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Sri Lankans ditch cars for bicycles to ride out economic crisis

For the last two weeks, Sri Lankan doctor Thusitha Kahaduwa has left his car in the garage and done his patient rounds by bicycle, spending hours each day criss-crossing the commercial capital Colombo.

Reuters

TUI cancels holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office issues urgent warning

It comes as Sri Lanka faces it's most severe economic crisis in seven decades

Manchester Evening News

India women vs Sri Lanka women: Harmanpreet, Pooja shine as India achieve 3-0 ODI series clean sweep against Sri Lanka

PALLEKELE: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar produced solid all-round performances as Indian women cantered to a 39-run victory over a clueless Sri Lanka in the final ODI on Thursday to complete a 3-0 rout.

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Sri Lanka's central bank raises key rates to curb inflation

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised its key interest rates to 14.50% and 15.50% to try to contain inflation that has added to the country's economic woes

The Independent UK

TUI cancels more Sri Lanka holidays as Foreign Office bans Brits again

The UK Foreign Office urged Brits not to travel to Sri Lanka due to major protests and political upheaval in the country, warning travel insurance could be invalidated if they did

Daily Mirror

Colombo Security Conclave agrees to tackle common threats

The members of Colombo Security Conclave include India, Maldives, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka, while Bangladesh and Seychelles are the two observer nations

The Hindu

SL vs Ind: Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bowl against India in third ODI

Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series here at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Thursday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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‘The family took over’: how a feuding ruling dynasty drove Sri Lanka to ruin

The inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

Desperate Sri Lanka pleads with Moscow to pay for Russian fuel on credit

The country also wants the Kremlin to resume flights between Moscow and Colombo

The Independent UK

Oil carrier develops leak in fuel tank inside Chennai Port

The empty carrier had arrived from Sri Lanka

The Hindu

TUI cancels more flights and holidays after Foreign Office updates rules

TUI flight and holiday cancellations have been extended

Liverpool Echo

Brits warned against heading to Sri Lanka on holiday as country's crisis worsens

The Foreign Office is now advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka as the country finds itself plunged deeper into economic crisis, with street protests continuing to break out

Daily Mirror

Couple left fuming after airport baggage chaos leaves clothes shredded to pieces

Posting to Twitter, user karen_nowland said her husband's bag was in pieces after flying from Manchester to Colombo in Sri Lanka

Daily Record

Sri Lankan president calls Russian leader seeking fuel

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he had a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to request credit support to import fuel for the island nation that's facing its worst economic crisis in memory

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Sri Lanka returns to Foreign Office no-go travel list

The Foreign Office is again advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka

Reuters

Sri Lanka looks to Indian visitors to restore battered tourism sector

Sri Lanka will hold road shows in five key Indian cities to attract more visitors from its populous northern neighbour in a bid to bring more foreign currency into the crisis-hit island, its tourism minister said on Wednesday.

Wales Online

TUI suspends more holidays to Sri Lanka amid civil unrest

Tour operator has extended holiday cancellations to Sri Lanka until at least July 18 following warnings of a "severe economic crisis"

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: India eye Sri Lankan whitewash

PALLEKELE: A confident India will look to complete the formalities and assert their supremacy by completing a whitewash of Sri Lanka in the third and final women's ODI here on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's crisis rings alarm for other troubled economies

Sri Lanka is desperate for help to weather its worst crisis in recent memory, but it’s not the only economy that’s in serious trouble as prices of food, fuel and other staples soar, partly due to the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Cricket is a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans in crisis

Cricket has come as a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans having to spend days in long queues to buy everyday items such as fuel and cooking gas

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1090: Zee anchor arrested, ED raids Vivo offices

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Patna, Punjab, Sri Lanka, and NATO.

Liverpool Echo

UK Foreign Office warning to holidaymakers after 'violent unrest'

The government is warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka

Dynamite News

Sri Lanka's PM Wickremesinghe challenges JVP leader Dissanayake to revive country's economy in 6 months

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday challenged Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake to revive the country's economy in six months.

The Times of India

ICC Women's ODI rankings: Mandhana jumps to 8th; Deepti, Shafali also gain

DUBAI: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana moved up a rung to eighth position in the batter's chart in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings released on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka PM says talks with IMF difficult due to bankruptcy

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the country's talks with the International Monetary Fund are proving complex and difficult since it is now a bankrupt nation

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