Buddhism is the national religion of Sri Lanka ever since the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka 2300 years ago by Arahant Mahinda and ready acceptance and embracement of Buddhism by King Devanampiyatissa and his subjects. It has enjoyed full state patronage right up to the time that the country...
by RAJEEWA JAYAWEERA Refined, sophisticated and articulate Dr Shashi Tharoor (ST hereafter), an accomplished and skilled international civil servant, was in Sri Lanka a few days prior to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year break. He delivered the key note address at Dinesh Weerakkody’s book ‘Ranil Wickremesinghe: A Political Biography’....
According to the recent press reports, PM Ranil Wickremasinge visited India in order to meet his Indian counterpart, Modi, and to give the final consent on several issues of critical importance to Sri Lanka. Among such issues, one is the ETCA agreement. Throughout the recent past, Professionals National Front (PNF),...
by Neville Jayaweera Nationalism is a paradox. It imparts new life to moribund societies and launches them into new orbits. Paradoxically however, once restored to a new life, the selfsame societies tend to deny to other societies the new life they had striven so hard to achieve for themselves. When...
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