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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

India asks Sri Lanka to exercise caution while handling fishing boats

‘Use a paramilitary force to deal with civilian fishermen’

The Hindu

Jaishankar on tour of Maldives, Sri Lanka for bilateral talks

The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will arrive in Male first on March 26 for crucial talks, following India’s recent $2.4 billion assistance to Sri Lanka

The Hindu

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 26 March 2022

Everyday in China some 12,500 domestic flights arrive safely at their destinations. On Monday, China Eastern flight MU5735 did not. It took off from Kunming in the early afternoon but never made it to Guangzhou.

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Refugee calls for improved visa support after incredible journey from war-torn Sri Lanka to central west NSW

Jaganthan Thankavel and his family fled Sri Lanka following the end of a 26-year civil war. Now they are hoping for improved support to assist refugees in regional Australia.

ABC News

Govt. pursuing detention of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka ‘at the highest level’

Minister tells Lok Sabha 577 Indian fishermen are in Pakistani custody for alleged violation of maritime boundary

The Hindu

Sri Lankan academic moots collaborative approach to resolving fishermen issue

She also suggests quota for traditional fishing methods and bilateral research project to improve marine resources

The Hindu

Tourism in Sri Lanka: One step forward, two steps back

A spiralling economic crisis is hurting tourism, a key source of dollars that had barely revived after three bad years.

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UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision

On Wednesday, a United Nations committee became the first international law body to recognise that criminalising female same-sex sexual activity is a fundamental breach of human rights.

The Conversation

Crisis in Sri Lanka

India should help Sri Lanka during the crisis and also resolve some of the bilateral issues

The Hindu

We are in touch with Centre on Sri Lankan Tamils issue: Stalin

The Chief Minister confident of finding a solution to the issue soon

The Hindu

ITV This Morning viewers 'switch off' after cost of living 'joke'

Many watching at home were unhappy with the 'tone deaf' segment

Liverpool Echo

16 Tamil Nadu fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy; two boats seized

Centre should intervene immediately, says fishermen association leader

The Hindu

Sri Lanka to seek World Bank support alongside IMF loan programme - sources

Sri Lanka will seek World Bank assistance to stave off a severe economic crisis in addition to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) rescue plan to be discussed next month, two sources said.

Reuters

'Have to eat half': Sri Lankans feel pain of spiralling economic crisis

Thusitha Hadaragama stood at a corner store near his home in Sri Lanka's Minuwangoda town this week and surveyed groceries to buy for his family of five, including two school-age children, who live on his monthly salary of 50,000 rupees ($181.82).

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 16 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu

The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday arrested 16 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for alleged violation of its maritime boundary, officials here said.

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Letters to the Editor — March 24, 2022

Fuel price hike

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Kerala police sound coastal alert following Sri Lankan situation

Thiruvananthapuram

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Question mark remains over status of 16 Sri Lankans who reached T.N.

As per the norms, financial crisis cannot be a ground for granting refugee status

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Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis

They reach clandestinely in Rameswaram on a boat.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sri Lanka Deploys Troops as Fuel Shortage Sparks Protests

Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations Tuesday as sporadic protests erupted among the thousands of motorists queueing up daily for scarce fuel. The South Asian island nation is grappling with its worst economic meltdown since independence in 1948, with rolling electricity blackouts and essential goods such as food and…

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Fantastic bunch of players who can be future Indian stars, says Rajasthan Royals' bowling coach Lasith Malinga

MUMBAI: Newly-appointed fast-bowling coach Lasith Malinga feels Rajasthan Royals have a fantastic pace attack with a good mix of experienced international players, genuine Indian quicks and youngsters.

Reuters

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka sends troops to fuel stations, aims to restructure debt

Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in prices of key commodities and accompanying shortages forced tens of thousands of people to queue for hours.

The Times of India

Let local curators handle pitches: Niranjan Shah

MUMBAI: Following the "below average" rating by the ICC of the Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch in Bengaluru, which was used for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka earlier this month, veteran administrator and former Board secretary Niranjan Shah feels that the BCCI must "stop the practice of sending its…

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China mulls package to ease Sri Lanka's economic crisis

China's ambassador to Sri Lanka says it is considering a request for $2.5 billion in assistance to help the island nation through its worst debt and foreign currency crisis in memory

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