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Sri Lanka ruling coalition candidate wins vote in Parliament

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government has won a key vote in Parliament as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades

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Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered by economic crisis

On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back.

Reuters

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Sri Lanka: protests spread as petrol prices rise by 90%

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a profound economic crisis, sparking massive protests around the country. The protests are happening against a backdrop of painful and unresolved aspects of the island’s history, following a civil war that drove and deepened ethnic and religious divisions.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis

Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country's economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka to replace 'unrealistic' budget, in talks to extend World Bank aid

Sri Lanka plans to replace its current "unrealistic" budget and is in talks with the World Bank to extend its support by $300 million to $700 million, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka opposition seeks no-confidence vote on Rajapaksas

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party is demanding a no-confidence vote aimed at ousting the Rajapaksa-led government

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Tamil Nadu aiding Sri Lanka

The State’s proposal to send relief material can help build closer ties between the two nations

The Hindu

CM appeals to public to contribute towards aid for Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka's protests show a fragile unity – for now

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crises since winning independence from Britain in 1948. Inflation is at an all-time high and protests are spreading around the country.

The Conversation

New Delhi extends assistance of more than $3 billion to Sri Lanka in 2022: Indian High Commission in Colombo

On Monday, India had extended its current credit line by a further $200 million to replenish Sri Lanka’s rapidly depleting fuel stocks

The Hindu

Five more Sri Lankan Tamils arrive in Rameswaram

The new arrivals include an elderly woman and an infant.

The Hindu

6 Sri Lankan fishermen apprehended by Coast Guard

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China backs Sri Lanka's decision to work with IMF to restructure debt

China supports crisis-hit Sri Lanka's decision to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restructure its debt, Beijing's ambassador Qi Zhenhong told Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry at a meeting on Monday.

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Centre accepts Tamil Nadu’s request to send aid to Sri Lanka; CM Stalin thanks EAM Jaishankar

EAM S. Jaishankar spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and highlighted that the Sri Lankan Government would be open to humanitarian support on a Government-to-Government basis

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Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts despite no experience in large-scale procurement

Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals.

Reuters

Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisis

Thousands of supporters of Sri Lankan opposition parties rallied on Sunday in the commercial capital Colombo as a weeks-long political and economic crisis showed no sign of abating.

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Annamalai wants Tamil Nadu to hand over Sri Lankan aid package to Centre

BJP leader urges the State government not to insist on delivering the aid directly to the neighbouring country

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Vladimir Putin calls them 'scum' and 'traitors'. Here's what life is like for Russia's new exiles

Vladimir Putin says the mass exodus of his people is a "self-detoxification" of Russia. But, as well as being a haven for those he calls "scum", Sri Lanka could be a convenient location for his alleged allies to stash their assets.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 217: Sri Lanka crisis, Jahangirpuri violence

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Akanksha Kumar and Dainik Bhaskar special correspondent Poonam Kaushal.

The Hindu

A step that would trigger language phonocide

Imposing Hindi would be catastrophic; instead, India would be better off having a multi-linguistic accommodative policy

The Hindu

Despite challenges, Sri Lanka adapts to continue welcoming tourists

When the lights go out at the Ministry Of Crab in Colombo, candles flicker on. Undeterred by the pow

Al Jazeera

‘First in four decades’: Why Sri Lanka general strike matters

Analysts say Thursday’s nationwide strike was the first since a similar call given by the island’s trade unions in 1980.

The Hindu

OPS offers to contribute ₹50 lakh to aid Lanka; three others offer one-month salary

Marimuthu, Mohamed Shanavas and Nainar Nagenthran offer to contribute their one-month salaries for the cause to help people of Sri Lanka

The Hindu

TN Assembly adopts resolution urging Centre for sending assistance to Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to send 40,000 tonne of rice valued at ₹80 crore, 137 medicines valued at ₹28 crore and 500 tonne of milk powder meant for children valued at ₹15 crore for the people of Sri Lanka

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