A gallery of images of Asgiriya Stadium in Sri Lanka, a cricketing venue that was officially opened 100 years ago. ... goats performed a similar task on what was colonial War Department land.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka has decided to remove all remaining references to its British colonial name Ceylon from state institutions. Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948 and ...

Vintage posters and photos recall colonial Ceylon. Images disguise complicated history in island's British-dominated past. ... as Sri Lanka was known until 1972. ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has decided to remove all remaining references to its British colonial name Ceylon from state institutions. Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948 and ...