Question: Oliver Leaman in particularly interested in this philosophy, which includes the philosophy dominant in Sri Lanka.
Context: Freedom of the press in Sri Lanka is guaranteed by Article 14(1)(a) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka which gives every citizen "the freedom of speech and expression including publication".  Despite this there is widespread suppression of the media, particularly those critical of the government.  Sri Lanka is ranked 165 out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders's Press Freedom Index for 2014.  Freedom House has judged the Sri Lankan press to be not free.  During the civil war Sri Lanka was one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist.  The civil war ended in May 2009 but, according to "Reporters Without Borders", murders, physical attacks, kidnappings, threats and censorship continues and that senior government officials, including the defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, are directly implicated. Eastern philosophy or Asian philosophy includes the various philosophies of South and East Asia, including Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy, Buddhist philosophy (dominant in Tibet, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia), Korean philosophy, and Japanese philosophy. Oliver Leaman is a Professor of Philosophy and Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies.  He has been teaching at the University of Kentucky since August 2000, and is particularly interested in Islamic, Jewish and Eastern philosophy." .  He received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1979. Diyatalawa (දියතලාව, meaning “the watered plain”) is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province.  It is situated at an altitude of 1499 m and has become a popular destination for local holiday makers.  It is home to the Diyatalawa Garrison of the Sri Lanka Army, which includes the Sri Lanka Military Academy, officer training center of the army; SLAF Diyatalawa, the Sri Lanka Air Force's ground combat training centre; and facilities of the Sri Lanka Police. The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity.  Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the religion's legacy is particularly strong in Sri Lanka's southern and central regions.  South Indian cultural influences are especially pronounced in the northernmost reaches of the country.  The history of colonial occupation has also left a mark on Sri Lanka's identity, with Portuguese, Dutch, and British elements having intermingled with various traditional facets of Sri Lankan culture.  Culturally, Sri Lanka, particularly the Sinhalese people, possesses strong links to both India and Southeast Asia. Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka.  Christianity was introduced to the island in first century, probably in AD 72.  There is a claim that after Thomas the Apostle’s visit in Kerala in AD 52, Christianity was introduced via India due to its close geographical and commercial ties.  According to Christian traditions, the apostle Thomas preached the Gospel in Sri Lanka Records suggest that St. Thomas Christians and Nestorian Christians lived in Sri Lanka.  Anuradhapura cross is one of the archaeological claims that suggest Christianity in Sri Lanka before Portuguese.  Roman Catholicism was introduced by the Portuguese in 1505.  There were conversions by Dutch persons in the 17th century, which resulted in a percentage of church members in excess of 10%.  The Christian population of Sri Lanka includes members of both the Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic groups. The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of the island of Sri Lanka.  The ecoregion covers an area of 48,400 km2 , which includes most of the island of Sri Lanka, with the exception of the islands' southwestern corner and central highlands, home to the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests and Sri Lanka montane rain forests ecoregions, respectively, and the northern Jaffna Peninsula, part of the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion. Anuradhapura Veddas (Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර වැද්දන් , 'Anurādhapura Væddan' , Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் வேடர்கள் , 'Aṉurātapuram Vēṭarkaḷ' ) are people of North Central Province of Sri Lanka who are descendants of indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka who have adopted the culture, religion and language of the dominant Sinhalese residents of the province.  By far they are the largest segment amongst the various groups of people who claim Vedda ancestry.  They are also ethnically related to Tamil speaking Coast Veddas who live in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominant Northern Province of Sri Lanka who have adopted Tamil and Hindu cultural norms of their neighbors.  Settlements of Anuradhapura Veddas also spread into the neighboring Polonnaruwa District and a few villages in the interior of the Trincomalee District. Sri Lanka is a source and destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation.  Sri Lankan men and women migrate willingly to Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and South Korea to work as construction workers, domestic servants, or garment factory workers.  However, some find themselves in situations of involuntary servitude when faced with restrictions on movement, withholding of passports, threats, physical or sexual abuse, and debt bondage that is, in some instances, facilitated by large pre-departure fees imposed by recruitment agents.  Children are trafficked internally for commercial sexual exploitation and, less frequently, for forced labor.  The designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to recruit, sometimes forcibly, children for use as soldiers in areas outside the Sri Lankan government’s control.  Government security forces may also be complicit in letting a pro-government paramilitary organization recruit, sometimes forcibly, child soldiers.  Reports also indicate that a small number of women from Thailand, China, Russia, and other countries of the Newly Independent States are trafficked into Sri Lanka for commercial sexual exploitation.  In November 2007, over 100 Sri Lankan peacekeeping soldiers were repatriated based on accusations that they engaged in sexual misconduct, some cases involving minors, in Haiti.  The Government of Sri Lanka does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so.  Sri Lanka is placed on Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons over the previous year, particularly in the area of law enforcement. Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ "Kolamba", pronounced ] ; Tamil: கொழும்பு ) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.  According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper.  It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination.  It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.  Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a suburb of, Colombo.  It is also the administrative capital of Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District.  Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins.  It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.
Answer: Eastern philosophy