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Panelists attend the Central Asia Forum 2024 organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, together with the Geopolitical Cartographer, at the Granbell Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug.
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: Sri Lanka: Authorities Target Religious Minorities
(New York) – Sri Lankan authorities are conducting a campaign to deny Hindus and other religious minorities access to places of worship and other property and redesignate locations as Buddhist sites, ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: Buddhist Vesak festival brings religions together in Sri Lanka
The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: Sri Lanka sets up special unit to probe 'insults to religion'
Sri Lanka has established a special police unit to probe insults to religion after a controversial pastor and a self-proclaimed monk were held for deriding Lord Buddha and Buddhism. "A distinct unit ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: Nationalism of two kinds threatens Sri Lanka’s Christians
For decades, religious persecution in Sri Lanka was framed mainly as Sinhala-Buddhist nationalist campaigns against Christians and Muslims, but a growing body of research points to a less-examined ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: Sri Lanka’s survival in the face of its geographic destiny – II
Sinhalese Tamil solidarity is indispensable for unitary Sri Lanka’s future survival in the face of its unalterable geographic destiny, especially in view of the global problem of steadily growing ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Religion: This city is hidden in Sri Lanka’s mountains... here’s what he found
Surrounded by the hills of central Sri Lanka, Kandy offers a very different side of the country. From its busy streets and local culture to its famous religious landmarks and mountain setting, this ...