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Sri Lanka's Tamil Parties To Press For Autonomy In A New Constitution

Sri Lanka's Tamil minority parties who had an intra-party discussion following president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s invitation to talks have agreed to put forward a three-point formula. 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

Sri Lanka urged to drop charges and free 2 protest leaders

The Sri Lankan government is being urged to drop charges against two protest leaders detained for more than three months following the anti-government demonstrations that engulfed the island nation earlier this year

The Independent UK

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Sri Lanka aims to hike taxes in budget to soften crisis

Sri Lanka’s president has proposed to more than double the country’s tax revenue as the island nation struggles to come out from its worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka govt takes over $1.7 bn in debt owed to China

Colombo (AFP) - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka said Monday it would take responsibility for $1.7 billion owed to China by state enterprises as it seeks to sell them off and restructure its foreign debt to secure an IMF bailout.

AFP

Asia's richest man challenges China in show of support for PM Modi

COLOMBO: A small group of fishermen ply the shallow coastal water along Pooneryn in northern Sri Lanka, an impoverished, remote area within striking distance of India's southern tip. It's where Gautam Adani -- the Indian billionaire who is Asia's richest man and has vaulted ahead of Jeff Bezos this year…

The Times of India

Gautam Adani challenges China in show of support for PM Narendra Modi

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is expanding on the strategically important island of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankans rally to demand release of 2 protest leaders

Sri Lankan police have blocked more than 1,000 protesters who were attempting to march to the capital’s main railroad station to demand the release of two detained protest leaders and an end to a government crackdown on demonstrations against the country's economic crisis

The Independent UK

Hundreds march in crisis-hit Sri Lanka protesting tax hikes, crackdowns

Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

Reuters

Protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis and police brutality

Despite earlier brutal crackdowns, protesters gathered in Colombo to express discontent at the dire economic situation.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests

Thousands of Sri Lankans have marched in the capital to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months

The Independent UK

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes to curb presidential powers

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament voted Friday to curtail the powers of the president, a partial concession to the protest movement that forced the island nation's former head-of-state into exile.

AFP

Sri Lankan lawmakers vote to trim presidential powers

Sri Lankan lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that trims the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate bill to trim presidential powers

Sri Lankan lawmakers have begun debating a proposed constitutional amendment that would trim the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s dire economic crisis

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Sri Lanka Supreme Court shoots down 'de-radicalisation' bill

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court blocked the country's parliament from approving a bill that would have allowed the state to arbitrarily detain suspects for up to two years for "de-radicalisation", MPs were told Thursday.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka President plans to visit New Delhi to discuss his country's economic crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe met PM Modi briefly in Japan during their visit to Shinzo Abe’s funeral

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China

Sri Lanka’s government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from its worst economic crisis

AFP

Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene products

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Sunday cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women and girls unable to afford them because of the country's economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka looks to revive free trade deal with Singapore

Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the city state's premier on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.

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Sri Lanka president holds talks with foreign diplomats on debt restructuring and IMF programme

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks with foreign diplomats on debt restructuring and the International Monetary Fund programme, the island nation's government said in a statement on Thursday.

The Hindu

Between India and China — Sri Lanka’s survival strategy

Foreign policy credit for India in its immediate neighbourhood has always been a tough ask. With Hambantota, the Chinese just raised the bar.

Reuters

Sri Lanka to upgrade trade agreement with India - president

Sri Lanka will turn a free trade agreement with India into a comprehensive economic and technological partnership, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, according to a government statement.

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Sri Lanka won't be part of any Indian Ocean turf war: President Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka will not take part in any big power rivalry in the Indian Ocean and it is unfortunate that his country has been made the punching bag for Hambantota, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.

ABC News

Sri Lanka's protest movement toppled a president. Then came the crackdown

Their movement shot to global fame when they stormed the president's palace. But few saw the swift crackdown that followed.

Al Jazeera

Asia Cup cricket victory lifts spirits of crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans celebrate the win as a rare moment of respite amid a dire economic crisis.

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