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Sri Lanka in 'final stage' of IMF talks; budget deficit widens

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka unveiled fresh measures on Tuesday in an interim budget aimed at clinching a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund, talks for which, the president said, had reached the "final stage".

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Last handful of fish: Crisis pushes more Sri Lankans into poverty

In her outstretched palms, 49-year-old Nilanthi Gunasekera holds her family’s last remaining handful of dried fish – a reminder of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in decades.

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Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi to complete knee rehab in London, likely to make T20 WC squad

Pakistan bowler Shaheen Afridi injured his right knee ligament during a Test match in Sri Lanka last month, and is expected to be fit in time for October’s T20 World Cup

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How India looks at the Ukraine and Taiwan crises

Even as Russia’s Ukraine invasion completed six months on August 24, India voted against a Russian m

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Sri Lanka's president to cut spending in interim budget

Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.

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India accuses China of ‘militarisation of the Taiwan Strait’ as row over navy vessel grows

Accusation is reportedly the first time the Indian government has used the descriptor and comes as tensions rise over Sri Lanka port visit

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Sri Lanka

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Sunday a written message from President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The message tackled bilateral relations that connect the two friendly countries and peoples and means to develop them in…

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Sam Popham obituary

Other lives: Founder of the Popham Arboretum who nurtured an area of rich forest in Sri Lanka

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Six Indian fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Federation of All Mechanised Boats Fishermen Associations has called for a one day strike on Monday

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In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China

Remarks come amid spat with China over docking of ship in Sri Lanka

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Morning Digest | Indian mission in Sri Lanka slams Chinese Ambassador’s remarks on vessel visit; CWC to meet today to discuss party poll schedule; and more

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TUI cancels more holidays while UK Foreign Office advice changes

The UK Foreign Office issued an update on Friday

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Asia Cup 2022 | Farooqi breathes fire, Afghanistan stuns Lanka

This was the first time Afghanistan bowled out a team without Rashid Khan taking a wicket

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Envoy says India-Sri Lanka should build framework to discuss maritime concerns like the Chinese ship

Amidst signs of strain with New Delhi, Sri Lanka High Commissioner says trust deficit should be avoided

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TUI extends Sri Lanka holiday ban despite government travel advice changing

TUI confirmed it was cancelling flights to the destination until September 11

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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

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Asia Cup 2022 | With one eye on T20 World Cup, sub-continental giants resume rivalry

Leaving aside the lone qualifier Hong Kong, the five other teams includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

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Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed its advice for the country in late August

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TUI extends Sri Lanka holiday ban but official travel advice changes

The UK Foreign Office update came as the government on the Indian Ocean island confirmed a long-running state of emergency alert would expire on Saturday

The Independent UK

Foreign Office removes ‘essential travel only’ warning for Sri Lanka

Holiday companies such as Tui had been cancelling Sri Lanka holidays, while other tour operators offered alternative destinations

Reuters

Exclusive-Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors' meeting on debt crisis-sources

Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

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Retracing historical and cultural links between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

Relations can be traced to proto-historic times. Marks, similar to graffiti-inscribed potsherds found in Tamil Nadu, were unearthed in Sri Lanka

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Secure release of arrested fishermen, O. Paneerselvam urges Centre

O. Panneerselvam referred to the two recent incidents in which fishermen from Nagapattinam were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on August 10 and on August 22

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Tamil Nadu CM urges Centre to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody

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IMF team holds talks with crisis-hit Sri Lanka on debt restructuring

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team met Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks on a bailout, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.

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