Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands Rekha Gunasekera met with Dutch Minister Eppo Bruins on Monday (September 30) in The Hague to discuss advancing the repatriation of a second batch of colonial artefacts to Sri Lanka.
Ambassador Gunasekera handed over a list of artefacts identified for return and noted the success of the first batch, now housed at the Colombo National Museum.
Minister Bruins reaffirmed the Netherlands’ commitment to the initiative, emphasizing the importance of restoring these artefacts to their rightful home.
In December 2023, the Netherlands returned six colonial artefacts to Sri Lanka, including the Lewke Canon, a Golden Royal Kasthane, a Royal Silver Kasthane, a Golden Royal Knife and two Wall Guns.
You can share this post!
Content
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
Leave Comments