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Sri Lanka calls for $1 billion debt restructure as crisis rages

Sri Lanka must urgently seek funds from multilateral lenders and aim to restructure a debt payment due in July, its outgoing finance minister said on Thursday, pleading for political stability amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Letters to the Editor — April 7, 2022

Crisis in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Modi govt.’s policy pushing India into an economic crisis like Sri Lanka: Thirumavalavan

He demands an adjournment motion in the Parliament to discuss the issue in detail

The Hindu

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Sri Lanka facing imminent threat of starvation, senior politician warns

Speaker tells parliament ‘there will be very acute food shortages’ and economic crisis is ‘just the beginning’

The Guardian - UK

Govt must clear people’s doubts on SilverLine project: Bishop

Crisis in Sri Lanka has increased people’s fears, says prelate

The Hindu

Easter travel updates announced for Spain, Malta, Seychelles and Sri Lanka

More holiday hotspots are easing Covid rules ahead of the Easter break, however, there have been warnings of disruption in Sri Lanka

Wales Online

Explained | What is the BIMSTEC grouping and how is it significant?

How does the regional organisation work? What has it done over the years and how does it figure in the current geopolitical calculus?

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In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's president will not resign despite protests, says minister

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, a minister told parliament on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka’s poor queue for hours to buy kerosene amid crisis

For months, thousands have queued for fuel, food and medicine amid the country’s worst economic crisis in memory.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankan president revokes emergency amid growing protests

Sri Lanka’s president has revoked a days-old state of emergency after huge public protests demanded he resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK

At a crossroads: On Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

The road to Sri Lanka’s economic recovery will have to pass through political change

The Hindu

Sri Lankan President revokes emergency rule ordinance -Gazette

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late on Tuesday revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into effect on April 1, even as the government struggled to quell protests amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Gotabaya loses majority in parliament

Over 40 MPs including from allies of ruling SLPP alliance sat as a separate block

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The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka faces medical emergency as economic crisis hits drug supplies

Union warns of complete breakdown of health system with hospitals ‘all running out of medicines’

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis

A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers has called for the appointment of an interim government

The Hindu

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa loses parliamentary majority

41 lawmakers leave coalition, leaving Rajapaksa’s government with fewer than the 113 members needed to maintain a majority in the 225-member house

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka ruling alliance loses majority ahead of parliament meet

Finance minister quits after one day as parliament to reconvene for the first time since the imposition of emergency.

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Exclusive-Ex-Sri Lanka cenbanker Weerasinghe says he accepts offer to be new governor

Former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday he had accepted an offer from the country's president to become the bank's next governor amid a deepening economic crisis and unrest.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's finance minister resigns a day after being sworn in - letter

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, resigned on Tuesday a day after being sworn in, amid growing public unrest over a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority amid growing protests

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest over an economic crisis, according to parliamentary proceedings.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president revokes emergency order, govt in disarray as economic crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late on Tuesday after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition, leaving his government in a minority in parliament as it struggled to quell protests amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

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Sri Lanka caught in a 'strategic debt trap

Sri Lanka, a flourishing island nation of 22 million, has finally fallen to China's debt-trap diplomacy.

The Hindu

Mamata demands all party meeting over rising fuel prices

West Bengal CM blames BJP for crisis, refers to economic turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Alagiri urges India to secure rights for Tamils in Sri Lanka

‘Ensure a substantial portion of the financial assistance to the Sri Lankan government go for the welfare of the Tamils’

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