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Colombo needs debt mechanism mini-miracle

When the economy is going well, the poor benefit more than others. But when things are going badly, it is the poor who are hurt the most. This is especially true in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit poor countries -- and the poorest people within them…

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Sri Lankan veterans protest against president who led them during war

Missing both legs and an arm, former special forces soldier Thushara Kumara is an unlikely critic of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a wartime defence chief who became Sri Lanka's president in 2019.

Reuters

Sri Lanka says World Bank agrees to provide $600M in financial aid

The World Bank has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with $600 million in financial assistance to help meet payment requirements for essential imports, the Sri Lankan president's media division said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Ukrainians have a right to defend themselves, says Norwegian Foreign Minister

Democracies are being threatened all over the world, says Anniken Huitfeldt

The Hindu

Sri Lanka discusses loan from China to cover earlier debts

Sri Lanka’s government says China does not want to restructure its loans to the island nation but is discussing making an additional loan to help with repayment of existing debts

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka begins talks with China on refinancing debt

Sri Lanka has begun discussions with China about refinancing its debt, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as Colombo struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades.

Reuters

IMF urges Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy, raise tax to address debt woes

Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise tax and adopt flexible exchange rates to address its debt crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday.

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How bad do things have to get in Britain before we start to see solidarity emerge?

Despite a widespread sense of anger against the government, narratives of division still prevail, stymying public unity, says the journalist Moya Lothian-McLean

The Guardian - UK

State awaits Centre’s word on asylum seekers from Sri Lanka

18 persons arrived recently in Dhanushkodi on Friday, taking the total to 60

The Hindu

World Bank readies Sri Lanka aid package, IMF calls loan talks 'fruitful'

The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it held "fruitful technical discussions" with Sri Lanka on its loan request, while the World Bank said it was preparing an emergency aid package for the crisis-stricken country.

Reuters

India extends additional $500 million credit line to Sri Lanka for purchasing fuel

Sri Lanka needs at least $4 billion to tide over its mounting economic woes.

The Hindu

Fishing for workable solutions in the Palk Bay

A pragmatic approach is the first of options available to resolve the festering India-Sri Lanka fisheries issue

The Hindu

China's bid for influence in Asia does not stop with Solomon Islands. This is how Beijing gained a foothold in Sri Lanka

While Australian and US officials express shock and disappointment over Beijing's deal with Solomon Islands, China has been making diplomatic and economic inroads across the region for years.

ABC News

India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka

A total of close to 400,000 MT of various types of fuel have been delivered with Indian assistance in two months

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‘A curse’: Three years since Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

Protesters in Colombo demand justice on the third anniversary of devastating attacks in several churches and hotels.

The Hindu

A chance to hit refresh in Sri Lanka

Could the pluralistic ethos of the uprising bring the country back from Sinhalese majoritarianism?

The Independent UK

Rights group demands probe into Sri Lanka police shooting

A leading human rights group is demanding that Sri Lankan authorities conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting

The Hindu

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A protest in a small Sri Lankan town that quickly turned deadly

When K.D. Chaminda Lakshan was wheeled into the Kegalle Teaching Hospital in central Sri Lanka around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the father of two was fighting for his life.

The Independent UK

Widespread protests grip Sri Lanka after police shooting

Thousands of people across Sri Lanka are taking to the streets, a day after police opened fire at demonstrators, killing one person and injuring 13 others, reigniting widespread protests amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades

Reuters

Sri Lanka promises impartial probe after first death in weeks of protests

Sri Lankan police will launch an "impartial and transparent" investigation into clashes with protesters after the first death in weeks of unrest over the government's handling of the economy, the president said on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged IMF to assist Sri Lanka: Govt

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Krisalina Georgieva ‘assured the Finance Minister that the IMF would continue to actively engage with Sri Lanka’, said a Finance Ministry readout of the meeting.

The Guardian - UK

‘It will be hard to find a farmer left’: Sri Lanka reels from rash fertiliser ban

Harvests have collapsed, and the way President Rajapaksa introduced the policy angered even organic farmers

Al Jazeera

At least one killed as police open fire at Sri Lanka protesters

One killed and several others wounded in central Sri Lanka as police open fire at people protesting fuel price rise.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka: One dead and several wounded as police shoot protesters

Protests erupted in response to rising fuel prices and severe economic crisis

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