Sri Lankan government officials and policy analysts declared that the long-running civil war in the country is nearing its end. The standard description of the conflict goes something like this: ...

Despite the government’s denials, the Sri Lankan army offensive against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is continuing with criminal indifference to the toll on the ...

Sri Lankan authorities have deployed armored vehicles and troops in the streets of the capital two days after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters, triggering a wave of violence across ...

Ethnic and religious divides. The 25-year-long Sri Lankan Civil War, starting in 1983, divided the Catholic community.. The war was fought against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ...

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Sri Lanka’s separatist Tamil rebels laid siege to the European-built fort, branded a symbol of colonial oppression, during the conflict that raged on the island until 2009. “There was damage ...

Julie Falconer reports about her recent visit to Sri Lanka, where she stayed at several unique hotels housed in converted colonial-era buildings. Read more of her stories on her London travel blog ...

JAFFNA: As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archaeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka’s centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ...

Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil rebels laid siege to the European-built fort, branded a symbol of colonial oppression, during the conflict that raged on the island until 2009. As an army of labourers ...