Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...

Nepal is calling on Sri Lanka to rekindle deep-rooted spiritual, cultural and ancestral ties as part of a renewed effort to ...

But rather than a transparent and merit-based selection process, an unsettling political undercurrent seems to be shaping the race for the judiciary’s top seat.

The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka have won the right to obtain national identity cards bearing their cherished title ‘Bhikkhuni' (nun), following a decade-long legal battle. On June 17, the Supreme Court ...

The Nayakkar kings of Kandy who succeeded the last Sinhala King, Veera Parakrama Narendra Sinha, embraced Buddhism. At that ...

A Buddhist temple celebrated the start of its Lent with the unveiling of a newly paved road. Wat Sriratanaram Monastery on ...

Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

Project for Samaneris/Bhikkhunis/Silmathas has been launched to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ...

When the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) arrived in Sri Lanka on July 30, 1987, New Delhi did not expect to be embroiled in a bloody conflict with the ...