Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

The National Flag Committee was formed in March 1948 and on March 2 ... Finally in 1972, when the country adopted the local name of Sri Lanka, the flag was modified once more, with four stylized ...

A man waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17. Image: Arun Sankar ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary ...

Every street, shop, Government department and school and most residences and vehicles displayed a flag as the country celebrated the defeat of the LTTE. The Sri Lanka national flag - the hottest ...

Watch: The prime minister's home on fire, after protesters broke in and set it alight Sri Lankan President Gotabaya ... chanting slogans and waving the national flag before breaking through ...

Former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been summoned to the Criminal ...

The national jamboree was held this year in ... after the most prominent color on the school flags. But Sri Lanka’s missed opportunities have not been limited to economic policy.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is facing growing challenges as some foreigners appear to be taking advantage of the country’s ...

Protesters left the premises of Sri Lanka's national broadcaster after being ... some wearing helmets and some carrying the Sri Lankan flag - cheering as they opened a large gate and entered ...

Less than a fortnight after Sri Lanka elected a new president, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, Tamil women gathered to observe International Children’s Day (1 October) — a day of mourning for their loved ...