With just nine days remaining until the start of 2025, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar ...

UNITED NATIONS -- Sri Lanka will commemorate the annual International Day of Vesak at the UN General Assembly tomorrow with several ambassadors, senior UN officials, delegates and expatriates ...

The first ever International Buddhist Film Festival held in Sri Lanka during Vesak this year ended with the Best Foreign Short Film won by Malaysian filmmaker Lid Sim for his film ‘The Oil Lamp’ while ...

Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 15 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, locals celebrated the ‘Vesak’ festival in Colombo on May 15. Galle Face protest site was decorated at the ‘Vesak ...

CEO Noor Ahmad last Friday said Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is charting a path towards prosperity and growth, whilst praising ...

Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For some Buddhists, it also marks his enlightenment, which is when he found out ...

(Charlotte Rous) As this visit to Sri Lanka coincided with Vesak – one of the most important festivals in the Buddhist calendar – it seemed particularly appropriate that my next port of call ...

Vesak is celebrated by millions of Buddhists around the world. A day commemorating the birth, awakening, and death of the Buddha. Special thanks to @gunnertravel for his Singapore footage! Photos ...