Sri Lankan monks pay floral tribute to Pope Francis
2025-04-22
A group led by Sri Lankan monk Ven. Banagala Upatissa has paid tribute to Pope Francis, the head of theContinue Reading
24 yr old woman wanted over monk’s murder arrested at Airport
2025-03-13
A 24-year-old woman wanted in connection to the murder of a Buddhist monk in Seeduwa in September 2022 has beenContinue Reading
Monk sentenced to 07 years for sexual abuse
2024-10-31
The Colombo High Court sentenced a Buddhist monk to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing an underaged monk,Continue Reading
Monk arrested for social media posts insulting Buddhism
2023-12-13
A Sri Lankan monk identifying himself as ‘Sri Vishva Buddha’ has been apprehended for making various statements related to BuddhismContinue Reading
Police Constable stabbed by young monk dies
2023-11-20
A Police Constable who was stabbed by a teenage Buddhist monk in Deniyaya last week (Nov 16) has succumbed toContinue Reading
Body suspected to be of Monk found at Galle Face
2023-10-11
An unidentified body was recovered from the Galle Face beach in Colombo yesterday (Oct 10), the Police stated. According toContinue Reading
Police fire water cannon to disperse protesting student monks
2023-07-21
The Police fired water cannons to disperse a group of protesting student monks near the Lipton Roundabout in Colombo today.Continue Reading
Monk remanded over alleged disruption to harmony
2023-05-29
Venerable Rajangane Saddharathana Thera who was arrested for making statements that could disrupt religious harmony has been remanded. The FortContinue Reading
Sri Lankan monk arrested for making statements harmful to religious harmony
2023-05-29
Sri Lankan monk, Venerable Rajangane Saddharathana Thera has been arrested for having made statements that could disrupt religious harmony. AccordingContinue Reading
Monk remanded over charges of sexual abuse of a minor
2023-05-19
A 62-year-old monk has been remanded for sexually molesting his mistress’ 11-year-old daughter, it was reported. According to Daily Mirror,Continue Reading