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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's ousted president expected to return home

Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return home more than seven weeks after he fled the country amid mass protests that demanded his resignation, holding him and his family responsible for the country’s economic crisis

The Independent UK

Deposed Sri Lankan president 'to return home' from Bangkok

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday.

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Sri Lanka court allows former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas

Sri Lanka's highest court has allowed former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas until Jan. 15, anti-corruption body Transparency International Sri Lanka said on Friday.

Reuters

Will an IMF deal help Sri Lankans?

While the $2.9bn agreement will provide some relief, its disbursement is still many months away.

Al Jazeera

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed president 'to return home'

Colombo (AFP) - Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, authorities told AFP on Friday.

AFP

Ex-president Rajapaksa set to return to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to return to the island nation as early as Friday after he fled a surge in anti-government protests in July, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bangkok Post

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Agar revelling in return to Aussie side

A side strain injury curtailed Ashton Agar's tour of Sri Lanka mid-year but the offspinner is looking forward to Australia's upcoming busy schedule.

AAP

Japan calls for creditor nations' talks on Sri Lanka debt restructuring

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday urged all creditor nations to discuss Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, after the crisis-hit South Asian nation reached a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

Mendis, Shanaka put Sri Lanka into Asia Cup Super Four, knock out Bangladesh

Dubai (AFP) - Powerful innings by Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka pull off a thrilling two-wicket win over Bangladesh to make the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Thursday.

AFP

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka pips Bangladesh, enters playoffs

Kusal and Shanaka star in successful chase after spinner Theekshana’s good spell

The Hindu

Sri Lanka edge Bangladesh by two wickets to reach Asia Cup Super Four

Dubai (AFP) - Powerful knocks by Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka pull off a thrilling two-wicket win over Bangladesh to make the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Thursday.

AFP

IMF approves $2.9bn bailout for Sri Lanka

Bankrupt Sri Lanka will receive a conditional $2.9-billion bailout to repair its battered finances, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, raising hopes that a bruising economic crisis might start to ease.

Bangkok Post

IMF offers Sri Lanka provisional $2.9bn loan to tackle debt crisis

Funding still needs to be approved but could offer breathing space amid country’s economic turmoil

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AFP

Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis

Colombo (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund approved a $2.9 billion bailout deal for Sri Lanka on Monday, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation's dire economic crisis.

AFP

IMF agrees to $2.9 bn bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

Colombo (AFP) - Bankrupt Sri Lanka agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund negotiators on Thursday, as the island nation seeks to overcome a bruising economic crisis that saw its president flee the country.

WEKU

IMF set to provide $2.9 billion to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund will provide Sri Lanka $2.9 billion over four years to help salvage the country from its worst economic crisis under a preliminary agreement the agency announced

The Independent UK

IMF agrees to provide crisis-hit Sri Lanka $2.9 billion

The International Monetary Fund says it has reached a preliminary agreement to provide $2.9 billion over four years to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka

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Reuters

Sri Lanka gains IMF's provisional agreement for $2.9 billion loan

Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on Thursday, as the country seeks a way out its worst economic crisis in decades.

AFP

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation hits another record

Colombo (AFP) - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation hit an eleventh consecutive monthly record in August, official data showed on Wednesday, rising to 64.3 percent as the International Monetary Fund extended bailout talks by one more day.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

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AFP

'Quality' Afghanistan ready for Asia Cup heavyweights

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Skipper Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the big guns after they became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup following victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Reuters

Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes preliminary loan pact with IMF - sources

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout, four sources with direct knowledge of the plan have told Reuters.

The Hindu

The many ways of helping Sri Lanka

There is a strong case for greater Indian engagement, especially in certain sectors

The Hindu

Sri Lanka is bankrupt because of the Rajapaksas, says Chandrika Kumaratunga

Sri Lanka’s former President thanks India for aid

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