THE nation's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre ...

Karunatilleke and Hemapriya, who were friends, saw the significance of Maduru Oya for Eelam. Tamil settlements would strengthen Eelam. A Sinhala settlement there could puncture Eelam. They turned to ...

Sri Lanka’s main elephant ­orphanage has marked its 50th ­anniversary with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece ...

The Chinese government venerates Kumarajiva not only for his contributions to Buddhism but also as a symbol of China’s ...

The career of the colonial politician is short & ends the acclamation of words for power; as soon as our bluff is called we are lost. Politics for us are a do-or-die, once-for-all charge. Once we are ...

Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was famously denounced as an “unmitigated rascal” by the New York Times in 1871. In Sri Lanka, however, he is still remembered as the revered legend of Buddhist revival—and, ...

The excavation team discovered ancient wall remnants, a giant palm replica, and three colossal Buddha heads with elongated ...

Indian High Commission in Colombo marked a significant milestone with the launch of the Sinhala translations of five Jataka Tales Amar Chitra Katha comic books on Navam Full Moon ...

Chugging through the Highlands, windows down, doors open, is the best way to see the country’s emerald interior unfold — and this route is often lauded as one of the world’s greatest train journeys.

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender ...