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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

SLC requests BCCI to start tour with T20Is instead of Tests

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's upcoming tour of India is likely to see a change in itinerary. The tour which was supposed to start with the two-Test series followed by a three-match T20I series could be played the other way around.

The Times of India

CM writes to Modi, MEA over fishermen issues

‘Prevent the auction of Tamil Nadu boats and attacks on fishermen from the State by Sri Lankan nationals’

The Hindu

‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise

The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak environmental and economic havoc

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Reparations to the Caribbean could break the cycle of corruption – and China’s grip

The belt and road initiative is ensnaring vulnerable countries in debt via corrupt infrastructure projects. Slavery reparations from former colonial powers could help turn the tide

The Guardian - UK

Where is Good Karma Hospital filmed? Sri Lanka locations used for the hit ITV show

Sri Lanka is where ITV's Good Karma Hospital is filmed with some of those beautiful beaches serving as the filming locations for the hit show starring the likes of Neil Morrissey

Daily Mirror

Latest travel rules for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh including Covid tests

Latest travel rules for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh including PCR test rules, quarantine requirements and other Covid rules for UK passengers

Daily Mirror

Ramanathapuram fishers threaten to give up Indian citizenship if Centre does not secure release of TN fishers jailed in Lanka

The fishermen have also demanded that the Centre stop Sri Lanka from auctioning the boats of TN fishermen that its Navy has seized

The Hindu

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IPL 2022 to start on March 27; 1st option India, 2nd South Africa

MUMBAI: The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning on March 27 and likely to go on for 60-plus days, will be held in India or South Africa. The final call hasn’t been taken yet, but the UAE and Sri Lanka can be safely ruled out, reports K…

The Times of India

IPL will start in last week of March, owners want matches in India: Jay Shah

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is set to conduct the 2022 IPL from last week of March to end of May and efforts would be made to host the lucrative event in India as per the wishes of team owners, Board secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday.

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Owners prefer Mumbai, Pune with UAE, SA as back-up options; March 27, April 2 are two tentative start dates

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is mulling two start dates for the 2022 Indian Premier League with some preferring a March 27 kickoff and few other influential people wanting the mega event to begin on April 2, which conforms to the Lodha Committee ruling.

The Times of India

ICC U-19 World Cup: Sri Lanka and South Africa secure Super League quarterfinal spots

BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Sri Lanka sealed their qualification for the last eight stage with a dramatic three-wicket victory over West Indies while South Africa defeated Ireland by 153-runs to also book their place in the quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup.

The Times of India

Australia still alive at U-19 World Cup

Australia have advanced to the Under-19 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals, courtesy of Sri Lanka's win over tournament hosts West Indies.

AAP

Vandersay sends Zimbabwe crashing to 70; Sri Lanka clinch ODIs 2-1

Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka take Sri Lanka to 254-9

The Hindu

What to see, eat and do on Sri Lanka’s south coast

Daisy Hoppen feasts her way around the best beach shacks and brunch spots along the country’s lesser trodden coastline

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka settles sovereign bond payment as reserves dwindle

Sri Lanka has paid $500 million due on sovereign bonds from its badly depleted foreign reserves despite calls by experts to defer it and use the sum to import essential food and medicine

The Hindu

Sri Lankan Naval ship rams and sinks T.N. fishing boat

Seven fishermen from Rameswaram were rescued by another boat

AAP

Australia T20 matches with Sri Lanka moved

Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast will not host T20 matches between Australia and Sri Lanka with the series instead to be played at three venues.

AAP

Stoinis ready to bowl again for Australia

Marcus Stoinis has declared he will be fit to return to bowling for Australia's Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka in February.

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Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s dilemma: Pay off debt or pay for milk, meds and gas

Dwindling foreign currency reserves as tourism, the main source of dollars, stays curbed has left it with few choices.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka’s Tamil MPs seek PM Modi intervention on political solution

Ensure Colombo addresses island’s long-pending Tamil question, they say

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms

Sri Lanka’s leader has promised human rights reforms and “justice” for missing persons from the country’s civil war, after years of resisting calls for such measures

Reuters

Sri Lanka looking to attract forex through new policies

Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while policies to develop exports, tourism and remittances will be fast-tracked in a bid to rebuild foreign exchange reserves, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

U-19 WC | Sri Lanka defeats Australia; Pak scores easy win over Zimbabwe

West Indies beat Scotland in a Group D match in Basseterre

AAP

Australia's U-19 WC hopes hit after loss

Australia need results to go their way on the final day of matches in their group to reach the U19 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals after losing to Sri Lanka.

Reuters

Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts

Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial crisis in years, raising doubts about its ability to pay its creditors.

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