Sri Lanka is set to reach three million tourists by 2025, as the island bounces back from its economic crisis, aiming to boost revenue and showcase its vibrant ...

When I think of ‘Gangaramaya Navam Perahera’ the name of the then chief incumbent thera, Venerable Galaboda Gnanissara Thero ...

The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

Pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by medical specialists – doctors – are taken universally. This brand of medicine named allopathic medicine, also known as biomedicine, conventional/ mainstream /or ...

From misty Pekoe trails in Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai’s temple circuits, these are our top 25 picks for places to visit in Asia in 2025.

The translation of the Tripitaka into Sinhala, the creation of an encyclopedia on Buddhism in English, and the restoration of the Dalada Maligawa were all carried ... letters as a true patriotic son ...

In his opinion piece in The Island (24-01-2015) Professor O.I. Illeperuma urges the authorities to re-open the Maligawa road immediately. I, for one, share Professor Illeperuma’s great concern with ...

Venturing further in the city of Kandy, the air is thick ... also known as Sri Dalada Maligawa. Here, it is believed that the sacred tooth of Gautama Buddha was in Kalinga, India and was smuggled back ...