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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

India hands over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy

Colombo had requested two of them in 2018; another to arrive within two years

The Hindu

Sri Lankans make crypto Ponzi scam claims

Many Sri Lankans allege they have been duped by a fake crypto investment scheme which has swindled millions of rupees.

Al Jazeera

Vegan cashew curry: A crash course in authentic Sri Lankan cuisine

Joe Yonan discovers a new-found admiration for Sri Lankan cuisine – and cashews – in this aromatic, creamy vegan curry

The Independent UK

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India's generous assistance to Sri Lanka heartening, says Commonwealth Secretary General

India has extended assistance worth over $3.8 billion to Sri Lanka this year to help it deal with the economic crisis.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka says China survey ship can dock in its port

Sri Lanka said on Saturday it has agreed that the Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 can dock at its southernmost port, the Chinese-run Hambantota on August 16, despite security concerns raised by neighbouring India and the United States.

Reuters

Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock

Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to Chinese vessel Yuan Wang-5, widely believed to be a spy ship, to dock at its Hambantota port, local media reported. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

NPO planned organ transplants in Sri Lanka

In a case of suspected organ trafficking in living donor kidney transplants, a nonprofit organization in Japan had planned transplants in Sri Lanka this year and told an overseas coordinator it would send "two patients [at intervals] for a total of about 10 patients," The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from…

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Brit blogger faces deportation from Sri Lanka for posting photos of revolution online

Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has been blogging about the "aragalaya", or struggle, that broke out in March over spiralling inflation

Daily Mirror

Ousted Sri Lankan president arrives in Thailand

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country a month ago, arrived in Bangkok on Thursday evening for what the Thai government says will be a temporary stay.

Bangkok Post

‘An epic drawn from real life’: the radical hit play about a Sri Lankan family’s journey

Counting and Cracking, a multilingual tale of a family’s migration to Australia, is coming to the UK. Its writer Shakthi and director Eamon Flack discuss the inspiration behind this labour of love

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankan ex-president who fled homeland leaves Singapore

Immigration authorities say former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who last month fled anti-government protests in his country, has left Singapore

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.

Reuters

TUI cancels more flights and holidays to destination due to recent unrest

The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to the South Asian country

Manchester Evening News

Counting and Cracking review – an absorbing Sri Lankan family odyssey

This epic drama charts characters from Colombo in the 50s, through the civil war, before settling in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

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Reuters

Thailand says Rajapaksa seeks visit, not seeking asylum

Thailand has received a request for former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit the country, but he has no intention of seeking political asylum, Thailand's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka introduces bill to clip presidential powers

A Sri Lankan government minister has submitted to Parliament a constitutional amendment bill that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis

Al Jazeera

End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president

Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka's ousted president believed heading to Thailand

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

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The Hindu

Lanka Premier League to be played from December 6 to 23

LPL was earlier rescheduled due to Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis

Reuters

Sri Lanka's ousted president seeking entry to Thailand after weeks in Singapore

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry into Thailand for a temporary stay in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, the Thai foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Navigating Sri Lanka’s rocky road to recovery

Focusing on smarter policymaking would ensure a smoother path ahead

The Hindu

Sri Lanka to concentrate on promoting Ramayana trail to Indian tourists: tourism envoy Jayasuriya

Both India and Sri Lanka agreed in 2008 to work on enhancing shared cultural and religious values based on the Ramayana heritage

Daily Record

Ten Sri Lankan athletes go 'missing' from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The eight men and two women have not returned to their accommodation in the athletes village over the last few days.

Reuters

Sri Lanka asks China to defer military ship visit after India protests

Sri Lanka said on Monday it had asked China to defer the planned visit of a Chinese ship to the island country after initially approving its arrival this week, yielding to diplomatic pressure from neighbour India to keep the military vessel out.

Daily Mirror

10 Sri Lankans missing at Commonwealth Games amid economic turmoil in home country

Several members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team are currently missing as the unrest in the country continues and it has now been declared a state of emergency

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