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Sri Lanka parliament extends emergency amid continued crisis

Sri Lanka's parliament approved the extension of a state of emergency for a month on Wednesday, a lawmaker said, in a bid to get a grip on a political and economic crisis that has forced a change of leadership.

Reuters

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa expected to return to Sri Lanka, minister says

Ex-president fled crisis-hit country earlier this month after protesters took over his house and offices, demanding he resign

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Sports: India to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup

The next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025 will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka will host the ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy in 2027 subject to them qualifying for the event. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Singapore grants further 14-day stay for former Sri Lankan president

Singapore has granted another stay of 14 days to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the city state's Straits Times newspaper said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Soup kitchens feed Sri Lanka's poor amid bleak economic crisis

With no fuel and no money for food, H. G. Indrani and her family of nine trudged for an hour to a community kitchen in Colombo, in hopes of finding a simple vegetarian meal.

Reuters

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Myanmar 'has enough funds to avert Sri Lanka-like crisis'

Myanmar has sufficient foreign reserves to avoid an economic crisis similar to Sri Lanka’s, the military government said, pushing back on suggestions by some analysts that the Southeast Asian nation faces a growing possibility of default.

Bangkok Post

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore

Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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PM Modi congratulates new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

PM Modi said that India would continue to be supportive of the quest of the people of Sri Lanka

The Hindu

There is a global debt crisis coming – and it won’t stop at Sri Lanka

Foreign capital flees poorer countries at the first sign of instability. The pandemic and Ukraine war ensure there is plenty of that around, says economist Jayati Ghosh

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m on death row’: Sri Lankans forced to choose either food or vital drugs

Lifesaving medication for cancer, heart disease and diabetes is growing scarcer and more expensive as the economic crisis intensifies

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka woos foreign oil firms amid fuel shortages

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invited on Tuesday expressions of interest from oil companies in petroleum-producing nations seeking to import and sell petroleum products as the Indian Ocean island opens its market amid acute fuel shortages.

Reuters

Morning Digest | Hooch kills 18 people in Gujarat; Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months and more

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Polish man arrested for illegally sailing in from Sri Lanka

Central intelligence agencies issue alert on possible intrusion of Chinese nationals from crisis-hit nation

The Conversation

How did Sri Lanka run out of money? 5 graphs that explain its economic crisis

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in modern history. Its 22 million strong population is struggling with huge price increases for food, power, medicines and other necessities. That’s if they can get them at all, with private motorists spending hours queuing for their fuel quota.

The Hindu

CM writes to Centre seeking release of Tamil Nadu fishermen in Sri Lankan custody

Currently, 92 fishing boats from Tamil Nadu are under the custody of Sri Lanka

Reuters

Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism

Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo's envoy to Beijing said on Monday as it negotiates for an emergency $4 billion package to help it emerge from an economic meltdown.

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Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months

Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage of foreign exchange, its energy minister said on Monday, as the island nation's new government seeks to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Seeks Ex-Sri Lankan President's Arrest in Singapore

A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted from office over his country's economic collapse and fled to Singapore earlier…

The Times of India

‘Take steps to release Tamil Nadu fishers’, says MDMK leader Vaiko

TRICHY: Condemning the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka despite that country’s internal turmoil, MDMK leader Vaiko has urged the central government to take immediate steps to release all the fishermen languishing in jails there.

The Independent UK

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore

A rights group says it has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s Attorney General, seeking to arrest ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in war crimes alleged to have been committed during Sri Lanka's civil war

Reuters

Sri Lanka's new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka president in Singapore

International Truth and Justice Project says Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of Geneva Conventions during civil war.

Reuters

Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation's decades-long civil war.

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