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Sri Lanka promises impartial probe after first death in weeks of protests

Sri Lankan police will launch an "impartial and transparent" investigation into clashes with protesters after the first death in weeks of unrest over the government's handling of the economy, the president said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged IMF to assist Sri Lanka: Govt

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Krisalina Georgieva ‘assured the Finance Minister that the IMF would continue to actively engage with Sri Lanka’, said a Finance Ministry readout of the meeting.

The Hindu

‘It will be hard to find a farmer left’: Sri Lanka reels from rash fertiliser ban

Harvests have collapsed, and the way President Rajapaksa introduced the policy angered even organic farmers

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At least one killed as police open fire at Sri Lanka protesters

One killed and several others wounded in central Sri Lanka as police open fire at people protesting fuel price rise.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne signs short-term deal with Yorkshire

LONDON (UK): Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne has signed with Yorkshire County Cricket Club on a short-term deal.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka: One dead and several wounded as police shoot protesters

Protests erupted in response to rising fuel prices and severe economic crisis

The Guardian - UK

One dead, several injured in Sri Lanka after police clash with protesters -doctor

At least one person was killed and over a dozen injured in Sri Lanka after protesters clashed with police in the central town of Rambukkana, a doctor told Reuters, the first fatality since demonstrations began in the crisis-hit country weeks ago.

Reuters

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French presidential candidates spar over wind energy sector

Ahead of the French presidential run-off on Sunday, we take a closer look at Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen's divergent views on the future of the renewable energy sector in France. Macron wants to add thousands of jobs to the wind turbine industry, while Marine Le Pen wants to…

France 24

Lynching of Sri Lankan manager by Pakistani mob was anti-Islam -court

A Pakistani mob lynching of a Sri Lankan manager of a garment factory who was accused of blasphemy was an act against the Islamic religion, a court said in a detailed ruling on Tuesday.

Reuters

Nirmala Sitharaman meets IMF chief; discusses impact of geopolitical situation on global growth

Kristalina Georgieva also appreciated India's help to Sri Lanka in tackling its economic crises and assured that the IMF would continue to actively engage with the island nation

The Hindu

Sri Lankan PM says president's powers will be reduced

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the constitution will be changed to clip presidential powers and empower Parliament as protesters call on the president to quit over an economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka asks IMF for urgent financial assistance

The IMF may consider this request due to the unique circumstances, an aide to the nation’s finance minister said.

Al Jazeera

One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF

Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the country sought rapid financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

Life 'very hard' for Sri Lanka fishermen in financial squall

After three weeks at sea, Anton Fernando tallies his sales of tuna and other fish on a dock in Negombo, a fishing town in Sri Lanka, where the country's financial crisis darkens already murky waters.

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Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine Deepens Debt Woes Across Developing World

The war in Ukraine is making it tougher for many emerging-market governments to make debt payments to foreign creditors, fueling concerns of potential crises that could shake markets and weaken the global economic recovery.

Reason

City Won't Pay $6 Million Awarded to Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Decades

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Dynamite News

Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya reshuffles cabinet, appoints 17 ministers to combat current crisis

The President has appointed new ministers to ensure the smooth and effective functioning of the government. More details on Dynamite News:

France 24

Beating expectations, Chinese economy grows 4.8% in first quarter of 2022

Over the first three months of the year, China's economy expanded at an annual rate of nearly 5 percent when compared to the same stretch last year. But as Covid-19 lockdowns roll on, the country's annual growth target looks hard to reach. Also, talks kick off between Sri Lanka and…

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Sri Lankan president says regrets crisis, expands cabinet ahead of IMF talks

Sri Lanka's embattled president announced 17 new ministerial appointments on Monday, notably leaving out members of his own family, and expressed regret for his government's handling of a devastating economic crisis that has led to widespread protests.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan Cabinet reshuffled to counter economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s president has appointed a new, 17-member Cabinet in a sign he and his powerful family are taking back control of the political crisis resulting from the country’s dire economic state

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of thousands flee Russia and Putin’s ‘two wars’

Some 200,000 Russians have left their homes and jobs, fearful of being persecuted for opposing Putin’s war on Ukraine.

The Hindu

No easy way out: On the Rajapaksas

The Rajapaksas are losing their political capital while dealing with the economic crisis

The Hindu

BJP highlights government’s record on financial inclusion

Party spokesperson compares India to situation prevailing in Sri Lanka and Pakistan

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks

Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office have criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, adding the pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis

Bangkok Post

Sri Lankan stock market closing for a week

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will suspend share trading for all of next week to avoid a possible stock market collapse, as its economic crisis deepens and protests against the government spread.

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