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Power cuts in Sri Lanka could continue into May - minister

Sri Lanka's power minister said on Thursday that power cuts could continue into May, as many parts of the crisis-hit country currently faced up to 13 hours without electricity due to a shortage of foreign currency to import fuel.

Reuters

Concern over alleged war criminal entry

Human rights groups are calling for an inquiry into how an accused war criminal was able to enter Australia at least twice and attend public events in 2019.

AAP

Explaining Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The country’s current situation is due to misguided policies and flawed external advice

The Hindu

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Federal police blame ‘oversight’ for delay in Australian review of Sri Lankan war crime allegations

AFP not aware of ‘administrative oversight’ until letter from justice groups seeking update on 2019 complaint about Jagath Jayasuriya

The Guardian - AU

Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce

Sri Lankans faced 10-hour power cuts on Wednesday and warnings of longer blackouts on Thursday, as a deepening economic crisis roiled markets and the electricity regulator urged more than a million government employees to work from home to save fuel.

Reuters

India working overtime to ensure swift assistance to Sri Lanka, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister wraps up visit to island nation

The Hindu

Morning Digest | U.S. to send Deputy NSA to India ahead of Russian FM’s visit; Defence pacts with India pose no threat, says Sri Lanka, and more

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Explained: Why Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in decades

NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan economy has been facing one of its worst ever economic crisis, resulting from mismanaged government finances and ill-timed tax cuts, besides the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

As prices soar in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, many forced to moonlight

Low-income workers take on multiple jobs to survive as the economic crisis sees food, fuel and medicine costs surge.

Al Jazeera

India plans power project in Sri Lanka after China's shelved

India has agreed to set up power projects on northern Sri Lankan islands in a deal seen as a strategic victory in its competition with China for influence in the Indian Ocean

The Independent UK

Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka

Concerns were raised over projects’ proximity to Tamil Nadu.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Opposition seeks PM’s response to hike in fuel prices; Sri Lankan President Gotabaya thanks India for assistance, and more

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The Hindu

A subregional grouping that must get back on course

BIMSTEC is in need of a framework to tackle the specific challenges confronting the Bay of Bengal region

The Hindu

Navy’s ALH in Sri Lanka for training programme

Week-long training for SLAF pilots

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanks India for ‘invaluable assistance’

Assured Sri Lankan President of continued cooperation and understanding, says S. Jaishankar

The Hindu

Jaishankar visits Lanka IOC to take stock of fuel supply situation

Colombo External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on March 28 visited Lanka IOC, the local subsidiary

Reuters

Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka in talks with India for another $1.5 billion credit line

Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1.5 billion from India to import essentials, the island nation's central bank governor said on Monday, amid its worst economic crisis in decades.

The Hindu

EAM Jaishankar to hold talks with Rajapaksas today as Sri Lanka’s crisis persists

S. Jaishankar will also interact with prominent members of the Opposition, Tamil and Muslim political parties, ahead of his participation in the BIMSTEC Summit.

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The Times of India

Sri Lanka's oldest airport sees 1st international flight in 54 years

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's oldest and first international airport was relaunched on Sunday with its first international flight landing in 54 years, aviation officials said.

The Times of India

EAM Jaishankar in Maldives, to ink pacts and boost ties

MALE: External affairs minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Saturday as part of his five-day two-nation visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka to explore the possibilities of further expansion of bilateral engagements with the two key maritime neighbours of India.

The Guardian - UK

Tamils fear prison and torture in Sri Lanka, 13 years after civil war ended

The threat of a bullet in the leg or having his fingernails ripped off was the ordeal faced by one man

The Hindu

India asks Sri Lanka to exercise caution while handling fishing boats

‘Use a paramilitary force to deal with civilian fishermen’

The Hindu

Jaishankar on tour of Maldives, Sri Lanka for bilateral talks

The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will arrive in Male first on March 26 for crucial talks, following India’s recent $2.4 billion assistance to Sri Lanka

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 26 March 2022

Everyday in China some 12,500 domestic flights arrive safely at their destinations. On Monday, China Eastern flight MU5735 did not. It took off from Kunming in the early afternoon but never made it to Guangzhou.

ABC News

Refugee calls for improved visa support after incredible journey from war-torn Sri Lanka to central west NSW

Jaganthan Thankavel and his family fled Sri Lanka following the end of a 26-year civil war. Now they are hoping for improved support to assist refugees in regional Australia.

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