The Burghers are descendants of the Dutch and Portuguese who colonised Sri Lanka in the 16th Century. Before the tsunami they preferred to remain in their own enclaves - hardly making any contacts ...

A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

Officials say a race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's presidential election race gathered pace on Thursday, as 39 candidates submitted nomination papers to the Election Commission by the deadline ahead of the vote on ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's election panel gave approval on Thursday for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest a presidential poll set for Sept. 21 in the Indian Ocean nation, grappling ...

Who are the Portuguese Burghers, exactly? Check out this New Bedford Whaling Museum's virtual lecture on Oct. 30 to find out.

39 presidential candidates, including incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, vie for votes in Sri Lanka's crucial September 21 election.

A scion of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa family, presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa, center, gestures as he receives ticket from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party in Colombo on Aug. 7, 2024.

Sri Lanka's presidential election race gathered pace on Thursday, as 39 candidates submitted nomination papers to the Election Commission by the deadline ahead of the vote on Sept. 21 in the ...

Officials say a race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others.