These disputes are intertwined with issues of ownership, control and access, which have been persistent drivers of conflict in these areas. The identification of certain sites as Sinhala Buddhist ...

JAFFNA/MULLAITIVU: In the Tamil-majority northern province of Sri Lanka, as a road turns uphill towards Old Chemmalai, near ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake landed in Bihar earlier today and paid a visit to the Mahabodhi Temple in ...

Upon his arrival, Dissanayake was received by senior government officials at the Gaya Airport. Subsequently, the Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, a UNESCO world heritage site. He prayed at the temple and the sacred Bodhi Tree during his visit, which ...