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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.

Reuters

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.

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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.

Reuters

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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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.

Reuters

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

India extended an additional $500 million credit line to Sri Lanka last month.

The Hindu

TUI cancels flights after Foreign Office 'loss of life' warning

Travel operator TUI has cancelled holidays and flights

Liverpool Echo

Watch | How Dhanushkodi is a land of promise for Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing the economic crisis

A video on how Dhanushkodi is a ghost town and a ray of hope for Sri Lankan refugees

The Hindu

More TUI flights cancelled due to 'loss of life' as warning issued for holiday destination

UK travellers have been urged against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka.

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TUI suspends more flights to Sri Lanka following 'loss of life'

The country is currently in a state of emergency

The Hindu

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka second Test | Asitha rips through Bangladesh as Sri Lanka wins Test series

The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with Asitha Fernando playing a starring role

Reuters

New Australian government releases Sri Lankan family from immigration detention

Australia's new government said on Friday it would give temporary visas to a Sri Lankan asylum seeker family held in immigration detention since 2019, a step towards closure of one of the country's most controversial migration cases.

ABC News

Richard Marles says Coalition's decision to publicise Sri Lankan boat interception undermined border security and put lives at risk

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the former government's decision to publicise the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat on election day undermined Australia's border security and put lives at risk

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The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s staff urged border force to publicise Sri Lankan boat interception on election day

ABF officials made it clear publication of the interception could only proceed on the authority of the home affairs minister, Guardian Australia understands

The Hindu

Morning Digest: PM Modi says India will support democracy, stability in Sri Lanka; fresh suit admitted in Mathura temple-mosque row, and more

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka PM stresses urgency for economic reform plan

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says that he will quickly prepare an economic reform program and seek approval from the International Monetary Fund

The Hindu

India will support democracy, stability in Sri Lanka: PM Modi

PM Modi says government is undertaking programmes to assist Tamils in the island nation.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan leader seeks world's help during financial crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has asked for urgent international help as his country suffers from a severe financial crisis

Manchester Evening News

TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office warn against all but essential travel

The country is facing an economic crisis and protests have turned violent

The Hindu

Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test

Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva was out for the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5

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