Mechanisms are needed to prevent them from losing their identity, lands, resources and equality, they say (UCAN) Leaders, representing indigenous people in Sri Lanka, have called on the government to ...

Leaders representing indigenous people in Sri Lanka have called on the government to formulate a special law to protect their rights and provide proper access to courts in case these rights are ...

A global abuse tracker has released a list of 84 priests accused of sexual abuse in the Philippines, alleging that they ...

A new Sinhala-language book, Sunil Santhage Cinema Gee Pawatha (The Story of Sunil Santha’s Film Songs), published by the Sunil Santha ...

This commitment came during a discussion held at the Parliament Complex on 22 January, focusing on the progress of a Parliamentary bill.

Paddy farmers for generations, practised traditional methods of sowing, ploughing, harvesting and preserving indigenous paddy seeds and cultivated on fields free from chemical fertiliser and harmful ...

China is on a clear course to become the world’s first “electrostate" — and is likely to eclipse the U.S. in atomic power in ...

World-famous Ceylon tea isn't just Sri Lanka's lifeblood; their streets practically pulse with it. Vendors on almost every ...

The Independence Day celebrated in Sri Lanka on February 4 must be given new meaning. We are just days away from celebrating ...