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'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortage

Doctors in Sri Lanka are urging their patients not to fall ill or get into accidents as the country's economic crisis leaves its trusted health care system without medicines and other vital supplies

The Independent UK

India's help to Sri Lanka is economic, not political: FM

Jaishankar says parleys on with China at diplomatic and military levels

The Hindu

BJP to face Sri Lanka, Afghanistan-like protest by people: Abhishek Banerjee

TMC leader slams Centre for rising prices

The Hindu

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Daily Dose Ep 1096: National emblem controversy, Gujarat rains

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Assam, Gujarat, and Sri Lanka.

Newslaundry

Sri Lanka misses a leader as bailout slips further away

Investors are shifting their focus to Sri Lanka’s bilateral creditors as the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe dim prospects for rapid aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Bangkok Post

TUI cancels further flights as Foreign Office issues travel update

More holiday cancellations are to come

Bristol Post

Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president but no deal on PM

Sri Lanka’s leaders have agreed that lawmakers will elect a new president next week but are struggling to decide on the makeup of a new government to lead the bankrupt country out of a economic and political collapse

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Sri Lanka protesters reject all-party gov’t, want Rajapaksas out

Protesters reject an all-party government, saying it will be a way for the powerful clan to remain in power.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country

Rajapaksa, 73, and his wife boarded a special air force flight bound for the Maldives, local officials have said

The Guardian - UK

‘Open to the public’: Sri Lankans create protest zones in occupied government buildings

On July 9, 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans, exasperated by the country's economic crisis, stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and other places linked to power. The situation is still uncertain in the country, but the movement is ongoing: in the capital, Colombo, protesters have turned several of these…

France 24

Sri Lankan crisis: Over 120 aircraft made technical landing in Kerala airports

According to experts, the technical landing of foreign carriers is also a breather for the airports which are facing financial crunch due to the pandemic.

The Hindu

Australia lose top Test championship spot after Sri Lanka defeat

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Australia lost their top World Test Championship position to South Africa Tuesday after they were defeated by Sri Lanka in the second match of their series.

AFP

Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president headed to a naval base Tuesday with a view to fleeing his island by ship following a humiliating standoff at the airport, official sources said.

AFP

Former minister Basil Rajapaksa tries to flee Sri Lanka, stopped from boarding flight to Dubai

Sri Lanka's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka president’s brother stopped from flying out amid crisis

Officials say they prevented Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country as anger rises against the powerful family.

Reuters

Seething Sri Lanka stops president's brother flying out of the country

Sri Lankan immigration officials stopped the president's brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country on Tuesday, as anger mounted over the island's worst economic crisis in decades.

AFP

Sri Lanka president hits airport standoff in escape attempt

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday.

AFP

Spin and sweeps: Five talking points from Sri Lanka-Australia Tests

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka bounced back from an opening defeat inside three days to thrash Australia in the second Test by an innings and 39 runs and level the series 1-1 on Monday.

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ABC News

Inside Sri Lanka's mass protests that led to the President and Prime Minister's resignations

Sri Lanka's economic crisis reached boiling point when citizens stormed the President's palace. Videos from inside show how it unfolded.

ABC News

Sri Lankans in Sydney watch country's upheaval with hope and concern

Sri Lankans in Sydney follow the dramatic situation with a mixture of worry for family and friends and hope for political change.

The Guardian - AU

Sri Lanka’s Test team look to future as Australia briefly slip back into past

From the moment protesters began marching past the ground on the second day, the hosts took control and never let go

Reuters

How a band of activists helped bring down Sri Lanka's government

In June, a few dozen activists started meeting regularly at a seaside tented camp in Colombo for hours-long sessions to think up ways to revive Sri Lanka's flagging protest movement.

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2022

The Sri Lanka crisis

The Independent UK

Taking selfies, Sri Lankans converge on presidential palace

The takeover of Sri Lanka's presidential residence and other official buildings was a dramatic turning point in monthslong protests that have shaken the country, and the ultimate push that forced the president to say he will resign

Daily Mirror

Steve Smith mocked over "desperate" review as Sri Lanka earn stunning win over Australia

Steve Smith opted for a terrible review after being given out lbw for nought during the final Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka, with the hosts comprehensively winning the match by an innings

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