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July 7, 2023
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Netherlands will be returning six objects of cultural significance to Sri Lanka. At the request of Sri Lanka , the Netherland - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lankas leading news network.
July 7, 2023
The trove includes six objects from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, marking the institution’s first repatriation of colonial objects.
July 6, 2023
The Netherlands is set to return 478 cultural objects to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, State Secretary for Culture Gunay Uslu announced on Thursday. These objects, often referred to as "looted art," were unjustly acquired by the Dutch during their colonial rule. While the illicit nature of acquisition is clear for some of these looted artifacts, the exact historical circumstances surrounding all the items cannot be definitively established.
July 6, 2023
By Easwaran Rutnam Thailand is to offer medical assistance for another elephant in Sri Lanka, just days after airlifting an ailing animal from Colombo to Lampang. The second elephant was also gifted to Sri Lanka by Thailand but concerns have been raised over its health. According to the Tha
July 6, 2023
More than 14,000 power breakdowns were reported yesterday and today due to the adverse weather conditions where more than 50,000 connections have been
July 6, 2023
The Netherlands said Thursday it will hand back hundreds of colonial-era artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, including a haul of treasure and a gem-encrusted bronze cannon. The decision to return some 478 objects followed recommendations by a government-appointed commission last year looking into illegal Dutch colonial acquisitions now being displayed in museums in the Netherlands. "These recommendations are a...
July 6, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized the Ella Odyss...
July 6, 2023
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is to return six colonial objects from its collection to Sri Lanka this year, including a looted cannon.
July 6, 2023
Artefacts taken from Balinese royal palace among items being returned – but do not include prehistoric ‘Java man’