COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – 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 back ...

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CROWD the football pitch of this battle-scarred city. No games have been played here for ages, but today, at least, there is something to cheer. A half-dozen lorries trundle in, ...

The dusty army checkpoint along the infamous A9 highway was the first sign I’d entered the “other” Sri Lanka -- the one that required an additional copy of my passport, my purpose and an inspection of ...

The British prime minister has travelled to Jaffna, the area of Sri Lanka that saw the worst of the war between the country's soldiers and ethnic Tamil rebels fighting for independence. Hundreds of ...

A strong backlash from politicians and intellectuals in Jaffna, over the renaming the India-built Jaffna Cultural Centre as Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre, has prompted Indian authorities to put up yet ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. It's the smells I remember most from Dave's place: the powerful aromas of curry leaves and mustard seeds, of turmeric and chilli powder, ...

Alliance Air will resume its flight services connecting Chennai and Sri Lanka’s northern city of Jaffna next week, after a nearly three-year, pandemic-induced break. “The operations will resume on ...

20-odd kilometres north of Jaffna, the coastal village of Ilaivalai, quiet against the gentle waves of the Palk Straits with tiny, traditional fishing boats and their empty nets drying on a beach ...

Some families in Jaffna have seen rentals surge after the end of the civil war Selvarajah Ragunathan greets me warmly at his Jaffna home. His face is kindly but furrowed with sadness. He lost his ...

Some families in Jaffna have seen rentals surge after the end of the civil war Selvarajah Ragunathan greets me warmly at his Jaffna home. His face is kindly but furrowed with sadness. He lost his ...