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Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation

Sri Lanka’s new president says his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for all-party govt to overcome economic crisis

The Sri Lankan President thanked PM Modi for India's support to his country in the tough times.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka to restart bailout talks with IMF in August - president

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Wednesday that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package would restart in August, as the country wrestles with its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

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Asia Cup T20: India meet Pakistan on August 28, minimum two games assured between arch-rivals

Next year's Asia cup will be an ODI event.

The Hindu

Ahead of arrival of Chinese vessel in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu to scale up security along the coast

Pro-LTTE outfits could stage protests against the neighbouring country for acting against India’s defence interests

The Hindu

Sri Lankan president says COVID-19 cases are rising again

Sri Lanka's president says COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising in the country, and citizens should receive a fourth vaccine dose to prevent a possible surge of the coronavirus

The Independent UK

Tui cancels more Sri Lanka holidays following Foreign Office advice change

Operator had earlier cancelled holidays in May and July

The Independent UK

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Sri Lanka says Chinese military survey ship will port only to refuel

A Chinese military survey ship will visit a strategic port in crisis-hit Sri Lanka later this month only to refuel, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, after neighbouring India raised concerns over the vessel's journey to the Indian Ocean island.

Reuters

Tui cancels more flights and holidays as Foreign Office issue warning

The travel company started holiday cancellations to Sri Lanka in May and has progressively extended the ban

Liverpool Echo

Cricket must rethink sponsorship deals amid ongoing climate crisis

The MCC says the climate crisis poses ‘an existential risk’ to cricket – so questions must be asked of many partnerships

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes

Sri Lankans have endured months of fuel and food shortages

The Independent UK

India raises Chinese vessel’s visit with President Wickremesinghe

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese vessel involved in space and satellite tracking, will dock at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17

The Hindu

Former Sri Lankan president not getting privileges in Singapore, minister says

Singapore's foreign minister said on Monday former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privileges or immunity in Singapore.

Reuters

Outrage as another Kashmiri journalist stopped from flying abroad

Aakash Hassan was on his way to Sri Lanka last week when officials at New Delhi airport barred him from boarding plane.

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The Times of India

Sunayna Kuruvilla defeats Sri Lankan opponent in plate quarter-finals

BIRMINGHAM: Indian squash player Sunayna Sana Kuruvilla defeated Sri Lanka's Chanithma Sinaly in the plate quarter-finals of the women's singles of the ongoing Commonwealth Games here on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka protesters divided on leaving main camp amid crackdown

Debate within protest movement on wrapping up seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces.

Reuters

Sri Lanka top court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 4 -Ada Derana

(Fixes spelling of Derana in headline)

Bangkok Post

Why Bangladesh won't face a Sri Lanka-style crisis

The economic and political disaster in Sri Lanka has been a hot topic in recent months, with commentators looking around for signs of similar trouble in other emerging market economies.

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Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka's next test

In a win for democracy, mass protests in Sri Lanka recently led to the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's twin crises loom

While the rest of the world continues to be preoccupied by Covid-19 and fallout from Russia-Ukraine war, the downward spiral of Myanmar continues. A once-promising frontier market risks slipping into a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis created by the cruelty of its military junta.

Reuters

Not the time for Rajapaksa to return, Sri Lanka President says - WSJ

Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported.

AAP

Clancy, Artacho de Solar cruise in opener

Australian beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho de Solar had a straight sets win over Sri Lanka in their Birmingham Commonwealth Games opener.

Dynamite News

Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans as unrest delayed IMF- Sri Lanka deal

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis and urged political parties must work together on finding permanent solutions to the issues faced by Sri Lanka.…

The Times of India

Silly to compare Sri Lanka's economic situation with India: Arvind Panagariya

NEW DELHI: Former NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Sunday said it would be 'silly' to compare the economic situation of Sri Lanka with India, though lessons can be learnt from the crisis in the island nation.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: India drub Lanka, qualify for quarters

India's shuttlers, defending champions in this event, are in cruise mode. A day after blanking Pakistan, they came up with a similar performance against Sri Lanka, winning 5-0 to top Group 'A' and qualify for the knockouts with still one match left in the round-robin stage.

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