Bodh Gaya (or Buddha Gaya as it is called in Sri Lanka), is the place where the Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was a major ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

As declared, 77 years have gone by since gaining political freedom in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this is the right moment to reflect on the cultural and ideological shifts that have shaped the nation. One ...

Sri Lanka’s island charm is as vivid as it is varied. With a blend of flowering spice groves, lush tea plantations and ...

Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: ...

Every year on February 4, Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day, a special day for our beautiful island. It’s a day to ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) by Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby “People were nourished by ...

To honour Prof. Asanga Tilakaratne, a scholar of international renown, for his five-decadelong service to Buddhist and ...

The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka’s (RASSL) lecture this month is on ‘A Comparative Analysis of the Early Buddhism and Upanishad Philosophy’. It will be delivered by attorney-at-law Yalith ...

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, has renewed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The total value of the ...

Drawn by sunshine, a wealth of historic sites such as Sigiriya and a strong pound-to-rupee conversion offering excellent value, British visitors to Sri Lanka ... one of Buddhism’s holiest ...

Sri Lanka put in a superb team performance to beat West Indies by 81 runs and continue their excellent start to the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. After winning the toss and choosing to bat ...