Analyses of whole-genome sequence data of urban Sinhalese and two indigenous Adivasi clans in Sri Lanka, which live in geographically separated regions in the country, have shed light on the migratory ...

For the first time, tea estate workers mark the event together at the local church, a sign of unity and dialogue between ...

When three years back, a Sri Lankan envoy sought Indian support on the basis of the claim that the Sinhalese people are descendents of Bengalis and Odias, there was an upsurge of perplexity and ...

Singer Tanvi Shah is getting used to greeting people with ‘Ayubowan’, the Sinhalese word to welcome someone. Post a major health setback after getting diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023-2024, the ...

In 1956, the majority of Sinhalese people in the country elected to power, a party which promised to make Sinhalese the official language in 24 hrs! They were patriotic and determined and had waited ...

For the third time in five matches, their strong batting line-up ran up a total in excess of 500 to which the opposition had no answer. Sinhalese's batting has been so overwhelming that they look well ...

On a wooded hill edged by rice fields in Sri Lanka’s northern Mullaitivu district sit the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery. Members of the country’s Sinhalese majority call it “Kurundi Viharaya” ...