COLOMBO — Sri Lankan archaeologists have excavated 17 gold-plated Buddha statues from a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage site believed to have ...

LOCAL archaeo­logists have excavated 17 gold-plated Buddha statues from a Unesco World Heritage site believed to have been a monastery more than 2,000 years ago, an official said.

Sri Lankan police have removed an “unauthorized” Buddha statue near a prominent temple in the eastern district of Trincomalee, triggering angry reactions from hardline monks and raising fears of ...