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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 9 April 2022

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic and political crisis since the civil war. In previous weeks we've covered the recent downturn. But at the centre of it all is one family. Their history is the key to understanding the present crisis.

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Travelling film fest to reach NUJS campus tomorrow

KOLKATA: Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘With You, Without You’ from Sri Lanka and Saim Sadiq’s ‘Darling’ from Pakistan are among the 19 short films, documentaries and features on gender that are part of a film festival titled SamaBhav (Equanimity) that will be held at NUJS from April 10.

The Times of India

Four more Sri Lankans arrive in Tamil Nadu

They will be sent to refugee camp at Mandapam

The Hindu

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No Sri Lankan, rich or poor, spared as economic crisis worsens

Savings evaporate, businesses face closure and the Sri Lankan poor struggle to eat as value of the rupee plummets.

Al Jazeera

US arrests 3 Thais and 'yakuza chief'

NEW YORK: US authorities said they had arrested a Japanese yakuza organised crime leader and three Thai men who trafficked heroin and methamphetamine and tried to acquire surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka business leaders demand end to political impasse

Sri Lankan business leaders are calling for an end to the country’s political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka president yet to accept resignation of finance minister Sabry - lawmaker

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to accept the resignation of Ali Sabry as finance minister, ruling party lawmaker Kanchana Wijesekera told parliament on Friday.

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Sri Lanka doubles interest rates to tame inflation; stabilise economy

Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising each by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame inflation that has soared due to crippling shortages of basic goods driven by a devastating economic crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka opposition says it will move no-confidence motion if crisis unaddressed

The head of Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Friday it would move a no-confidence motion in parliament against the government if it does not take measures to address the country's financial crisis and improve governance.

Reuters

Is struggling Sri Lanka salvageable?

Last Sunday -- with two notable exceptions -- Sri Lanka's cabinet resigned en masse in protest against the government's handling of the worst economic crisis to hit the island in decades, which has sparked widespread rioting, unrest, and arson attacks on police property.

Bangkok Post

Infographic: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and political turmoil

The tourism-reliant island nation faces one of its worst financial and political crises.

Al Jazeera

Tourism prospects fly high as skies open up for international travel

Sector recording good recovery numbers since pandemic struck

The Hindu

Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages

Sri Lanka’s national medical association is warning that hospitals will be unable to provide emergency services in coming weeks because of critical shortages of drugs and medical equipment caused by the country’s economic crisis, leading to a catastrophic number of deaths if supplies aren’t replenished

The Independent UK

Stalin proposes to send essential supplies to Sri Lanka

On a telephonic conversation with Union Minister S. Jaishankar, Mr. Stalin also expressed concerns over the incidents of assault on T.N. fishers by the SL Navy

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Sri Lanka calls for $1 billion debt restructure as crisis rages

Sri Lanka must urgently seek funds from multilateral lenders and aim to restructure a debt payment due in July, its outgoing finance minister said on Thursday, pleading for political stability amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — April 7, 2022

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Modi govt.’s policy pushing India into an economic crisis like Sri Lanka: Thirumavalavan

He demands an adjournment motion in the Parliament to discuss the issue in detail

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka facing imminent threat of starvation, senior politician warns

Speaker tells parliament ‘there will be very acute food shortages’ and economic crisis is ‘just the beginning’

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The Hindu

Govt must clear people’s doubts on SilverLine project: Bishop

Crisis in Sri Lanka has increased people’s fears, says prelate

Wales Online

Easter travel updates announced for Spain, Malta, Seychelles and Sri Lanka

More holiday hotspots are easing Covid rules ahead of the Easter break, however, there have been warnings of disruption in Sri Lanka

The Times of India

Arjuna Ranatunga lauds PM Modi for helping Sri Lanka during economic crisis

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping Sri Lanka amid its ongoing economic crisis.

The Hindu

Explained | What is the BIMSTEC grouping and how is it significant?

How does the regional organisation work? What has it done over the years and how does it figure in the current geopolitical calculus?

Reuters

In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's president will not resign despite protests, says minister

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, a minister told parliament on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s poor queue for hours to buy kerosene amid crisis

For months, thousands have queued for fuel, food and medicine amid the country’s worst economic crisis in memory.

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