The 135th birth anniversary of W.A. Silva, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated Sinhala novelists, took place on 16 January at ...

Independence Day will be a remembrance and recognition that honours the country’s national leaders of yesteryear from all communities and religions and an occasion to pay homage to those who gave ...

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on ...

The Dutch government announced the same year the return of the Indonesian treasures and looted artifacts from Sri Lanka.

A diving team and police boat are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 30 January, 2025 ...

The Tickell’s Bat (Hesperoptenus tickelli), a rare species that has not been seen in Sri Lanka for 58 years, has been found alive again, says Dr. Tharaka Kusuminda, a bat researcher at the Department ...

As declared, 77 years have gone by since gaining political freedom in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this is the right moment to ...

Tracing temple-studded coastlines and rivers that gave birth to epoch-shaping civilizations, these sailings reveal how the waves have shaped our world.

From the culinary specialties of Tasmania to the plethora of wildlife in the Seychelles, islands far and wide are home to a ...

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Ceremony on the occasion of the World Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - ICC ...

Standing majestically in the heart of Colombo, the Independence Commemoration Hall is a tribute to the courageous Sri Lankan ...

Across Europe, political upheaval is disrupting efforts to return colonial-era museum acquisitions to their ... return of 800 items to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Rotterdam became the first Dutch ...