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Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency - govt notice

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency in the country effective from midnight, a government notice said late on Friday.

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Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency after protests

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday declared a state of emergency giving security forces sweeping powers for the second time in five weeks to deal with escalating anti-government protests.

France 24

Sri Lanka protesters tear-gassed again

COLOMBO: Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students trying to storm Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday as the country was brought to a halt by a trade union strike demanding that the government step down.

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Sri Lanka protesters bring transport to near standstill

Shops, offices and schools have closed and transport has come to a near standstill in Sri Lanka amid nationwide demonstrations against the government over its alleged inability to resolve the worst economic crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency after day of protests

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

Andhra Pradesh: Students of Tenali Zilla Parishad school donate books for Sri Lanka kids

AMARAVATI: In a laudable gesture, children from Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) at Ilavaram near Tenali, donated books and stationery to children in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by a severe economic crisis.

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MDMK donates ₹13.15 lakh towards Sri Lanka aid

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Sri Lankan PM thanks Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

T.N. Assembly had adopted a motion to send relief material worth ₹123 crore

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Sri Lanka ruling coalition candidate wins vote in Parliament

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government has won a key vote in Parliament as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered by economic crisis

On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back.

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Sri Lanka: protests spread as petrol prices rise by 90%

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a profound economic crisis, sparking massive protests around the country. The protests are happening against a backdrop of painful and unresolved aspects of the island’s history, following a civil war that drove and deepened ethnic and religious divisions.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis

Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country's economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka to replace 'unrealistic' budget, in talks to extend World Bank aid

Sri Lanka plans to replace its current "unrealistic" budget and is in talks with the World Bank to extend its support by $300 million to $700 million, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka opposition seeks no-confidence vote on Rajapaksas

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party is demanding a no-confidence vote aimed at ousting the Rajapaksa-led government

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Tamil Nadu aiding Sri Lanka

The State’s proposal to send relief material can help build closer ties between the two nations

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CM appeals to public to contribute towards aid for Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka's protests show a fragile unity – for now

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crises since winning independence from Britain in 1948. Inflation is at an all-time high and protests are spreading around the country.

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New Delhi extends assistance of more than $3 billion to Sri Lanka in 2022: Indian High Commission in Colombo

On Monday, India had extended its current credit line by a further $200 million to replenish Sri Lanka’s rapidly depleting fuel stocks

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Five more Sri Lankan Tamils arrive in Rameswaram

The new arrivals include an elderly woman and an infant.

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6 Sri Lankan fishermen apprehended by Coast Guard

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China backs Sri Lanka's decision to work with IMF to restructure debt

China supports crisis-hit Sri Lanka's decision to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restructure its debt, Beijing's ambassador Qi Zhenhong told Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry at a meeting on Monday.

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Centre accepts Tamil Nadu’s request to send aid to Sri Lanka; CM Stalin thanks EAM Jaishankar

EAM S. Jaishankar spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and highlighted that the Sri Lankan Government would be open to humanitarian support on a Government-to-Government basis

ABC News

Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts despite no experience in large-scale procurement

Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals.

Reuters

Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisis

Thousands of supporters of Sri Lankan opposition parties rallied on Sunday in the commercial capital Colombo as a weeks-long political and economic crisis showed no sign of abating.

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