Cheered by tens of thousands of people, a train decorated with banana trees and colorful flower garlands has arrived in Sri Lanka's northern Tamil heartland, 24 years after the "Queen of Jaffna ...

COLOMBO — When a group of herpetologists ventured into Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s north to conduct their first herpetological field survey of the peninsula, they were largely lured by the unknown.

The Jaffna Peninsula at the northern tip of Sri Lanka, off-limits for decades because of the country’s civil war, is home to one of the richest collections of corals on the island, a study shows.

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - More than two decades after its destruction in Sri Lanka's civil war, the rail link between the capital Colombo and the northern city of Jaffna re-opened on Monday ...

The suspension, which began in 1990 due to the establishment of the Palaly High-Security Zone, had effectively cut off public transport access along this vital Northern route.

Fifteen months have now passed since the ceasefire agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), struck between the Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in ...

The borders of the militarised zone here have been slowly contracting to the current 6500 acres – one-fortieth of the Jaffna landmass. Reportedly the most heavily-mined zone in the peninsula and ...

Military sources said that in line with an ongoing land releasing project, authorised by the government, 40.70 acres of land, comprising three land plots situated within the Jaffna High Security Zone ...

Jaffna and Galle Zone 2 recorded their third successive win of the SLC Under-19 Provincial Youth League Limited Overs Cricket Tournament to maintain an unbeaten record. A quick-fire 25-balls 71 ...

Jaffna and Galle Zone 2 recorded their third successive win of the SLC Under-19 Provincial Youth League Limited Overs Cricket Tournament to maintain an unbeaten record. ..