India’s move to name the Jaffna Cultural Centre after the Tamil poet-philosopher, Thiruvalluvar, is a symbolic gesture by New Delhi to reinforce the unbreakable bond with Sri Lanka. When ...

Photo courtesy of Kumanan Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher, introduced the concept of translatability, framing it not as an exploration of identity but as the translator’s ability to capture ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that a special day will be designated in October to celebrate the cultures, traditions, and values of all ethnicities in Sri Lanka ...

The exploration of Sri Lanka’s complex political and social landscape reveals a nation grappling with its past while striving ...

Photo courtesy of UCA News Rohingyas are an ethnic community from Myanmar’s Rakhine province. They have been facing severe persecution for decades, which continues until today. Myanmar’s government ...

Rohingyas are an ethnic community from Myanmar’s Rakhine province who have been facing severe persecution for decades.

JAFFNA/MULLAITIVU: In the Tamil-majority northern province of Sri Lanka ... mechanisms to fuel ethnic and religious tensions in the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka, laying groundwork ...

The intersection of Buddhism, politics, and ethnic conflict in Myanmar and Sri Lanka has become a focal ... particularly against Muslim communities. Recent studies have explored the historical ...