Authorities added that the victim's mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.

One of world’s most senior Buddhist monks arrested over alleged rape of girl in Sri Lanka - Pallegama Hemarathana arrested ...

Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, is the most senior monk in the country to be accused of such a crime. The child’s mother has also ...

Pallegama Hemarathana was arrested at a private hospital where he had sought treatment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

One of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist monks, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, has been arrested and remanded in ...

Sri Lankan authorities said 22 Buddhist monks were arrested for possession of over 110 kilograms of cannabis – illegal in the South Asian nation – at the international airport in the capital Colombo, ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement would join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to “protect” Buddhists, whom he ...

The monks were mostly young students from temples across Sri Lanka. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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A Sri Lankan court has issued a landmark order for reforestation in a protected area near a Buddhist temple to address ...

Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka. This may at first appear an odd ...