Astrology has been humanity’s obsession for centuries, if not millennia. The discipline sermonises personality and life events. It offers insights into karmic patterns of our life. The planets, the ...

I am writing this brief essay in connection with the felicitation ceremony for Emeritus Professor Asanga Tilakaratne, one of the foremost ...

The Thai Cabinet has approved a proposal to nominate Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a historic Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si ...

SWAT: Junsei Terasawa, a prominent Buddhist monk from Japan, on Sunday emphasised the profound historical and cultural connections between the ancient region of Gandhara and Japan, particularly in ...

FURTHER to my column last week on gambling, I was surprised to read in Bloomberg on Jan. 26 that "[m]any Thais disapprove ...

From Lunar New Year to Ethiopia's Enkutatash celebrations, discover the variety of countries which celebrate New Year's Day ...

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While the world continues to progress towards greater acceptance of diverse sexual orientations, Sri Lanka remains steadfast in holding on to colonial-era laws that criminalise same-sex relations. As ...

JAIPUR – Over 1200 Buddhist monks from 17 countries, including India, have gathered in Ratnagiri in Jaipur for the first Guru Padmasambhava Chanting Program, which began on January 13 and will ...

11. In Sri Lanka, not only are these activities criminal; those openly advocating and promoting LGBTQ, are dismissively disregarding the court judgement and its rationale; they are in contempt of the ...

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