Jaffna Lagoon is a large lagoon, about 400 km, opening in the southwest into the Palk Bay and in the northwest, between Kayts and the most western tip of the peninsula. The study assessed the ...

Researched and written by Mr. Rama Somasunderam retired State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport (1990) and retired Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Mahaweli (SLAS). This was called the ...

The migratory bird season this year has come to Jaffna with large number of species of migratory birds are seen in lagoons and beach areas. Many birdwatchers both foreign and local visit various spots ...

Post-civil-war Jaffna is now open to tourists, and with fabulous food, friendly people and scenic spots, it's a must-see Sangupiddy Bridge takes you across the Jaffna Lagoon into an area of the ...

Through flat, arid land on one side and the gentle ripples of the lagoon on the other, we end up, finally, at a sprawling old bungalow in the quiet village, right opposite the wall of Jaffna College.

At the side of the Jaffna lagoon, guarding the town is the huge Dutch fort, the 2nd largest in the country. It was used by both sides during the war and was heavily damaged.

Sunday, April 3 was a landmark for the historic city of Jaffna, as well as for Sri Lanka tourism. In the wake of cool breeze blowing across the nearby Jaffna lagoon, President Maithripala Sirisena ...

Two kilos of TNT explosives and four detonators have been recovered from a lagoon in the Passaiyoor area in Jaffna. Special Task Force (STF) officers recovered the explosives concealed in eight ...

The pro-Tiger website, Tamil net, says once built the new army garrison would complete a defence chain along the Jaffna lagoon coast as a formidable bulwark against any onslaught from the mainland.

Long out of bounds for travellers, because of the war, the city of Jaffna, and its peninsula, is now safe for travel and there's even a new railway line.