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Morning Digest | Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand; India to host Quad senior officials’ meeting next week, and more

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The Hindu

Sri Lanka's deposed ex-leader returns from exile in Thailand

COLOMBO: Ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned home to a state-provided official residence and taxpayer-funded security after fleeing the country in July, two senior officials said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns weeks after fleeing island

Rajapaksa quit as president in July after protesters angry over the economic crisis stormed his office and residence.

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Sri Lanka's ousted President Rajapaksa gets govt residence, security on return -officials

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's ousted president expected to return home

Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return home more than seven weeks after he fled the country amid mass protests that demanded his resignation, holding him and his family responsible for the country’s economic crisis

The Independent UK

Deposed Sri Lankan president 'to return home' from Bangkok

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday.

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Sri Lanka court allows former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas

Sri Lanka's highest court has allowed former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas until Jan. 15, anti-corruption body Transparency International Sri Lanka said on Friday.

Reuters

Will an IMF deal help Sri Lankans?

While the $2.9bn agreement will provide some relief, its disbursement is still many months away.

Al Jazeera

Ex-president Rajapaksa set to return to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to return to the island nation as early as Friday after he fled a surge in anti-government protests in July, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bangkok Post

Agar revelling in return to Aussie side

A side strain injury curtailed Ashton Agar's tour of Sri Lanka mid-year but the offspinner is looking forward to Australia's upcoming busy schedule.

AAP

Japan calls for creditor nations' talks on Sri Lanka debt restructuring

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday urged all creditor nations to discuss Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, after the crisis-hit South Asian nation reached a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka pips Bangladesh, enters playoffs

Kusal and Shanaka star in successful chase after spinner Theekshana’s good spell

The Hindu

IMF approves $2.9bn bailout for Sri Lanka

Bankrupt Sri Lanka will receive a conditional $2.9-billion bailout to repair its battered finances, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, raising hopes that a bruising economic crisis might start to ease.

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The Guardian - UK

IMF offers Sri Lanka provisional $2.9bn loan to tackle debt crisis

Funding still needs to be approved but could offer breathing space amid country’s economic turmoil

WEKU

IMF set to provide $2.9 billion to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund will provide Sri Lanka $2.9 billion over four years to help salvage the country from its worst economic crisis under a preliminary agreement the agency announced

The Independent UK

IMF agrees to provide crisis-hit Sri Lanka $2.9 billion

The International Monetary Fund says it has reached a preliminary agreement to provide $2.9 billion over four years to help crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Reuters

Sri Lanka gains IMF's provisional agreement for $2.9 billion loan

Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on Thursday, as the country seeks a way out its worst economic crisis in decades.

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The Independent UK

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

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Reuters

Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes preliminary loan pact with IMF - sources

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout, four sources with direct knowledge of the plan have told Reuters.

The Hindu

The many ways of helping Sri Lanka

There is a strong case for greater Indian engagement, especially in certain sectors

The Hindu

Sri Lanka is bankrupt because of the Rajapaksas, says Chandrika Kumaratunga

Sri Lanka’s former President thanks India for aid

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Govt Reviews Regional, Int’l Developments

The Saudi government reviewed on Tuesday the latest regional and international developments. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. The ministers reviewed the Saudi Foreign Ministry’s policy work in recent days. They were briefed on…

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Sri Lankan Airlines completes first phase of aid airlift

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's president to present relief budget amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s government plans to present an amended budget for the year that slashes expenses and aims to provide relief to people hit hard by an economic meltdown

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