From Kandy to Colombo - The island country is one of the hottest destinations of 2025. From tea plantation bungalows and ...

The United State embassy in Sri Lanka has trained the country's drug control agency and also given equipment to analyze ...

People view colonial-era artifacts that have been returned from the Netherlands, at the main Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 5, 2023.

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left t ...

The Netherlands is returning nearly 500 items looted in colonial times from Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The objects include art, jewels and other cultural artifacts.

This conference will present the growth of cinema in colonial and post-independent Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The talk will highlight the groundbreaking efforts by individuals, both foreign and local, to ...

Ambassador Gunasekera handed over to Minister Bruins the list of colonial artefacts identified by Sri Lanka for the second phase of the repatriation.

Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, Sri Lanka The decision to return some 478 objects followed recommendations by a government-appointed commission last year looking into illegal ...

Sri Lanka’s cities have that frenetic, cheerful chaos common to Asian cities, whether it’s Colombo ’s colonial grandeur or Kandy’s exalted lakeside lifestyle.

The Netherlands returned six artefacts including a cannon, a ceremonial sword and two guns taken from Sri Lanka more than 250 years ago on Tuesday, as part of efforts by the former colonial power ...

The Netherlands said Thursday it will hand back hundreds of colonial-era artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, including a haul of treasure and a gem-encrusted bronze cannon.