After directing the National Seminary, he had been assistant to Colombo and secretary of the Episcopal Conference. He is credited with founding Living Faith...
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A former professor, he founded the Sarvodaya Shramadana movement in 1958, maintaining the link between the secular principle of development and the Buddhist...
During a forum held in Colombo, the Human Rights Commission called for education reform to make human rights a central theme of the curriculum. The proposal...
In the Puttalam district of northwestern Sri Lanka, a still-functioning viaduct had been demolished to make way for a larger one as part of a major public...
One year after the revolt that led to the fall of the former president, accused of corruption, his successor Wickremesinghe has decreed an amnesty for those...
A network of groups promoted by the National Peace Council brings together groups and organizations from different districts to prevent ethnic and confessional...
In 1823 the British began moving Tamil populations from South India to employ them as cheap labor. Cardinal Ranjith: “A form of slavery that is still in...
Applause and satisfaction from animal rights defenders, according to whom the crowned macaques were not destined for zoos but for restaurants or experimental...
Some 34% of Sri Lankans have resorted to these practices, while 45% of those who pawned their jewelery or three-wheelers have been unable to redeem it. Some...
Today the Day that focuses on the protection of consumers of food products is celebrated worldwide. The Colombo Food Safety Authority announced that it is...