Language is commonly viewed as a neutral medium for communication. However, in many cultural contexts, particularly in ...

A quaint village in northern Jaffna is currently throwing up evidence of Sri Lanka’s gross human rights abuses and poor ...

SINGAPORE - The continuing presence in Singapore of vernacular mainstream media outlets like Tamil Murasu is not by chance, ...

Parai drumming, a traditional art form, was elevated to the national stage when Velu Aasan, a master parai player, received ...

The long twilight of the post-LTTE era cast its gentle, deceptive shadows over Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. For years, the ...

Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi held a media briefing yesterday to give ...

Rupert Parker explores Sri Lanka’s Jaffna Peninsula by bicycle Jaffa is still not on most traveller’s itineraries, perhaps because the region is still relatively underdeveloped. The surrounding ...

Promised immigration cuts have families waiting for reunification, including that of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker, worried.

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

The Northern Province, comprises Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya. India is heavily influencing Northern ...

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

Significantly, the word "Avurudu," celebrating Sri Lanka's cultural festivities, has been included in the dictionary. Avurudu ...