The temple had been built during the reign of King Parakaramabahu VI, who reigned from Kotte and the newly built ‘Makara Thorana’ had been built at a cost of Rs. 15 million with the generous financial ...

By Rohana Jayaratne and Jayanath Senanayake Three individuals including two Buddhist monks have been arrested in connection with the theft of ancient relics from the upper-level Buddha shrine of the ...

The Princess Royal’s helicopter followed local protocol when it flew her to a Sri Lankan Buddhist temple – and avoided landing on a cricket wicket. Anne travelled to the ancient place of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ends his two-day visit to Sri Lanka with a visit to a historic Buddhist temple on the outskirts of the capital Colombo. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).