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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake Leads In Sri Lanka Election

Sri Lanka's presidential election sees Anura Kumara Dissanayake leading but short of majority, crucial for economic recovery.

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Marxist Leader Set To Become Sri Lanka's Next President

A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis.

International Business Times

With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka may allow Indian rupee to be used in local transactions

Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the use of the Indian rupee to be used in local transactions, as the island nation struggles to build its depleted foreign reserves and to emerge from last year’s unprecedented economic crisis

The Independent UK

A bejeweled cannon and other art will head home to Sri Lanka from Netherlands museum

Sri Lanka's foreign minister says his country welcomes the Netherlands' return of a bejeweled cannon and other colonial-era artifacts from the Netherlands and is working through how to preserve the items

The Independent UK

India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow

When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, its giant northern neighbour stepped into the breach.

Reuters

UN resolution flags Sri Lanka rights abuses, economic crisis

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.

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U.N. presses Sri Lanka to advance human rights amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprung from its worst financial crisis in seven decades, a top U.N. Human Rights official said on Monday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka minister says amendment trimming presidential powers expected to become law in couple of weeks

Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday a new constitutional amendment trimming presidential powers is expected to become law in couple of weeks.

Reuters

Sri Lanka to replace 'unrealistic' budget, in talks to extend World Bank aid

Sri Lanka plans to replace its current "unrealistic" budget and is in talks with the World Bank to extend its support by $300 million to $700 million, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

China backs Sri Lanka's decision to work with IMF to restructure debt

China supports crisis-hit Sri Lanka's decision to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restructure its debt, Beijing's ambassador Qi Zhenhong told Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry at a meeting on Monday.

Reuters

India extends additional $500 million credit line to Sri Lanka for purchasing fuel

Sri Lanka needs at least $4 billion to tide over its mounting economic woes.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka asks IMF for urgent financial assistance

The IMF may consider this request due to the unique circumstances, an aide to the nation’s finance minister said.

Al Jazeera

One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF

Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the country sought rapid financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

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Explained: What India is doing to help Sri Lanka in crisis

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis which is slowly but surely snowballing into a political crisis that threatens to dislodge the Rajapaksa brothers.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka seeking up to $4 billion as IMF talks set to start

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka needs between $3 billion to $4 billion this year to pull itself out of an unprecedented economic crisis and plans to start talks with the International Monetary Fund for help, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka seeks India’s help for funds

Colombo has reached out to Delhi and Beijing for $3 billion in ‘bridge finance’

Reuters

Sri Lanka's surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb

When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last Monday, it was for talks amid an economic crisis that has brought thousands of protesters on to the street and left the island nation short of fuel, medicine and power.

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Reuters

Sri Lanka to seek $3 billion to stave off crisis

Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance over the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items including fuel and medicine, Finance Minister Ali Sabry told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president yet to accept resignation of finance minister Sabry - lawmaker

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to accept the resignation of Ali Sabry as finance minister, ruling party lawmaker Kanchana Wijesekera told parliament on Friday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka doubles interest rates to tame inflation; stabilise economy

Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising each by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame inflation that has soared due to crippling shortages of basic goods driven by a devastating economic crisis.

The Hindu

Gotabaya loses majority in parliament

Over 40 MPs including from allies of ruling SLPP alliance sat as a separate block

The Hindu

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa loses parliamentary majority

41 lawmakers leave coalition, leaving Rajapaksa’s government with fewer than the 113 members needed to maintain a majority in the 225-member house

Reuters

Sri Lanka's finance minister resigns a day after being sworn in - letter

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, resigned on Tuesday a day after being sworn in, amid growing public unrest over a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

Sabry appointed as Sri Lanka's finance minister

Sri Lanka's president appointed Ali Sabry as the country's finance minister on Monday as a new team of ministers took office after protests flared in the wake of a worsening economic crisis, the president's office said.

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