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 ...

HISTORY | To date, very little has been written on the Malaysian Sinhalese who originated from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). This is rather unfortunate. Despite numbering only 3,660 in Peninsular Malaysia ...

Varanasi: In a ground-breaking study, fresh insights have emerged about the genetic history of the major ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese and the Tamils. The study was published in the ...