President Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered a speech on February 4, Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day, full of lies, distortions and half-truths making a patriotic and nationalist appeal to ...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri ...

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

The 22nd day of May is the 53rd anniversary of the Republic of Sri Lanka. It is not a national holiday. The Government has ...

Sri Lanka gained its independence in 1948 from British colonial rule, and marks its Independence Day annually on Feb. 4. “To celebrate the 77th Independence Day, this year marks the first time ...

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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country’s 77th Independence Day ceremony (Eranga Jayawardena/AP) Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its ...

Members of the Sri Lanka’s police special task force march during the country’s Independence Day ceremony (Eranga Jayawardena/AP) A military parade followed his speech. Under his leadership ...