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Babar Azam can dethrone Joe Root as top Test batter: Mahela Jayawardene

DUBAI: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has picked Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the cricketer who, he believes, can dethrone England's Joe Root as top Test batter.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka's ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.

Reuters

Explainer: Is Bangladesh headed the Sri Lanka way?

NEW DELHI: Yet another South Asian country has come under the trap of falling foreign exchange reserves and soaring trade deficit. Protests, blackouts, sudden surge in fuel prices have forced people in Bangladesh- just like Sri Lanka and to some extent in Pakistan- to come out into the streets to…

The Times of India

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TUI cancels more flights and holidays to destination due to recent unrest

The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to the South Asian country

Manchester Evening News

Counting and Cracking review – an absorbing Sri Lankan family odyssey

This epic drama charts characters from Colombo in the 50s, through the civil war, before settling in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

Thailand says Rajapaksa seeks visit, not seeking asylum

Thailand has received a request for former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit the country, but he has no intention of seeking political asylum, Thailand's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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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End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president

Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters.

Al Jazeera

Virat Kohli has all the tools to come out of batting slump: Mahela Jayawardene

DUBAI: Star India batter Virat Kohli is a quality player and has all the tools needed to come out of his prolonged dip in form, said former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene.

The Times of India

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.

Bangkok Post

Lanka Premier League to be played from December 6 to 23

LPL was earlier rescheduled due to Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis

The Hindu

Sri Lanka's ousted president seeking entry to Thailand after weeks in Singapore

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry into Thailand for a temporary stay in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, the Thai foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Navigating Sri Lanka’s rocky road to recovery

Focusing on smarter policymaking would ensure a smoother path ahead

The Hindu

Sri Lanka to concentrate on promoting Ramayana trail to Indian tourists: tourism envoy Jayasuriya

Both India and Sri Lanka agreed in 2008 to work on enhancing shared cultural and religious values based on the Ramayana heritage

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Daily Record

Ten Sri Lankan athletes go 'missing' from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The eight men and two women have not returned to their accommodation in the athletes village over the last few days.

Reuters

Sri Lanka asks China to defer military ship visit after India protests

Sri Lanka said on Monday it had asked China to defer the planned visit of a Chinese ship to the island country after initially approving its arrival this week, yielding to diplomatic pressure from neighbour India to keep the military vessel out.

Daily Mirror

10 Sri Lankans missing at Commonwealth Games amid economic turmoil in home country

Several members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team are currently missing as the unrest in the country continues and it has now been declared a state of emergency

The Times of India

Explainer: What India’s external debt position tells about its economy

NEW DELHI: A depreciating rupee and contracting foreign exchange reserves raised concerns about India's external debt position.

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Indian Oil Corporation to expand operations in Sri Lanka

The IOC would invest in storage tanks and other equipment while the dealers are expected to have the land and bear other infrastructure costs, Lanka IOC Managing Director Manoj Gupta said.

The Times of India

Prabath Jayasuriya, Emma Lamb win ICC Player of Month honour for July

DUBAI: Sri Lanka spin sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and England women's cricket team's emerging all-rounder Emma Lamb were on Monday voted ICC 'Player of the Month' for July.

Bristol Post

Commonwealth Games 2022: Sri Lankan athletes go 'missing' from Athletes Village

The ten athletes, which include judo stars, volleyball players, and wrestlers, have not returned to the Athletes' Village for some time

The Hindu

China asks India to stop ‘disturbing’ exchanges with Sri Lanka, says opposition to ship visit is ‘senseless’

China’s Foreign Ministry hit out at opposition to the visit, terming it “senseless” .“We have noted the relevant report,” spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in response to a question on Sri Lanka’s deferral request.

The Independent UK

10 Sri Lankans missing from Commonwealth Games in suspected bid to remain in Britain

Three members were found but no action was taken

Reuters

Indian Oil Corp unit to open 50 fuel stations in Sri Lanka to help alleviate crisis

Sri Lanka has given approval for India's Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) to open 50 new fuel stations, a company official said on Monday, as part of efforts to reduce severe shortages that have crippled the island nation.

Wales Online

Police investigate as 10 members of Sri Lankan Commonwealth Games team go 'missing'

Police said they were working to make sure they were all safe

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