(250114) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People light oil lamps in a temple during the festival of Thai Pongal in ...

With food, a savory, daal-based dish called “Pongal” marks the tradition, symbolizing prosperity. Its sweet counterpart, ...

In response to growing concerns over the scarcity of red rice in the local market, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe ...

Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Thai Pongal message, underlined the festival’s deep cultural and spiritual ...

A proposal to give bankable land rights to a company that is building a 100 MegaWatt solar park in Siyambalanduwa is awaiting ...

President Anura Disanayake has called for Sri Lankans to 'embrace new perspectives, and collaborate' in his Thai Pongal ...

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, in her message for Thai Pongal, emphasized the festival’s significance in fostering appreciation and gratitude, particularly toward nature ...

A Thai man serving a record sentence for insulting the monarchy has been hit with three more charges, a rights group told AFP ...

The Thai Pongal festival, also known as the "Harvest Festival," is observed with profound reverence by Tamil and Hindu ...

The Thai Pongal festival, celebrated annually by the Hindu community in January, embodies the noble values of appreciation ...

Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya wishing all Tamil people in Sri Lanka and worldwide who are celebrating Thai Pongal joy and fulfillment stressed that it is a fundamental human quality to be ...