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September 3, 2026

Sri Lankan artist gives King Charles III a Commonwealth made in sunlight

Sri Lankan textile-led fashion designer Ruwanthi Gajadeera presented an original cyanotype to King Charles III on Wednesday at a garden party marking the 125th anniversary of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship.

Culture/Diplomacy

Can China’s ‘Dear You’ Break Through in America?

China’s biggest box-office surprise this year is about to face a very different test. Dear You, a low-budget Teochew-language family drama that has grossed nearly US$300 million in mainland China and become a hit in Southeast Asia, will open in

September 1, 2026

Was Ramana Maharshi Really Meant to Be Worshipped?

Culture/Diplomacy

Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi is considered and respected as one of the greatest saints who lived in India in the 20th century. He was born

Sri Lanka Loses the Monk Who Turned Buddhist Thought Into Popular Song

Culture/Sri Lanka

Ven. Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, one of Sri Lanka’s best-known Buddhist lyricists and authors, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 while receiving treatment

Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Root Cause

October 2, 2022

Culture

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her report on Sri Lanka recognized that for Sri Lanka “the promotion of human rights and the prevention and fight against corruption are

Islam Respects Womanhood – Let It Remain So

September 30, 2022

Columns/Culture

Woman as mother commands great respect in Islam. The Holy Quran speaks of the rights of the mother in a number of verses. It enjoins Muslims to show respect to their mothers

Sharodia Durga Puja

September 30, 2022

Culture

Durga puja is an important festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. As per Hindu scriptures, the festival marks the victory of goddess Durga in her battle against the shape-shifting asura, Mahishasura.