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Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith Athulathmudali served Parliament for over 14 years as the UNP MP for Ratmalana. He held several important ministerial portfolios. Among these were Minister of Trade and ...

Given how hilarious Posey's exaggerated Southern drawl is, it was only a matter of time for a cast member from Saturday Night Live to put their own spin on the fan favorite The White Lotus character, ...

For architect Shereen Amendra, the fascination of the Mahathupa (the original Pali name which she prefers) began when she was a teenager. Her mother Doreen Alles’s copy of the Mahavamsa much-thumbed ...

Bangkok is a vibrant, exciting and sometimes overwhelming city. Check out this ideal 2 day itinerary to get a taste of the ...

Faithful leave the the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore after visiting the tomb of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who ...

A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...

A momentous discovery was made by a group of farmers in the Shaanxi province, China, on 29 March 1974. Yang Zhifa, his five ...

Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church's most celebrated ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime , exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

When cynical detachment stands in the way of productive action, non-attachment offers a grieving process that can fuel ...