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Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches

Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they are at risk throughout Asia due to human activities such as deforestation, mining, dam building and road construction, which have damaged…

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Sri Lanka vs Ireland LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Ireland in Sri Lanka 2023

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The Independent UK

The 11 best holiday destinations in August for summer sun

From Spain to Sri Lanka, these are the places to go if you want to get out and about in the warmth

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Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring

Sri Lanka’s president has asked its parliament to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund program to restructure the country's $17 billion in foreign debt

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches

The Independent UK

Ireland reaches highest Test score of 492 vs Sri Lanka

Ireland tired Sri Lankan bowling attack to pile up 492 all out before the hosts responded by reaching 81-0 at stumps on day two of the second Test on April 25, 2023.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka vs Ireland LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Ireland in Sri Lanka 2023

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Sri Lankan tourism team begins its roadshow in Chennai

Sri Lanka’s Minister for Tourism Harin Fernando on Monday said the country wanted tourists to fall in love with Sri Lanka and not keep it as part of their bucket list

The Hindu

Govt 'still looking for a way' to bring abused jumbo home

The government is still looking for a way to bring back Sak Surin -- one of three elephants that Thailand gifted to Sri Lanka back in 2001 -- for medical treatment, after an animal rights organisation reported last year the pachyderm had been mistreated by its new handlers.

Bangkok Post

France, Japan, India team up to rescue Sri Lanka from China debt trap

France, India and Japan have teamed up and invited others to join in the rescue of Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, a crisis blamed on mindless spending by the island’s rulers of money borrowed from China.

Radio France Internationale

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for Easter 2019 attacks

Thousands of Sri Lankans are holding a protest in the capital, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan activists protest proposal to export monkeys to China

Sri Lanka is considering a proposal by a Chinese private company to export 100,000 endemic monkeys to China, a government minister said on Tuesday, sparking protests from animal protection groups.

Reuters

Australian woman killed in car accident in central Sri Lanka

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says consular assistance is being provided to the family of an Australian woman killed in a car accident in Sri Lanka.

ABC News

World’s poorest nations spend 16% of revenue on debt, the highest in 25 years

Sri Lanka tops league of countries unable to respond to crises at home due to crippling payments, as campaigners call for action to cancel debt

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Fortune teller sees bleak future as Sri Lankans celebrate new year

Fortune teller Andara Maanage Chandani, who runs a small shrine at her home near Colombo, says she used to make enough money to buy clothes for all eight members of her family every Sri Lankan New Year, which falls this week.

AAP

Rape-accused cricketer can return to social media

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who allegedly raped a woman after a Tinder date, can return to Facebook and Instagram after having his bail varied.

Al Jazeera

After Al Jazeera story, Sri Lanka says crypto scheme a ‘pyramid’

Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering criminal charges against those accused of running a fake crypto scheme.

The Guardian - UK

George Beven obituary

Other lives: Sri Lankan artist who moved to London but whose subject remained his homeland

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Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction in food inflation to 47.6% in March from 54.4% in February, but non-food inflation reached 51.7%, the Census and Statistics Department…

Daily Mirror

Best value Easter holidays for Brits including Croatia, Egypt and Thailand

Marrakech in Morocco, Dubrovnik in Croatia, and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt are some of the places where your pound will go the furthest this Easter, according to new analysis

Reuters

Sri Lanka expects to finalise domestic debt rework by May

Sri Lanka will kick off a reworking of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise it by May, central bank and treasury officials told creditors during a virtual presentation on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices in welcome relief amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s government has announced significant cuts in fuel prices, providing welcome relief for many after a year of shortages and skyrocketing prices amid the country’s worst economic crisis

Newslaundry

Two cricket tournaments, one election: Jay Shah’s Pakistan dilemma

Jay Shah has a distinct position when it comes to playing against Pakistan.

The Independent UK

The Hundred Draft 2023: Date, time, full player list and reserve prices

Everything you need to know ahead of the 2023 draft

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Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailout, says president

Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government will kick off next round of talks with creditors in the third week of April.

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