Salesians are fighting the recruitment of child soldiers—even girls—in Sri Lanka, and working to heal the wounds of those once forced to take part in the country’s civil war. While the war’s official end came in May 2009, the recruitment of child soldiers continues to rise, reports Salesian Missions.
Salesians are fighting the recruitment of child […]

Dispute
The dispute over the presence of a Muslim mosque on Buddhist temple land in Dambulla points
to an underlying tension in Sri Lanka’s multi religious society that is capable of being exploited by extremist forces. It is reassuring that the violence that suddenly manifested itself over the location of the mosque was not permitted to escalate […]

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable” – Moliere
Many legal luminaries and political pundits have had their voice. Many politicians have added their two cents’ worth also into the mix. Yet the US-backed resolution at the UNHRC in Geneva is now already a fait […]

A report from a UN mine removal expert says unexploded cluster munitions have been found in northern Sri Lanka, appearing to confirm, for the first time, that the weapons were used in that country’s long civil war.
The revelation is likely to increase calls for an international investigation into possible war crimes stemming from the bloody […]

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The shameful behaviour and expression employed by the Mahanayaka of the Rangiri Dambulu chapter, along with the monks […]

BEIJING — Chen Guangcheng, the blind, self-taught lawyer known for his outspoken opposition to China’s forced abortion and sterilization policies, has escaped from house arrest and posted a dramatic YouTube video
calling on Premier Wen Jiabao to investigate his case and protect his family.
Hu Jia, another prominent activist and friend of the Chen family, said Chen […]

Minister of Lands Janaka Bandara Tennakoon a few hours ago denied the allegations made against him regarding the Dambulla Mosque issue by the Chief incumbent of the Rangiri Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya Ven.
Inamaluwe Sri Sumangala Thero stating ‘they were all wrong.’
Earlier the Thero told this website that the Buddhists and those of other faiths work amicably […]

An analysis of ongoing “abduction blueprint” in Sri Lanka
In a country that has achieved so much in literacy, education and social development, is it not indeed unfortunate that “White Van” has frightened the entire nation? Appearance of a white van assures a disappearance of some one. If you Google or do any other internet search […]

The 2012 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia
ASIA SOCIETY:Please join Norman Pearlstine, Chief Content Officer at Bloomberg, and members of the Oz Prize jury to celebrate this year’s winner of the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia, Fast
Company Magazine’s April Rabkin. Ms. Rabkin, the publication’s Beijing-based correspondent, won the […]

Muslim civil society organisations based in Colombo have organised a city wide Hartal to protest the government’s decision to relocate a decades old mosque based in the sacred Buddhist city of Dambulla.
The city was declared a sacred city in 1982 by an extraordinary gazette notification but the mosque had continued to operate until recently when […]