COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lanka, which gained independence from Britain in 1948, suffered its worst economic crisis in 2022, forcing the island nation to declare bankruptcy. Advertisement.

The independence of Sri Lanka in February 1948 came, uniquely, through a peaceful transfer of power from the British Empire to the Sinhala people. Unlike other countries in the region, Sri Lanka is ...

We are the only Centre in a Higher Education institution anywhere in the world to have published a series of 12 special blogposts to mark the 75 th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence (February ...

Socialist to lead Sri Lanka in major shake-up amid financial crisis. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known as AKD, leads a leftist coalition that is promising to renegotiate a bailout program with the IMF.

The IMF Executive Board completed the Fourth Review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 254 million (about US$350 million) to ...

After Years of Turmoil, Sri Lanka Is Making a Return — Here's How to Visit. The past few years have not been easy on this South Asian island, but the place — and its people — are on the upswing.

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka's ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka's ...