Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former defense secretary and brother of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential election last Sunday. Gotabaya was largely backed by the ...

Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga ...

Raja Basu at Potpourri informs that “the Sri Lankan government has scrapped the Tamil version of the island nation’s national anthem – ‘Sri Lanka Matha'”. Global Voices stands out as one of the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Tamil-language version of Sri Lanka's national anthem was performed at the country's independence ceremony on Thursday, lifting an unofficial ban in another step toward ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new government declined to sing the national anthem in Tamil, the country’s second national language, during the island’s Independence Day ...