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News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: Jaffna Sri Lanka: Drone tour of the historic northern peninsula

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/jaffna-sri-lanka-drone-tour-of-the-historic-northern-peninsula/vi-AA27tdO1

Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026

Soar over Jaffna, Sri Lanka, where the star-shaped ramparts of the Jaffna Fort stand as a monumental testament to the city’s complex colonial and military history. The drone captures the massive ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life

News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-northern-sri-lanka-oldest-settlement.html

Published on: Friday 08 May 2026

A study published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology has identified the earliest evidence of prehistoric occupation by island dwellers of northern Sri Lanka. Long thought to be ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: Sri Lankan hoteliers bet big on Northern Province's beaches, history for tourism growth

News channel or source: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/11/sri-lankan-hoteliers-bet-big-on-northern-provinces-beaches-history-for-tourism-growth.html

Published on: Wednesday 11 May 2016

Untouched beaches, new instrastructure, history aplenty - Sri Lankan hoteliers are keen to show international tourists that there are upsides to holidaying in a former war zone. Jetwing chairman Hiran ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: Battle scars: Sri Lanka's north counts the cost of a 26-year war

News channel or source: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/27/sri-lanks-northern-province-poorer-undeveloped-after-26-year-civil-war-with-tamil-tigers.html

Published on: Wednesday 27 April 2016

Seven years after the end of a devastating civil war, Sri Lanka's northern province lags behind the rest of the country on economic development, and the catch-up process is proving long and tough. The ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: ANCIENT BUDDHIST HERITAGE IN THE NORTH SRI LANKA-AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLICATION BY DR CHANNA JAYASUMANA

News channel or source: https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/07/08/ancient-buddhist-heritage-in-the-north-sri-lanka-an-exceptional-publication-by-dr-channa-jayasumana/

Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026

ANCIENT BUDDHIST HERITAGE IN THE NORTH SRI LANKA is a book published in Sinhala which the author is planning to translate into English. The book consists of 40 cm by 30 cm 168 pages and is illustrated ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » History: Sri Lanka: Community Contributions Redevelop the North and East

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2018/10/16/redeveloping-northern-and-eastern-sri-lanka-through-community-contributions

Published on: Tuesday 16 October 2018

After being isolated for long periods during the war, the North and East provinces are in the midst of recovering from a traumatic past. With contributions from the North and East Local Services ...