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.

LGBTQ+ Sri Lankans face violence, while promises by the government to repeal colonial-era laws remain unmet.

Sri Lanka's government decides to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation's former British colonial name, Ceylon.

Sri Lanka's president has revoked a nearly 200-year-old British colonial order, clearing the names of 19 citizens who were branded as traitors for rebelling against British rule.

Sri Lanka's Christians have a long history that reflects the dynamics of colonialism as well as present-day ethnic and ... While Calvinist Protestantism declined under British colonial rule, ...

A particular colonial legacy that has since become proudly local is tea, which was introduced in Sri Lanka by the British. Walk through one of the many tea estates in and around Nuwara Eliya and ...

Sri Lanka ranks No. 55 overall in the U.S. News Best ... when the early Sinhalese settlers claimed independence from the British, putting an end to a string of colonization by many ...

Following independence from Britain, both India and Sri Lanka emerged as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which sought to advance developing nations’ interests during the Cold War. Indeed, the ...

Sri Lanka's government has decided to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation's former British colonial name, Ceylon. The government wants the country's modern name to ...