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Sri Lanka to keep 'middle-income' status but seek concessional loans

Sri Lanka will remain a middle-income country but request the World Bank to grant it some loans generally offered to poorer nations, the president's office said on Tuesday, clarifying a cabinet spokesperson's earlier comments on the matter.

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Ducking Sri Lankan Navy’s bullets, youth swims 13 km to Dhanushkodi

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Heroin seized off Kochi was possibly bound for US, Europe markets via Sri Lanka

International drug smugglers use Indian ports of call as safe houses for concealing heroin sourced from Afghanistan to dodge severe cargo profiling at foreign ports. A shipment from Iran, Pakistan, or Afghanistan will invite a fiercer scrutiny in foreign harbours than cargo from India or Sri Lanka, say officials

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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe warm-up match rescheduled

MELBOURNE: The men's T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up fixture between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe has been rescheduled, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed. The match will now be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, 11 October.

The Times of India

Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘There’s a Sri Lankan gallows humour… we’ve been through a lot of catastrophes’

The novelist on finding dark farce in his country’s civil war, his grunge band past, and the ‘lottery win’ of the Booker shortlist

The Guardian - UK

‘The story had been stirring in me for most of my life’: How I wrote a Booker-shortlisted novel

NoViolet Bulawayo, Percival Everett, Alan Garner and others reveal the inspiration for the books up for this year’s award

The Guardian - UK

PIL petition seeks anti-terrorism squad in T.N. to tackle infiltration of radical elements through Sri Lanka

The litigant claims that there is a serious threat from influx of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims settled in the State with a radical mindset

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India can lead G20 on education, climate and debt sustainability: World Bank President

World Bank President David Malpass points to India’s involvement in restructuring debts in Sri Lanka and it being a major creditor to African nations; calls the country a leader in education

The Hindu

UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

Al Jazeera

Court says Sri Lankan ex-leaders can be prosecuted

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to the rights group that filed the case against him.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others

Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.

Reuters

U.N. extends Sri Lanka wartime violations monitoring, China opposes

The U.N. rights body on Thursday renewed the mandate of a U.N. office to collect and preserve evidence of alleged wartime human rights crimes in Sri Lanka, despite opposition from the government and allies including China.

Reuters

Sri Lanka President plans to visit New Delhi to discuss his country's economic crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe met PM Modi briefly in Japan during their visit to Shinzo Abe’s funeral

The Hindu

Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China

Sri Lanka’s government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from its worst economic crisis

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Japan says no pact yet with Sri Lanka on debt restructure talks

Japan has not yet reached an agreement to co-chair a debt summit with Sri Lanka's creditors, a government official in Tokyo said on Thursday, as the island nation struggles to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis.

Bangkok Post

Interest gap could spell economic peril

On a recent Monday, the Fed called an emergency meeting. The discussion topics were not made known. Could it possibly be about turmoil in the UK bond market and the financial troubles of large investment banks? At this fragile time, the world cannot afford another Lehman Brothers-type disaster.

The Independent UK

Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka

Amnesty International has appealed to international creditors to provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies

The Hindu

Jemimah’s career-best powers India to 41-run win over Sri Lanka

Invited to bat, India posted 150 for six, riding on Jemimah Rodrigues' 53-ball 76

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Jemimah Rodrigues powers India to 150/6 in Women's Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka

SYLHET: Jemimah Rodrigues (76) notched her career-best score in T20Is to help India post 150 for six in their women's Asia Cup T20 match here on Saturday.

The Times of India

Women's Asia Cup: Sri Lanka win toss, ask India to bat

SYLHET (Bangladesh): Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to bowl against India in their opening women's Asia Cup T20 match here on Saturday.

The Times of India

Favourites India look to carry ODI momentum into Asia Cup T20

SYLHET: An in-form India would look to carry forward the momentum of a historic ODI series sweep in England while trying to put behind the "Mankading" controversy as they open their women's Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

The Hindu

Kerala High Court dismisses bail pleas of Sri Lankan fishers

They were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard on charge of carrying narcotic drugs

The Times of India

Wasn’t really surprised with Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup triumph: Sanath Jayasuriya

MUMBAI: Sri Lanka’s triumph in the recently-held Asia Cup, where they lost the Afghanistan in the opener before stunning India and Pakistan to go on and win the tournament for the fifth time, wasn’t expected by many experts, but it didn’t surprise the cricket-mad country’s opening great Sanath Jayasuriya.

Reuters

Sri Lanka looks to revive free trade deal with Singapore

Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the city state's premier on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.

Al Jazeera

Rice morning, noon, and night in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, rice is more than a sustaining staple. It is an undeniable main character in its history and identity.

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