A very disturbing aspect of the recent Akuregoda double murder – of a lawyer and his wife – is that the wife wasn’t spared by ...

The constitution of the island nation of around 22 million people states that Buddhism is the state religion, though freedom of religion is protected by law. The charter also states that the ...

A Colombo protest revives a long-running debate over Buddhism’s “foremost place” and minority rights. COLOMBO — Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in Sri Lanka’s capital on February 20, pressing the ...

Sri Lanka has rarely convicted Buddhist monks, but the leader of the BBS, a right-wing Sinhala-Buddhist nationalist group, was sentenced to nine months in prison in 2025 and four years in 2024 for his ...

Hardly a week goes by, when someone in this country does not preach to us about the great, long lasting and noble nature of ...

A group of influential Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka has criticized the government, accusing it of an organized campaign to undermine Buddhism and monks. They issued a 10-point ultimatum urging ...

Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka rallied in Colombo, demanding a greater role in state affairs and adherence to Buddhist ...

COLOMBO: Hundreds of Buddhist monks rallied in Sri Lanka's capital on Friday to protest alleged government disrespect of their religion and disregard for a long-standing tradition that they be ...

A Buddhist statue removed by the Police in a controversial manner in Trincomalee was reinstalled today afternoon, subject to getting final state approval to use the location. The controversy had risen ...

Sri Lanka’s love for dogs is wholesome and beautiful. But, behind every wagging tail lurks a public health crisis that kills ...

If the 20th century French philosopher Michel Foucault had been a modern Sri Lankan politician, he might have skipped a schooling at Sorbonne, and tried his hand at stand-up – simply in order to essay ...