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Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan audiobook review – love and conflict in Sri Lanka

The civil war transforms a young trainee doctor’s life as she copes with her feelings for a Tamil Tiger in last year’s Women’s prizewinning novel

The Guardian - UK

British woman held in Sri Lanka ‘could be months’ from bail hearing, lawyer warns

Charlotte May Lee is ‘coping’ with prospect of spending months longer in jail in Sri Lanka, her lawyer tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Pakistan set to play Women’s Cricket World Cup games in Sri Lanka as hybrid hosting model revealed

India had been due to host the entirety of the eight-team tournament in September and October

The Independent UK

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Ex-Test bats get chance to make case in Australia A

Kurtis Patterson, Matt Renshaw and Nathan McSweeney have all been named in the Australia A squad to face Sri Lanka A in Darwin.

AAP

Trapped Abroad: British Woman Faces 25 Years in Sri Lankan Prison Over £1.2M Drug Allegations

A young British woman, Charlotte May Lee, faces 25 years in a Sri Lankan jail after being arrested with £1.2 million worth of cannabis.

International Business Times UK

London 'drug mule' tears up as she appears in court in Sri Lanka accused of smuggling £1.2 million of super-strength cannabis

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was arrested at Bandaranaike Airport on May 11

Evening Standard

‘She’s the queen’: Sri Lanka bids farewell to film legend Malini Fonseka

She portrayed working-class women on screen and became a beauty icon. Fonseka, 78, died on Saturday.

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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka and New Zealand discuss ways to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has hosted one of New Zealand’s top ministers to discuss ways to deepen bilateral ties in areas such as trade, tourism and agriculture

The Independent UK

Curated Dining, Soft Sunrises and Unparalleled Peace – This Sri Lankan Resort Is the Epitome of Laid-Back Luxury

Galle is an incredibly special coastal city - and it's calling

Marie Claire

Inside Cinnamon Life at the City of Dreams — the Colombo hotel that was 10 years in the making

Does Sri Lanka’s latest city hotel live up to the hype? Lydia Swinscoe checks in to find out

Evening Standard

‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake?

Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.

Al Jazeera

‘My parents were crazy wildlife people’: meet the safari guide helping tourists experience Sri Lanka’s wild side

If you want to know about the wildlife and wonders of Yala national park, Sajith Withanage is the go-to expert. And as head ranger for Hilton Yala Resort, he likes nothing more than sharing his passion for this vast wilderness with guests

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka salt crisis leaves consumers hunting ‘for days’

Shortage of kitchen staple caused by loss of production due to heavy rains

The Independent UK

London 'drugs mule', 21, breaks silence from hellhole Sri Lankan jail: 'I've not eaten for two days - the food's too spicy'

Charlotte May Lee pleads innocence in first interview from behind bars in Sri Lanka’s Negombo Prison

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

The Guardian - UK

Foreign office supporting British woman after reports of drug-smuggling arrest in Sri Lanka

Former cabin crew member Charlotte May Lee, 21, reportedly accused of trying to bring 46kg of cannabis strain kush into country

Evening Standard

Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cannabis haul

Charlotte May Lee was detained on Monday at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after arriving on a flight from Bangkok

The Independent UK

Pat Cummins and Cameron Green return for World Test Championship final to leave Australia selection dilemma

Green will be unable to bowl at Lord’s against South Africa but could return to the XI as a batter only

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The Independent UK

At least 21 passengers killed after bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka

At least 14 people injured in crash near mountainous Kotmale town

The Independent UK

Six dead after Sri Lankan military helicopter crashes during passing out ceremony

Local media reports suggest twelve people, including two pilots, were on board at the time of the crash.

The Guardian - UK

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum

The Guardian - UK

From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women

In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opportunities

The Independent UK

Stampede feared as millions flock to see rarely displayed Buddha relic in Sri Lanka

Sacred relic is on public display for first time in 16 years

Euronews

More than 100 Easter bombing victims in Sri Lanka named 'witnesses of faith' by Vatican

The Vatican has recognised 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as 'witnesses of faith', six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people.

The Independent UK

Vatican honours Isis attack victims in one of last acts of Pope Francis papacy

Vatican names 167 of its faithful killed in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as ‘witnesses of faith’

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