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Sri Lanka's prime minister says he will slash expenditure in new budget

Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday he will present an interim budget within six weeks, slashing infrastructure projects to re-route funds into a two-year relief programme for the crisis-hit island nation.

Reuters

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis.

Reuters

The neighbourhood in turmoil, lessons for India

The impact of the changes on Indian policy will offer New Delhi a better understanding of future domestic challenges

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Sri Lanka Prime Minister warns of food shortages amid economic crisis and lack of fertiliser

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister warns of a food shortage and vows the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis.

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China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka's debt crisis

China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade

The Independent UK

Thousands queue for petrol, gas in Sri Lanka amid warnings of food shortages

Thousands of people queued for cooking gas and petrol in Sri Lanka's commercial capital on Friday and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka defaults on debts for first time

Economists fear Sri Lanka could be first of several, with IMF in talks with Egypt, Tunisia and Pakistan

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Sri Lanka fuel shortage set to ease; police clash with protesters

Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, but police fired tear gas and water canon to push back student protesters.

Reuters

Sri Lanka minister asks people not to queue for fuel for two days

Power and energy minister ‘respectfully’ advises against forming queues, saying there are no sufficient petrol stocks.

Al Jazeera

More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis

Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, as the prime minister said supplies had been locked in for at least a month.

Reuters

Sri Lanka in chaos with country on its last day of petrol and severe medicine shortages

Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka only has petrol stocks "for a single day" and the next few months will be "the most difficult of our lives"

Daily Mirror

Censure vote vs Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers

Sri Lanka’s ruling party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently debate a motion censuring President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the nation’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka parliament blocks move to condemn president, lawmakers arrested over violence

Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday voted against fast-tracking an opposition move to condemn President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the prime minister warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.

Reuters

Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol amid severe economic crisis, says new prime minister

Sri Lanka’s new prime minister has warned the country is down to its last day of petrol as it faces its worst economic crisis for decades.

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Crisis and opportunity: On Sri Lanka political crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe must disprove his detractors with quick measures for economic recovery

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka down to its last day of petrol, warns new PM

The new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country desperately needs to secure $75m to pay for essential imports.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka’s new PM warns ‘most difficult months of our lives’ ahead

Ranil Wickremesinghe says country’s finances ‘extremely precarious’ in first address since appointment

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka proposes privatizing national airline amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s new prime minister wants to privatize the country’s loss-making national airline as part of reforms aimed at solving the country worst economic crisis in decades

Reuters

Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation

Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanised weeks of anti-government protests.

Reuters

Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinet

A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak, while new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assembled a cabinet to resolve the island nation's economic and political crisis.

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: Mystery Russian fires spark 'sabotage' and 'deep strike' theories

AS far as headlines surrounding the war in Ukraine go, they have so far garnered little attention – but as the weeks drag into months in this…

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM

Further intense unrest puts more pressure on the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The Independent UK

Rajapaksa swears in 4 Cabinet members amid Sri Lanka crisis

Sri Lanka's president swore in four new Cabinet ministers Saturday in an effort to ensure stability until a full cabinet is formed in the island nation engulfed in a political and economic crisis

Reuters

Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM begins forming cabinet

Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made first his cabinet appointments after clashes between pro- and anti-government groups killed nine people.

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