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Canada bars Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa brothers over rights abuses

Colombo (AFP) - Canada has issued a travel ban on former Sri Lankan presidents -- and brothers -- Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa for human rights abuses committed during the island nation's civil war.

AFP

Canada sanctions ex-Sri Lanka presidents Mahinda, Gotabaya

Sanctions are over human rights violations committed during armed conflict in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009, Canada says.

Al Jazeera

Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Offers Payers For Speedy Recovery Of PM Modi's Mother Heeraben

India on Thursday called on Pakistan to protect its minorities after the killing of a Hindu woman Daya Bheel in Sindh province. Read on for details:

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PM Narendra Modi's Mother's Health Condition Is Recovering, Likely To Be Discharged Soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi's health condition is recovering, said the hospital authorities on Thursday. Read on for details:

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Sri Lanka must use its ports for economic growth: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka must use its ports and strategic location for its economic growth, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday while expressing regret over scrapping of the country's trilateral deal with India and Japan to develop the Colombo Port's Eastern Container Terminal.

The Times of India

Turbulence ahead: Airline on the block in Sri Lanka reforms

Colombo (AFP) - Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country's airline top of the list for reform.

AFP

UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

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Court says Sri Lankan ex-leaders can be prosecuted

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to the rights group that filed the case against him.

Bangkok Post

Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls

COLOMBO: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor's government.

Bangkok Post

Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls after return

Colombo (AFP) - Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor's government.

AFP

Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka struck a $2.9 billion bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, a key hurdle in the government's efforts to overcome a painful and unprecedented economic crisis.

AFP

Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed its advice for the country in late August

The Independent UK

Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore after visa expiry, to stay in Thailand now

Gotabaya fled Sri Lanka on 13 July amid intense protests against the economic crisis, the population is suffering from severe shortages of necessities like food, gasoline, and medications

Livemint

Sri Lanka introduces bill to clip presidential powers

A Sri Lankan government minister has submitted to Parliament a constitutional amendment bill that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis

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Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka's ousted president believed heading to Thailand

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters

Hundreds of Sri Lankans have rallied against a government crackdown and the use of emergency laws against peaceful protesters demanding answers to the country’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

OLD Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed guidance once again in late July

Reuters

Sri Lanka top court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 4 -Ada Derana

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Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka's next test

In a win for democracy, mass protests in Sri Lanka recently led to the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Reuters

Sri Lanka court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa - broadcaster Newsfirst

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court extended a travel ban on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, brothers of ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to Aug. 2, news channel Newsfirst said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Irish Independent

Human rights group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore

A human rights group said it has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Seeks Ex-Sri Lankan President's Arrest in Singapore

A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted from office over his country's economic collapse and fled to Singapore earlier…

The Independent UK

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore

A rights group says it has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s Attorney General, seeking to arrest ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in war crimes alleged to have been committed during Sri Lanka's civil war

Bangkok Post

Why Sri Lanka imploded so catastrophically

As Sri Lanka's economy unravels before our eyes, one must ask how this could happen in a country historically known for its high standard of living and stable economy. Sri Lanka's achievements go back decades, giving it a per capita GDP that is 70% higher than India's, and a life…

The Hindu

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka Prime Minister

Nine persons assaulted in military raid at Colombo’s agitation site

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