MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of priceless, cultural artifacts looted during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia and Sri Lanka are finally on their way home. In a ceremony Monday at the Museum ...

The museum said it was looted by Dutch East India Company troops during ... other pieces “a positive step in cooperation with Sri Lanka.” A ceremony is planned for July 10 to officially ...

Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, ...

Galle Fort Galle Fort is a historic stronghold that serves as an open-air museum showcasing Sri Lanka’s colonial history. Originally built by the Portuguese and later fortified by the Dutch in ...

Sri Lanka asked the Netherlands to return the artefacts after the Dutch government approved the ... The artefacts will now be housed at the National Museum in Colombo and more are expected to ...

Recommended Videos Under the plan, Sri Lanka is to receive six artifacts ... since 1800. The museum said it was looted by Dutch East India Company troops during the siege and plunder of Kandy ...

MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of priceless, cultural artifacts looted during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia and Sri Lanka are finally on their way home. In a ceremony Monday at the Museum ...