Ahead of a major Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka, a purported newspaper clipping was shared in posts falsely claiming ...

Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka. This may at first appear an odd ...

Recently, the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting ...

A Sri Lankan court has released a senior Buddhist monk on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor ...

A senior Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has been stripped of his position following child abuse allegations. Pallegama Hemarathana was arrested and later bailed after being accused of abusing a ...

The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka inaugurated an exhibition on India's Buddhist heritage during the 2026 Vesak ...

Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of Buddhist monks rallied in the capital of Sri Lanka on Friday to protest alleged government disrespect of their religion and disregard for a long-standing ...

One of Sri Lanka's highest-ranking Buddhist monks has been arrested and sent to remand prison over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero ...

His Sept. 19 statement said Sri Lanka should continue to be a democratic socialist state with a multi-party system. Still, he added that the island nation's historical identity as a Buddhist country ...

The embassies of Sri Lanka and Nepal in Thailand, in collaboration with Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining ...