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

I hired a van and set off to what, for me, was an unknown destination. But where to stay? I discovered afterwards that I could have been right in the centre of town by staying at the newly opened ...

Visiting the peninsula which is hot and sunny most of the year, the best place to cool yourself is the newly built Tilko Jaffna City Hotel. Managing Director, Thilak T. Thilagaraj Hailed as the first ...

Efforts by government troops to secure control of a main highway that links mainland Sri Lanka to the northern Jaffna peninsula came a step closer Thursday when they re-captured Pallai, a palm-fringed ...

With its strategic location, international airport, and growing economy, the city serves as a major gateway to South India.

A Catholic schoolmaster from Eeachamottai in Jaffna was Virakesari’s Jaffna City correspondent, but he was not very active. So Sellathurai had to double up as Jaffna correspondent too.

While acknowledging India's continued support during Sri Lanka’s most challenging times, Jayasuriya asked for India’s help in building an international cricket stadium in Jaffna -- an area in ...