Across Sri Lanka, the jackfruit tree is known as bath gasa (“rice tree ... across the country and earned him the heroic nickname of Kos Mama, or Uncle Jack. Today, Dias is considered a national hero, ...

When social media was inundated with rumours that Sri Lanka's holiest tree was being harmed by 5G mobile signals, Colombo's cash-strapped government pulled out all the stops. President Ranil ...