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Asia Cup 2022 | Farooqi breathes fire, Afghanistan stuns Lanka

This was the first time Afghanistan bowled out a team without Rashid Khan taking a wicket

The Hindu

Envoy says India-Sri Lanka should build framework to discuss maritime concerns like the Chinese ship

Amidst signs of strain with New Delhi, Sri Lanka High Commissioner says trust deficit should be avoided

The Hindu

TUI extends Sri Lanka holiday ban despite government travel advice changing

TUI confirmed it was cancelling flights to the destination until September 11

Nottingham Post

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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

Follow all the action from Dubai International Cricket Stadium

The Independent UK

Asia Cup 2022 | With one eye on T20 World Cup, sub-continental giants resume rivalry

Leaving aside the lone qualifier Hong Kong, the five other teams includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

The Hindu

Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed its advice for the country in late August

The Independent UK

Asia Cup: Bhanuka Rajapaksa wants to continue playing same brand of cricket he played in IPL

DUBAI: Armed with a lot of positivity after his impressive stint in IPL, Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa wants to continue playing the same brand of cricket at the Asia Cup beginning here on Saturday.

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TUI extends Sri Lanka holiday ban but official travel advice changes

The UK Foreign Office update came as the government on the Indian Ocean island confirmed a long-running state of emergency alert would expire on Saturday

Wales Online

Asia Cup 2022: With one eye on T20 World Cup, sub-continental giants resume rivalry

DUBAI: The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in the region could make the 2022 Asia Cup, beginning Saturday, the most closely fought edition ever.

The Times of India

Foreign Office removes ‘essential travel only’ warning for Sri Lanka

Holiday companies such as Tui had been cancelling Sri Lanka holidays, while other tour operators offered alternative destinations

The Independent UK

Exclusive-Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors' meeting on debt crisis-sources

Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

Reuters

Retracing historical and cultural links between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

Relations can be traced to proto-historic times. Marks, similar to graffiti-inscribed potsherds found in Tamil Nadu, were unearthed in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Asia Cup 2022: Full schedule of matches, timings, venues, team squads, Head to Head, most titles, live stream details

The 15th edition of cricket's Asia Cup begins on Saturday, August 27, with a clash between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. But, the match that everyone is looking forward to is of course India vs Pakistan. The two cricketing heavyweights begin their Asia Cup campaign this time with this clash on…

The Times of India

Secure release of arrested fishermen, O. Paneerselvam urges Centre

O. Panneerselvam referred to the two recent incidents in which fishermen from Nagapattinam were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on August 10 and on August 22

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Tamil Nadu CM urges Centre to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody

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IMF team holds talks with crisis-hit Sri Lanka on debt restructuring

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team met Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks on a bailout, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa may return home by early Sept

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeing a popular uprising in July, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, depending in part on arrangements to secure his safety.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's ousted president Rajapaksa may return home by early September

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeing a popular uprising in July, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, depending in part on arrangements to secure his safety.

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Chinese military ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit

A Chinese military survey ship that docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-built port of Hambantota despite opposition from neighbouring India left on Monday after a week-long stay, the port company told Reuters.

The Times of India

Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with leg injury

COLOMBO: Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera was on Monday ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with a leg injury, dealing a big blow to the islanders' prospects in the continental event.

The Times of India

Chinese satellite tracking ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit

COLOMBO: A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at the strategically important Hambantota port departed from Sri Lankan waters on Monday after a controversial six-day visit.

The Hindu

Eight more Sri Lankan nationals rescued at Arichalmunai

They say that they were stranded for the past three days before the Coast Guard spotted them

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka likes to laugh but our political reforms are no joke

Laughter has been far more than a coping mechanism amid repression and economic crisis – it has rid the island of tyrants

The Guardian - UK

UN seeks plan to beat plastic nurdles, the tiny scourges of the oceans

Billions of the pellets end up in the sea, killing turtles, whales and dolphins, and are washed up on beaches around the world

The Hindu

India maintaining vigil on China ship at Sri Lanka port: Union Minister

Measures in the interest of national security will be taken, says Muraleedharan

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