The Opposition has been asking the NPP government to release the report of a special committee appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to probe an alleged racket where 323 red-flagged freight ...

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Mahabodhi Society of India, will commemorate Āshāḍha ...

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) in collaboration with the Mahabodhi Society of India will mark Ashadha Purnima at Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath on July 10, the Ministry of Culture said on ...

One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the rectangular courtyard of the Hemis monastery. They began ...

For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

Rupert Parker explores Sri Lanka’s Jaffna Peninsula by bicycle Jaffa is still not on most traveller’s itineraries, perhaps because the region is still relatively underdeveloped. The surrounding ...

This is why the final wall must now be built not out of hatred, but out of heritage. Not to divide, but to defend. The robe is not a symbol it is a legacy. The Dhamma is not a sermon it is a ...

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

Tensin Gyatso – turns 90 on July 6 this year. Recent videos have shown him dependent on others to walk even short distances, ...

Brewer Schoeller may call Palm Beach home, but she finds her greatest purpose—and true human connection—in her global travels ...

Flydubai marked a significant milestone this week, celebrating 15 years of continuous service to Sri Lanka. Since commencing operations, the airline has played a vital role in connecting Sri Lanka ...

The Sri Lankan Conflict Sri Lanka’s government has scored a string of wins in its long-standing civil war with Tamil militants. But it faces the challenge of integrating its Tamil minority ...