09/11/2011
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Sunday Times
By Kishali Pinto Jayawardene
On the A-9 road from Kandy to Jaffna, bullet scarred palmyrah palms that once lined long stretches where intense fighting between government troops and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam had taken place, are no longer to be seen. Many of these dead or dying trees have been chopped down, accentuating an unforgettably arid landscape that has seen enough death and destruction for decades to come.
08/29/2011
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Vimeo, YATV
- M A Sumantiran talks on the outcome of the LG elections in the north and the proposed PSC
- Jaffna Journalist attacked- a blow to media freedom
- Taking the bus to Jaffna
- Ahilan Kadiragamar’s views on developments in Jaffna following elections
02/23/2011
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The following photo-essay depicts some of the deplorable conditions facing war refugees as seen alongside the A9 highway, which connects Kandy in the central highlands to the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka's north.
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12/25/2010
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NDTV
[video] A year and a half after the LTTE was defeated, the former borders are still obvious. And along the way to Jaffna, there are constant reminders of the war that raged for nearly three decades.
09/03/2010
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Daily News
A major road rehabilitation and development project is to be undertaken by the Government with Chinese financial assistance in the Northern Province. Accordingly, 332 km length of roads inclusive of Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway will be developed and modernized on a proposal by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
03/31/2010
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Time
The civil war in Sri Lanka may be over, but you can buy a landmine on the side of the road in Jaffna — though they're more likely to explode in your mouth than anywhere else. In the main city on Sri Lanka's northernmost peninsula, besieged by two and half decades of bloody sectarian violence until last May, the spicy samosa sold by street vendors throughout the city is still known by its nom-de-guerre: "midi-vedi," the Tamil word for landmine.
02/22/2010
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The Hindu
The state-run English weekly Sunday Observer quoted Tourism Minister Achala Jagoda as saying nearly 550,000 local and foreign tourists had toured Jaffna via A-9 road during last week.
The number quoted has come as a surprise to observers particularly since the Northern Province is still virtually out of bounds for foreigners and there is very little tourism infrastructure on the ground in the war-ravaged province.
02/14/2010
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Sunday Observer
(FROM FEBRUARY) Around 200,000 local and foreign tourits have visted Jaffna during the last week due to the steps taken by the Government to eradicate terrorism from the country.