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 ...

Despite their close proximity and shared cultural ties, Sri Lanka and India have distinct historical trajectories. This video ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered a speech on February 4, Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day, full of lies, distortions and half-truths making a patriotic and nationalist appeal to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day was commemorated for the first time in the City Council Chambers at City Hall in Manhattan, an event that paid tribute to a number of ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has on the Independence Day of Sri Lanka extended his felicitations to Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and reaffirmed India's commitment to strengthening its ...

hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country's 77th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) 28,921 people played the daily ...

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Sri Lanka, which gained independence from Britain in 1948, suffered its worst economic crisis in 2022, forcing the island nation to declare bankruptcy. It also suspended repayments on some $83 ...