Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gnanasara Thero, head of Buddhist Power Force arrives with others at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic before the Buddhist monks ...

She rose to power in 1960 as a widow and mother of three, becoming the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister.

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...

JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, March 13, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / -- Sinhalese students led by Wasantha Mudalige, the covenor of Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) met with Tamil Jaffna University ...

The play Yakawewata Nandikadal was born out of workshops promoted by the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) with communities affected by the war. Based on real-life stories, it is ...

It has been now a year since Gotabaya Rajapaksa claimed the presidency of Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa’s ascent to the high office had been a process in the making: The populace was weary of the political ...

It was good to watch the cricket. But even better to see it in the context of visiting Sri Lanka, taking the mountain train, and exploring Kandy’s temples and parks. Overall, Sri Lanka is a very ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's most powerful Buddhist nationalist group rallied its hardline base on Sunday, saying they must aim to take democratic control of parliament to protect the ...