Prominent Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Pallegama Hemarathana has been suspended following charges of child abuse. This comes after sustained public pressure and criticism over delayed action by ...
Ahead of a major Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka, a purported newspaper clipping was shared in posts falsely claiming ...
Recently, the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting ...
The revelation that a large number of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka are accused of abusing children was made in response to a freedom of information request by OCCRP. It comes as the country grapples ...
Rooted in Buddhist teachings, Sri Lanka's roadside dansal offer free food and drinks to strangers – and this year, the ...
The Tamil Hindu civilizational links with South India are widely recognised and remain visibly alive through language, temple ...
The Forgotten Lunar Calendar Documentary Feature, 59 minutes Written and Directed by Sharni Jayawardena Produced by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies Sharni Jayawardena’s film ‘Just a Phase’ ...
Religion reporter Luis Andres Henao turned years of patient source cultivation and trust-building into an exclusive, ...
A Sri Lankan court has released a senior Buddhist monk on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor ...
On 6 May 2026, I wrote an essay in this column titled, ‘Monks, the Law and the Future of the Buddhist Monastic Order.’ While my point of departure was the arrest of 22 Buddhist monks on narcotics ...
The governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka has not introduced a quota system mandating the make-up of future squads, ...
Sirancee Gunawardena, the author of ‘Palm leaf manuscripts of Sri Lanka ‘ (1977) met J. Pannila of Artigala south, Hanwella when she was researching palm leaf manuscripts. He was then a village elder ...
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