It is one of the most isolated landforms of continental origin, having split from the supercontinent of Gondwana millions of years ago.

Some 13 Indian fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters on the night of January 27 off the coast of Velvettiturai in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the navy said. It added that ...

Chandrabanu’s coins have been found in the north and there are place names such as Chavakaccheri in Jaffna peninsula . Around 1258, Jatavarman Sundara Pandya from the neighboring Tamil kingdom ...

“The JITF is the human connection that links the beautiful Jaffna peninsula with the rest of the country as well as the world,” Aasim Mukthar, CEO of Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS) ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Across the tiny ...

It's one of the nation's favourite craft TV shows, and so we're delighted that Landscape Artist of the Year is back with a brand new series, with a release date coming very soon. Actor and presenter ...

Davos: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Head of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya HE ...

Health authorities in northern Sri Lanka have appealed for more doctors to work in the Jaffna peninsula. There is an acute shortage of medics in the area, which was at the heart of fighting leading to ...

Prabhakaran permanently changed the Sri Lankan political landscape ... Jaffna following punishment transfers. These people suffered from severe work-related stress. Their anger and frustration were ...