Massive killings if Mahinda returned to power - CBK

Mahinda Rajapaksa during his tenure as the President of Sri Lanka ran a police state and if he was successful in returning to power as Prime Minister in recent parliamentary polls the country would have experienced massive killings of innocents, according to former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. MORE..

September 6, 2015  12:39 am|

Police use water cannons on ‘Sihala Ravaya’ at Kuragala

Police today used water cannons to disperse a group of individual from the Sinhala Ravaya Organization, including Buddhist monks and laymen, after they attempted to disregard police orders and forcefully enter the Kuragala sacred site. MORE..

April 4, 2015  05:12 pm|

China ‘appreciates’ Sri Lanka’s stance on Dalai Lama invitation

China on Friday said it appreciated Sri Lanka’s stance on the Dalai Lama, as it seems unlikely their government would grant him a visa to visit. MORE..

April 4, 2015  12:18 am|

Probe launched into attack on Buddhist monk at Colombo school

Cinnamon Garden Police have launched an investigation into a complaint alleging that a Buddhist monk serving as a teacher at a leading school in Colombo was assaulted by the principal of the same school. MORE..

March 20, 2015  02:00 pm|

Modi’s Sri Lanka visit to push soft power & project India’s Buddhist links

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to visit Sri Lanka’s ancient capital Anuradhapura during his trip to the island nation next month, a move aimed at pushing India’s soft power and projecting the country’s Buddhist links in the region. MORE..

February 25, 2015  04:21 pm|