Freedom, Liberty and Independence. Three words that seemingly have the same meaning, but differ slightly in their interpretation. Sri Lanka gained independence from the British rulers on February 4, ...

Two vertical bands, one green and the other orange, were included in the flag to represent the Muslim and Tamil communities respectively. Finally in 1972, when the country adopted the local name of ...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly ...