premiers on National Geographic South Asia tomorrow ...

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- If you're in the mood to enjoy street snacks with a twist, Jaffna is the place to be. Jaffna's most distinctive aesthetic feature is its use of pink throughout its indoor and ...

The Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka, together with the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE), held an open-air meeting at Oori village in Karainagar on February 19. About ...

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016— The World Bank today approved a $55 million loan to Sri Lanka to improve urban services, preserve cultural and environmental assets, and improve livability in Jaffna, adding ...

Thousands of people trying to leave Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula are trapped by ethnic conflict. The peninsula is held by the Sri Lankan government. The territory just to the south is in the hands of ...

It was May 31, 1981 when early signs of the looming civil war broke out on the Jaffna peninsula of northern Sri Lanka. An organized Sinhala mob carried out an arson attack on the prestigious Jaffna ...

Sri Lanka is in the midst of a structural transformation and urbanization process with the potential of yielding profound implications on economic development and poverty alleviation. Rapidly growing ...