Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, sacred rituals, colourful ...

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

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

A number of new approaches to teaching, learning and education were introduced to Sri Lanka post-independence; however, the country can be observed to still (consciously or unconsciously) employ the ...

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

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 ...

Galle Fort in Sri Lanka is one of the largest and oldest European-era forts in South and Southeast Asia, built by the Portuguese in 1588 and later fortified by the Dutch before British occupation ...

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.

As Sri Lanka looks forward to economic and social revival and the integration of all its communities, decolonisation must be at the heart of it ...

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 ...