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Sri Lanka asked the Netherlands to return the artefacts after the Dutch government approved the restitution of historic objects in 2021.

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 ...

Cop Sacked For Playing Piano As Protesters Broke Into Sri Lanka President's House Constable R. M. D. Dayaratne was deployed to help protect the colonial-era residence on the day it was taken over ...

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

Carving a path through cloud-swathed villages and centuries-old tea estates, the new long-distance Pekoe Trail gives hikers a chance to explore Sri Lanka’s quiet central highlands.

People view colonial-era artefacts that have been returned from the Netherlands, at the main Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Dec 5, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte) ...

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 ...