COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has decided to remove all remaining references to its British colonial name Ceylon from state institutions. Ceylon gained independence from Britain in ...

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened a pop-up exhibition titled ‘Three Songs of Ceylon’ on January 23. The exhibition, curated by Sandev Handy, assisted by ...

I remember the day when the remains of our dear departed colleague Velupillai. Kandasamy, a fellow striker, were taken in a massive procession of workers from the General Hospital, Borella to the Fort ...

The Minister of Finance in Ceylon’s first national government (1947–1953) was J. R. Jayewardene. Remarkably, this government was elected through universal franchise even before Independence in 1948.