Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, stone ramparts, and crashing waves create stunning aerial vistas captured in ...

Item 1 of 4 People view colonial-era artefacts that have been returned from the Netherlands, at the main Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 5, 2023.

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS Sri Lanka) will hold a two-day conference on November 5 and 6 on the theme “Fortifications and Military Heritage of Sri Lanka” covering both ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s military outreach efforts will continue by offering free admission to all active-duty military, reservists, veterans, retirees ...

To this day, there are no national memorials for the victims. Instead, triumphalist military monuments, many of them built in ...

In response to the UK sanction on the Sri Lankan officials including three former military leaders, former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has accused the UK of hypocrisy ...

Six people have died after a military helicopter plunged into a reservoir in Sri Lanka.. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said the Bell 212 helicopter was carrying 12 people from the army ...

The "Lombok Treasure", looted by Dutch soldiers in 1894 is being returned to Indonesia The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during ...

France's military and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.

The Sri Lankan military in turn attacked Tamil strongholds in the north, with inconceivable war crimes committed by both sides. All in all, the conflict claimed more than 70,000 lives. But the ...

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

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 ...