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Pakistan will go ahead with tour of Sri Lanka: Cricket Board

"We are always ready to support Sri Lanka Cricket even in difficult times and we have no issues touring the country for the test series," a PCB official said

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Pakistan will go ahead with tour of Sri Lanka, says PCB

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has assured its Sri Lankan counterparts that it had no hesitation touring the country for a two-Test series in late July-August, despite the ongoing unrest in the island nation.

The Times of India

Rajapaksa swears in 4 Cabinet members amid Sri Lanka crisis

Sri Lanka's president swore in four new Cabinet ministers Saturday in an effort to ensure stability until a full cabinet is formed in the island nation engulfed in a political and economic crisis

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Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM begins forming cabinet

Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made first his cabinet appointments after clashes between pro- and anti-government groups killed nine people.

Reuters

Protests in Sri Lanka have turned violent amid power, food and medicine shortages

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with journalist Sulochana Ramiah about Sri Lanka's protests, which have turned violent. The country is in crisis, with power blackouts and food shortages.

WEKU

The kernel of Sri Lanka’s waterfront protests

The future of Sri Lanka is volatile and uncertain but there is an undercurrent of hope being sustained by the people

The Hindu

Intelligence agencies alert on regrouping of ex-LTTE cadres

‘Sri Lankan Tamil outfits abroad have planned attacks to mark Mullivaikal anniversary’

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The week in Detail: Neurodiversity, co-governance, Sri Lanka in crisis and GMOs

Catch up on any episodes of The Detail that you might have missed this week.

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Sri Lanka receives assurance of fertilizer supplies from India

Sri Lanka, which is facing the biggest economic crisis in its post-independence history, is aiming to boost its agriculture sector

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Cummins leaves IPL early with hip injury

Australia captain Pat Cummins has left his IPL stint early and returned home to recuperate from a minor hip injury ahead of the tour to Sri Lanka next month.

AAP

Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM over attack

Protesters attacked earlier this week by supporters of Sri Lanka’s government are demanding that the newly appointed prime minister arrest his predecessor for allegedly instigating the attack against them as they called for his resignation

The Independent UK

Irish holidaymakers urged to cancel non-essential travel to one tourist hotspot over 'unstable' situation

The Department of Foreign Affairs says there is a shortage of basic goods, including food, fuel and medicines

Irish Mirror

Sri Lankan power family falls from grace as economy tanks

With one brother president, another prime minister and three more family members cabinet ministers, it appeared that the Rajapaksa clan had consolidated its grip on power in Sri Lanka after decades in and out of government

The Independent UK

Cummins leaves IPL early: reports

Australia captain Pat Cummins has departed the IPL to return home and recuperate from a minor hip injury ahead of the tour to Sri Lanka next month.

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Indian envoy calls on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

India has committed more than $3 billion to debt-ridden Sri Lanka in loans, credit lines, and credit swaps since January 2022

Reuters

Sri Lanka opposition, protesters push anti-govt campaign despite new PM

Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.

The Hindu

In Pictures | Cyclone Asani, the wrath of the sea

The year 2022 received its first cyclone, Asani, formed in the North Indian Ocean region. The cyclone named by Sri Lanka meaning “wrath” in Sinhala, made landfall on May 11, 40km south-east of Machilipatnam and 50km south-west of Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh.

The Times of India

I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, says Sri Lanka's new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he looks forward to closer ties with India during his term and thanked India for its economic assistance to the country as it tackles the worst economic crisis since independence.

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Backstories at the seafront

Covering crisis-hit Sri Lanka can reveal many stories, some going back more than half a century

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Four-member panel set up for sending relief to Sri Lanka

CM presented a memorandum to the Prime Minister on March 31, conveying the State’s willingness to provide essential commodities and life-saving drugs

The Times of India

'I was 117 kg,' CSK spinner Maheesh Theekshana shares his fitness struggle

Even though Chennai Super Kings have had a disappointing outing this IPL 2022 with the playoffs hopes hanging by a thread, spinner Maheesh Theekshana of Sri Lanka has certainly made heads turn and has been a revelation for CSK this season.

Reuters

He's back: Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for 6th time amid crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's new prime minister, is no stranger to politics.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka president brings back five-time former PM in effort to ease crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed to lead ‘unity government’ after days of deadly violence

Al Jazeera

Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka’s returning prime minister

Wickremesinghe returns for a sixth term as Sri Lanka PM with the country mired in political and economic crises.

Reuters

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan prime minister - sources

Sri Lanka's opposition lawmaker Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the next prime minister of the country, two sources in his United National Party said.

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