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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Australia in Sri Lanka 2022

Follow all the action from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

The Independent UK

Hazlewood to capitalise on white-ball form

Unsure of his spot in Australia's Test team, star quick Josh Hazlewood is looking to continue his hot white-ball form during the tour of Sri Lanka.

AAP

Former Australian under-19 cricketer Jamie Mitchell sues Cricket Australia over sexual abuse allegations

Jamie Mitchell is taking the sport's governing body to court over allegations he was abused by a member of the team's staff during a 1985 under-19 tour of India and Sri Lanka.

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Stalin assures Sri Lankan envoy of second shipment of essential commodities

Several topics, including the fishermen issue, were discussed during the meeting

The Hindu

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hopes for over $1 billion in foreign investment this year

Sri Lanka is aiming to attract well over $1 billion in foreign direct investment this year, an official said on Friday, as the country wrestles with its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.

Reuters

Q Branch police arrest Sri Lankan national; his accomplice

They were planning to migrate to U.K. illegally.

The Hindu

Malinga to be Sri Lanka's bowling strategy coach against Australia

Former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga held the same role of bowling strategy coach when the national team toured Australia in February

The Hindu

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Sri Lanka seeks to secure $5 billion in funds for import payments

Sri Lanka seeks to secure around $5 billion in funding this year to cover repayments for fuel imports and other items bought through credit lines, and another $1 billion to bolster its foreign reserves, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

Modi made India proud: Bandi Sanjay

Telangana going the way of Sri Lanka with economic crisis

The Hindu

New Australia coach Andrew McDonald tests COVID positive, to miss start of Sri Lanka tour

Ahead of his first tour since becoming Australia’s cricket head coach, Andrew McDonald will be forced to miss the start of the Sri Lanka series after testing positive for COVID-19

The Hindu

Out-of-form Mominul Haque steps down as Bangladesh Test captain after series loss to Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has managed only 162 runs from six Tests this year, leading him to quit captaincy ahead of the West Indies tour

The Hindu

Aussie coach McDonald to miss Tour start

New Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald will miss the start of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after testing positive for COVID-19.

AAP

Sri Lanka court suspends pardon to Rajapaksa aide Duminda Silva

Duminda Silva, a former legislator convicted of murder, was granted a pardon last year by President Rajapaksa.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC World Test Championship 2021-23

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India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

With the economy in crisis and facing shortage of Forex, the Indian support has provided a lifeline to Sri Lanka

Reuters

Sri Lanka appeals for farmers to plant more rice as food shortage looms

Sri Lanka wants farmers to plant more rice as part of plans to avert a severe food shortage, a top official said on Tuesday, as experts warned of a 50% drop in production that would worsen the impact of its already-severe financial crisis.

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Why Young Protesters in Sri Lanka Are Wary of Traditional Politics

Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst economic crises in recent decades, triggering public anger and mass protests, which have fostered unity across ethnic and religious lines.

Reuters

Global refiners falter in efforts to keep up with demand

Refiners worldwide are struggling to meet global demand for diesel and gasoline, exacerbating high prices and aggravating shortages from big consumers like the United States and Brazil to smaller countries like war-ravaged Ukraine and Sri Lanka.

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The Guardian - UK

‘People are going to die’: crisis-hit Sri Lanka runs out of medicine

Economic crisis is becoming health crisis as the country is unable to afford to import essential supplies

Reuters

Sri Lankan woman rickshaw driver has to queue 12 hours, or more, for fuel

Lasanda Deepthi, a 43-year-old Sri Lankan woman, plans her day around fuel queues.

Tribune News Service

Sri Lanka opposition leader says stability needs new mandate

Sri Lanka needs a new government to tackle its economic crisis, according to the leader of the main opposition party, as its prime minister proposed a system to make the nation’s president and cabinet more accountable.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka PM invites protesting youth to join governance

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says protesting youth groups will be invited to be part of governance under political reforms he is proposing to solve the country’s political crisis triggered by an economic collapse

Reuters

Sri Lanka PM proposes to make president, cabinet answerable to parliament

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday his government was working on amending the constitution to make the president and cabinet accountable to parliament.

The Guardian - UK

China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces

Schools and airports help the leaders of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power, a new book claims

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka police tear gas protesters opposed to president

Police have used tear gas and a water canon to disperse demonstrators trying to approach Sri Lanka’s president’s office to demand his resignation over the country’s economic crisis

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