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Sri Lanka leader says IMF deal imminent after China's pledge

Sri Lanka’s president says China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean the bankrupt nation could get its bailout package approved soon

The Independent UK

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

360info

IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Captaining in India is like playing chess, says Steve Smith

INDORE: One doesn’t know if the term ‘match-winning captaincy’ is a thing, but Steve Smith sure served up an example of it in the Indore Test.

The Times of India

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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Australia crush India by nine wickets, qualify for WTC final

INDORE: The irony was palpable here at the Holkar Stadium on Friday as it was expectedly Australia who booked their berth in the World Test Championship Final with a comprehensive nine-wicket win inside three days.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka raises rates, relaxes currency band to secure IMF funds

The country is awaiting approval of a $2.9bn IMF bailout package as it endures its worst financial crisis since 1948.

Al Jazeera

India need to win 4th Test in Ahmedabad to qualify for WTC final

NEW DELHI: Humbled in Indore, an outright victory in Ahmedabad will seal India's place in the World Test Championship final against Australia but if Rohit Sharma's team loses or plays a draw, its fate will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series.

The Times of India

New Zealand name unchanged squad for two-Test series against Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: The New Zealand cricket board on Thursday announced an unchanged 13-member squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Sri Lanka.

The Times of India

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Soul & Surf Sri Lanka: ‘Never have I found such a pleasing antidote to London’s harsh winters’

Patient instructors teach you how to ride the waves and, away from the sea, there are walks, delicious food, yoga classes. Kate Lough logs off and tunes into the power of slowing down

Evening Standard

Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh Reassesses Its Belt and Road Initiative Strategy With China as the US Offers a New Alternative

The economic troubles faced by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have prompted Bangladesh to reassess its involvement in BRI-related infrastructure projects.

The News Lens

New Zealand vs England and the closest finishes in Test match history

Neil Wagner removed James Anderson to secure a thrilling victory

The Independent UK

Looking back at other close finishes in Test match history

Neil Wagner removed James Anderson to secure a thrilling victory.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt

Police in Sri Lanka have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country’s crippling economic crisis

The Independent UK

How Sri Lanka sleepwalked over a debt cliff

The issues that led Sri Lanka to become an economic basket case in 2022 serve as a warning for other nations.

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Creditors, politicians and 'morons': who's really caught in the government debt trap?

When nations get caught in spiralling debt, it’s future generations who will end up paying the price.

360info

A potential debt trap in Nepal

If the government of Nepal is not too careful with debt diplomacy, it might face a similar fate to Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

360info

How to end the deadly government debt spiral

COVID-19 triggered a massive increase in government debt, mainly in low-income countries. But it would be economically wrong to put all the blame on COVID.

The Times of India

Adani Group to invest $442 million in bankrupt Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has approved two wind power plants by Adani Green Energy with a total investment of $442 million.

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AAP

Curfew removed for Sri Lankan cricketer on rape charges

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, on bail facing charges of sexual intercourse without consent, can again use WhatsApp and not be subject to a curfew.

France 24

Has Russia's economy withstood Western sanctions?

Vladimir Putin claims the Russian economy has withstood Western sanctions, as he prepares to mark one year since the invasion of Ukraine. While Russia's GDP has contracted less than many analysts expected, Beata Javorcik of the EBRD explains that's largely the result of years of "sanctions-proofing", and doesn't mean that…

Bangkok Post

Should the brain be blamed for rebellious urge?

Why do people take part in insurrections, like the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the storming of the presidential residence in Sri Lanka, or January's sacking of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in Brazil?

Reuters

Electricity bill increase pushes crisis weary Sri Lankans to the brink

The latest electricity price rise in crisis-hit Sri Lanka has left stall owner Mohammed Lafeel in a quandary: the 66% increase means he can't afford to pay for electricity but can't manage without it so goes deeper into debt to keep it on.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan police disperse protesters demanding election

Sri Lankan police have fired tear gas and a water cannon at opposition supporters who marched in the capital demanding that the government hold next month’s local council elections as planned

The Guardian - UK

‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port city stirs white elephant fears

Sri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.

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