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Miquita Oliver relives ‘horrendous’ Boxing Day Thailand tsunami where she almost died

Approximately 230,000 people lost their lives in the disaster which devastated coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand and among those caught up in the horror and chaos were T4 presenter Miquita Oliver and her on screen partner Simon Amstell

Daily Mirror

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

TUI cancels all holidays to long-haul destination as Foreign Office issues urgent warning to Brits not to visit

A state of emergency was declared in the holiday hotspot, including an island-wide curfew

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Tui cancels all flights to Sri Lanka amid Foreign Office's urgent warning

Brits have been urged to not travel to the holiday hotspot

Liverpool Echo

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.

Evening Standard

New Sri Lanka PM to sell airline, print money to pay salaries

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries.

The Times of India

Crisis and opportunity: On Sri Lanka political crisis

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

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Seeman disapproves of Annamalai’s claim on Sri Lankan Tamils issue

The T.N. BJP president had said the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka would have been different had Narendra Modi been the Prime Minister of India during 2007-08

The Hindu

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

Tui cancels holidays to Sri Lanka after Foreign Office advice

TUI has cancelled holidays to the destination until May 31

Wales Online

TUI cancels all holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office issues urgent warning to Brits not to go

A state of emergency was declared in the holiday hotspot

Manchester Evening News

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

The Independent UK

Swiss to help adopted Sri Lankans trace their roots, in wake of scandal

The Swiss government will help people adopted from Sri Lanka up until the 1990s search for their birth families under a pilot project launched on Monday, after a scandal over allegations that child traffickers had sent stolen children to Europe.

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Foreign Office warns Brits not to travel to Sri Lanka unless it's absolutely essential

Foreign Office travel advice for Sri Lanka has been updated with UK holidaymakers being warned not to travel to the country unless it's for an essential reason

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.

The Hindu

Seeking refuge in ‘GotaGoGama’ — a partial journal of protest

The protest site in Colombo offers some hope for future society — but what about the people suffering from terrible shortages?

The Hindu

Medicines to be sent to Sri Lanka getting ready, says Minister

137 types of drugs have been allocated for the island nation

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Test | Sri Lanka reaches 258-4 vs Bangladesh on day 1

Angelo Mathews hit his 12th century as Sri Lanka made steady progress on day one of the opening test against Bangladesh, reaching 258-4 on Sunday

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 Hindu

Sri Lanka denies Indian intel claims of ‘LTTE regrouping to launch attacks’

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence played down ex-LTTE cadre ‘regrouping to launch attacks’ reports and requested further explanation in the matter

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 Hindu

Pakistan will go ahead with tour of Sri Lanka: Cricket Board

"We are always ready to support Sri Lanka Cricket even in difficult times and we have no issues touring the country for the test series," a PCB official said

The Times of India

Pakistan will go ahead with tour of Sri Lanka, says PCB

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has assured its Sri Lankan counterparts that it had no hesitation touring the country for a two-Test series in late July-August, despite the ongoing unrest in the island nation.

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