Sri Lanka News » Northern News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: From Partner to Patron: How India is influencing control over Sri Lanka’s Northern Province
The Northern Province, comprises Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya. India is heavily influencing Northern society in multiple ways. Many of these post-war partnerships are turning ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Poor families in northern Sri Lanka flee to India to avoid hunger
Reports indicate that dozens of poor families from northern Sri Lanka have fled to southern India, including Tamil Nadu, in the past four months to avoid hunger. Rising prices and shortages of ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Mass protests in Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern provinces against Wickremesinghe’s Anti-Terrorism Bill
Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged northern and eastern provinces were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by a mass hartal (strike and business closure) in protest against President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s new ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Reflected a Regional Divide
Sri Lanka’s September 21 presidential election – the first since the protests in 2022 that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa – has been praised for the lack of election violence and the ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: UNHCR protection network brings hope to abused women in northern Sri Lanka
MANNAR, Sri Lanka, November 29 (UNHCR) - A wave of relief and happiness washed over Shanthi* as she watched her grandmother walk into the UNHCR office in Mannar. After years of sexual and physical ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Q&A: Northern Sri Lanka emerges from conflict but challenges remain
GENEVA, April 7 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have just released a report that examines the impact of a cash grant provided by UNHCR to help ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: 3 ways to make social protection work for Sri Lanka’s poor and vulnerable
One-fourth of Sri Lankans are living in poverty, yet more than 50% are not covered by social protection schemes Fragmentation and poor governance have resulted in an inefficient social protection ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: ANCIENT BUDDHIST HERITAGE IN THE NORTH SRI LANKA-AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLICATION BY DR CHANNA JAYASUMANA
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 ...