The trove includes six objects from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, marking the institution’s first repatriation of colonial objects.
Netherlands to hand back treasures removed from Indonesia and Sri Lanka in colonial era
Restituted objects do not include the famous human remains of the ‘Java man’ even though the Indonesian government requested their return in 2022 …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Reduces Interest Rates For A Second Time In A Month To Ease Pressures On Financial Markets
A statement from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said the deposit facility rate and the lending facility rates were reduced by 200 basis points to 11 and 12 per cent …
Sri Lanka must conclude debt restructuring for rating upgrade – Semasinghe
The credit rating agencies are due to reveal their official position on Sri Lanka upon completion of the country’s recently approved Domestic Debt Optimisation (DDO) strategy …
Netherlands to repatriate nearly 500 looted objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka
The Dutch government is returning 478 objects looted during colonial times to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Following multiple claims from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, the Dutch Secretary of State for …
Netherlands to return treasures looted from Indonesia and Sri Lanka in colonial era
Artefacts taken from Balinese royal palace among items being returned – which controversially do not include prehistoric ‘Java man’ …
Dutch museums will return art and artifacts that were looted from Sri Lanka and Indonesia
Dutch museums are handing back hundreds of cultural artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were taken, often by force, from the countries in the colonial era.
Sri Lanka shares hit 9-month high on nod for domestic debt restructuring plan
A day before that, data showed Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate sharply eased to 12% in June, from 25.2% in May. * LOLC Finance and LOLC Holdings were the top gainers on the CSE All Share index, both …
UNICEF Sri Lanka launches Business Council to drive sustainable development and child rights agenda
UNICEF has launched the Business Council, a strategic partnership between UNICEF and top business leaders and decision-makers to advance child rights and sustainable development in the country. The …
Sri Lanka Receives First Tranche Of World Bank Budget Support
The World Bank last week announced that they approved USD 700 million in budgetary and welfare support to debt-ridden Sri Lanka, which is going through its worst economic crisis since independence fro …