Sri Lanka News News Sri Lanka » Religion: Sri Lanka’s Protests Transcend Ethnic, Religious Divisions
New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift Sri Lankans hold up their mobile phone torches during a vigil condemning police shooting at protesters in Rambukkana, 90 ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Sri Lankans Are Positive About Religious Diversity, Says Pew Survey
Although Sri Lanka suffered decades of violent ethnic conflict, Sri Lankans seem to have positive attitudes toward people of other religions – despite the fact that most see religion as key to their ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: 6. Religious diversity and national identity
Many people throughout the countries surveyed – including all major religious groups – express a general acceptance of religious diversity. For example, large majorities in each country say they would ...
News Sri Lanka » 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 » Religion: 4. Religious practices
From the 98% of Indonesians who say religion is very important in their lives to the 96% of Cambodians who burn incense, people in the countries surveyed generally appear to be highly religious, based ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: HRW calls for renewed UN resolution to address repression of Sri Lanka religious minorities
Human Rights Watch reported on Sunday that Sri Lankan authorities are repressing Hindus as well as other religious minorities, calling for a renewed UN resolution in an attempt to counter the ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Buddhist Holiday Has Sri Lanka Pondering the Place of Religion
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — It was time to reclaim the holiday. To put the Buddha back into Vesak, so to speak. But as Sri Lankans prepared to celebrate Vesak, the holiday this week commemorating Buddha’s ...
News Sri Lanka » 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 » Religion: Thailand, Sri Lanka deepen ties at 70 years
As Thailand and Sri Lanka mark 70 years of formal diplomatic relations next Thursday, both nations celebrate not only modern cooperation but a spiritual and cultural bond that has endured for more ...
News Sri Lanka » Religion: Sri Lanka to install rooftop solar at religious sites
Sri Lanka to install rooftop solar at religious sites Buddhist temples, churches, mosques and Hindu temples across Sri Lanka are receiving 5 kW rooftop solar installations free of charge. The project, ...