Representatives of the All Cey­lon Bud­dhist Con­gress, Pres­i­dent’s Coun­sel Man­o­hara R. De Sil­va and Pra­san­na De Al­wis high­ligh­t the harm­ful con­se­quen­ces of the 13th Amend­ment to the na­tion.

The law­yers who gave an in­sight in­to the 13th Amend­ment from a …

UN day of  Vesak was celebrated in Melbourne on 24^th  May 2014. Buddhists from Australia and hundreds of  Buddhists from  other countries such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia ,Singapore, Hong Kong, Tibet, Japan and …

President Mahinda Rajapaksa did not invite seemingly estranged leaders of coalition partners such as Champika Ranawaka and Wimal Weerawansa to accompany him to the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He did not invite his Prime …

By Susantha Goonatilake

(Courtesy of Daily News)

The USA had refused to give Modi a visa. And after Modi’s victory, Obama changed his colours and invited Modi to visit the US. It was like “kissing the hand that cannot be …

By Bandu de Silva

Commentaries which have appeared in the Sri Lankan media so far on the future policies that India under Modi government might follow have to be considered more speculative than analytical. There is a good reason for …

By Milinda Senevirathna

Narendra Modi is not just India’s new Prime Minister.  He’s also the latest gonibilla conjured by Indophiles, Eelamists, federalists and other fellow-travelers.  The ‘Specter of Modi’ is a good topic to write on, notwithstanding the fact that …

On 11th May 2014, a Vesak celebration and alms giving took place at the Buddhist Temple ( Das Buddhistsiche Haus) in Berlin – Frohnau organized on behalf of the German Dharmaduta Society, Colombo, by Mr. Tissa Weeraratna, Vice-President of the …

While all Sri Lankans celebrated another unforgettable anniversary of the victory over LTTE Tamil terrorism on 18^th and 19^th May 2014,  the  governor of the Northern province, Major General (retd) G.A. Chandrasiri grandly  commemorated  victory  in Jaffna.  The …

The Embassy of Sri Lanka together with the Sri Lankan Buddhist Community in the greater Washington area observed this year’s Vesak Poya Day on May 13^th, 2014 in the Embassy premises.

The Buddhists around the world celebrate the …

By Dr. Roslyn Fuller.

Several years ago, a British television channel ran a film entitled The Trial of Tony Blair.

Not only was it pretty funny, with the former British prime minister freely sharing with all and sundry the innumerable …