Whole-genome analysis of urban Sinhalese and Adivasi clans in Sri Lanka reveals migratory history and genetic relationships.

As the subspecies name suggests, the Sinhala word for leopard is Kotiya, a word which is also commonly, although not entirely accurately, used to denote the tiger, ... their associated paraphernalia ...

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...

The Sinhalese community in Malaysia and South-East Asia are small but yet thriving in their contribution to the country and also the region. In South-East Asian countries like Malaysia and ...

In 1912, Dr. Joseph Pearson, Director of the Colombo Museum, realized that as the 20th Century ticked away, an overlooked tradition of Sinhalese standards and banners was slowly decomposing in musty ...

When he arrived he found more than 50 Tamils and Sinhalese in a brawl involving weapons. "It was about to get worse … but then the police came," he said. Loading ...

Two times Commonwealth games medal winner, weightlifter Chinthana Geethal Vidanage is named as the team leader for Sri Lankan athletes for 2018 GoldCoast Commonwealth games. 80 Athletes ...

In other words, the lion on the Sri Lanka flag and Durga’s lion share the same cultural origins. The clinching evidence on the origins of the Sinhalese, however, comes from another custom.

Symbolism of the Lion Flag The lion: The Sinhalese ethnicity and the strength of the nation The Bo leaves: Buddhism and its influence on the nation. They also stand for the four virtues of Kindness ...

There seems to be similarities between the killing of former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and Sri Lanka’s ‘white flag case’, says Human Rights Watch (HRW). Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud ...