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Rajasthan spinner Manav makes the cut for India A

JAIPUR: Following a successful Ranji Trophy season last year, Rajasthan's Manav Suthar, 20, is busy attending bigger assignments. After making the cut for the Central Zone squad for Duleep Trophy, the left-arm spinner from Sri Ganganagar has made it to the India A side for the ACC Men's Emerging Teams…

The Times of India

Yash Dhull to lead India A in Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023

NEW DELHI: The Junior Cricket Committee has announced the India A squad for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023, scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from July 13 to July 23.

The Times of India

Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand

An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago was flown back to Thailand on Sunday after a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment.

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Neglected Thai elephant prepares for jumbo flight home

COLOMBO: An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature's alleged mistreatment.

Bangkok Post

Tear gas, water cannon fired on protesting Sri Lankan students

Hundreds of students march in Colombo to demand release of activists arrested during last year’s anti-gov’t protests.

Al Jazeera

First India-Sri Lanka defence exhibition in Colombo for boosting bilateral relations

The High Commission of India organised the first India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar and Exhibition in Colombo on June 7 to promote and identify newer areas of cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the defence sector.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka's LGBTQ+ community holds Pride march, demands end to discrimination

Hundreds of members of Sri Lanka’s LGBTQ+ community have paraded through the streets of the capital Colombo to mark the Pride month and demand an end to discrimination

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Kashit Nagrale is first from Nagpur to win ITF Junior circuit title

NAGPUR: Kashit Nagrale created history on Saturday by becoming the first tennis player from Nagpur to win an ITF Junior Circuit title. He achieved the remarkable feat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by securing J30 Colombo ITF Junior Circuit title. Remarkably, Kashit didn't drop a set in the tournament.

The Times of India

Looking to see the real Sri Lanka? Explore by train

From Balapitiya beach resorts to the bustle of Colombo, this country is best traversed by rail, finds Alex Robinson

The Independent UK

IAF chief meets Sri Lanka's top military leaders, exchange views on matters of bilateral importance

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari on May 2, 2023 met Sri Lanka’s top military leaders and exchanged views on several matters of bilateral importance, while recalling the longstanding friendship between the two countries

The Hindu

Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches

The Independent UK

Fortune teller sees bleak future as Sri Lankans celebrate new year

Fortune teller Andara Maanage Chandani, who runs a small shrine at her home near Colombo, says she used to make enough money to buy clothes for all eight members of her family every Sri Lankan New Year, which falls this week.

Reuters

After Al Jazeera story, Sri Lanka says crypto scheme a ‘pyramid’

Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering criminal charges against those accused of running a fake crypto scheme.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction in food inflation to 47.6% in March from 54.4% in February, but non-food inflation reached 51.7%, the Census and Statistics Department…

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'Sri Lanka to seek fresh $1 billion credit from India to buy essential items'

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka would seek a new temporary credit facility of $ billion from India to purchase essential items including food and medicine, the official media here reported on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka to get first tranche of $2.9bn bailout in two days: IMF

Global lender says island nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades will get $330m in next two days.

Reuters

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka to get first tranche of IMF bailout funds in two days

Sri Lanka will get the first $330 million tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout in the next two days, the global lender said on Tuesday, putting the onus on the cash-strapped country to rein in its debt to sustainable levels.

Al Jazeera

Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

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‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port city stirs white elephant fears

Sri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankans lament Independence Day pomp amid economic crisis

Armed troops parade in Colombo amid criticim over the event’s cost at a time of dire economic crisis.

The Times of India

Celebrated athlete Susanthika appointed by Sri Lanka to promote women's cricket

COLOMBO: Legendary track athlete and Olympic silver medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe has been appointed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to promote women's cricket in the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sri Lanka Seeks to Benefit from Saudi Mining Experience

Sri Lanka’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahmed emphasized the presence of prospects for cooperation between Colombo and Riyadh in various fields, especially the mining sector. Looking forward to strengthening cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the mining sector, Ahmed said his country could benefit from the Kingdom’s experiences in developing the mineral…

Reuters

India foreign minister visits Sri Lanka with stronger ties, China in focus

India's foreign minister arrives in Colombo on Thursday following his country's backing of Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, leaving China as the island's last remaining major creditor which has yet to agree to the debt restructuring plan.

Foreign Policy

Trysts With Sri Lanka’s Ghosts

In the Booker Prize-winning “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” the past haunts a country racked by unresolved death.

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