COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...

The official ceremony to mark the 77th Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka got off the ground at the Independence Sqaure this morning. The event saw the ...

Freedom, Liberty and Independence ... Lee Kuan Yew was horrified to see Sri Lanka sliding into an abyss spurred by ethnic divisions, so he ensured priority for ethnic harmony in Singapore. Likewise, ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka today marked the 77th anniversary ... The Catholic Church also marked Independence Day by celebrating Masses of thanksgiving in all the dioceses.

Sri Lanka experienced its worst post-independence economic crisis in 2022–23. While the economy is now stabilising, the challenges are far from over. The new government is struggling to balance ...

In the Nuwara Eliya district of southern Sri Lanka, you can trek your way uphill ... in the world you’ll want to seek. On its Independence Day, Shetty takes us on a trail into the heart of ...

A man buys a Sri Lankan national flag ahead of the country’s independence day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 03 February 2022. Credit: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / EPA ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, ...