In 2010, Sri Lanka refused to give a visa to R & B star Akon over a music video in which scantily clad women dance in front of a Buddha statue. Akon expressed regret and said he was not previously ...

The Sri Lankan government has refused Akon ... video in which he frolics with bikini-wearing girls near a statue of the Buddha. The clip in question, David Guetta’s “Sexy Chick,” offers ...

Nippon Paint has donated the paint required to paint the tallest Buddha statue in Sri Lanka. Built by the Methsaviya Sansadaya, it is located at the Mahiyangana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya. “History ...

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Events in the eastern port city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka in recent weeks have heightened ... The immediate trigger was the erection of a statue of Buddha in the town centre under cover of ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena presented to the country a Buddha statue donated by the White Horse Temple in China to Sri Lanka. The handing over ceremony was held at the ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin gifted two Buddha statues to the Embassy of Cambodia in Berlin, upon a request made by the Cambodian Ambassador. Mr Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Ambassador, officially ...

Ven. Upali Thero accepted the request and handed over the Buddha statue on 1st August 2023 in Sri Lanka. This statue, with deep historical significance, was donated last week to the Sumedharama Temple ...

COLOMBO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's White Horse Temple donated a Buddha statue to Sri Lanka on Thursday's handover ceremony at Dharmayathanaya Temple in Colombo. The chief incumbent of ...