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Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand

An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago was flown back to Thailand on Sunday after a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment.

Bangkok Post

Neglected Thai elephant prepares for jumbo flight home

COLOMBO: An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature's alleged mistreatment.

Bangkok Post

Tear gas, water cannon fired on protesting Sri Lankan students

Hundreds of students march in Colombo to demand release of activists arrested during last year’s anti-gov’t protests.

Al Jazeera

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First India-Sri Lanka defence exhibition in Colombo for boosting bilateral relations

The High Commission of India organised the first India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar and Exhibition in Colombo on June 7 to promote and identify newer areas of cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the defence sector.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka's LGBTQ+ community holds Pride march, demands end to discrimination

Hundreds of members of Sri Lanka’s LGBTQ+ community have paraded through the streets of the capital Colombo to mark the Pride month and demand an end to discrimination

The Independent UK

Looking to see the real Sri Lanka? Explore by train

From Balapitiya beach resorts to the bustle of Colombo, this country is best traversed by rail, finds Alex Robinson

The Independent UK

IAF chief meets Sri Lanka's top military leaders, exchange views on matters of bilateral importance

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari on May 2, 2023 met Sri Lanka’s top military leaders and exchanged views on several matters of bilateral importance, while recalling the longstanding friendship between the two countries

The Hindu

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Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

The teardrop island, just south of India, lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches that beg for little more than utter relaxation

The Independent UK

Fortune teller sees bleak future as Sri Lankans celebrate new year

Fortune teller Andara Maanage Chandani, who runs a small shrine at her home near Colombo, says she used to make enough money to buy clothes for all eight members of her family every Sri Lankan New Year, which falls this week.

Reuters

After Al Jazeera story, Sri Lanka says crypto scheme a ‘pyramid’

Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering criminal charges against those accused of running a fake crypto scheme.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction in food inflation to 47.6% in March from 54.4% in February, but non-food inflation reached 51.7%, the Census and Statistics Department…

Reuters

Sri Lanka to get first tranche of $2.9bn bailout in two days: IMF

Global lender says island nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades will get $330m in next two days.

Al Jazeera

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka to get first tranche of IMF bailout funds in two days

Sri Lanka will get the first $330 million tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout in the next two days, the global lender said on Tuesday, putting the onus on the cash-strapped country to rein in its debt to sustainable levels.

Reuters

Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

Al Jazeera

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‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port city stirs white elephant fears

Sri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankans lament Independence Day pomp amid economic crisis

Armed troops parade in Colombo amid criticim over the event’s cost at a time of dire economic crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sri Lanka Seeks to Benefit from Saudi Mining Experience

Sri Lanka’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahmed emphasized the presence of prospects for cooperation between Colombo and Riyadh in various fields, especially the mining sector. Looking forward to strengthening cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the mining sector, Ahmed said his country could benefit from the Kingdom’s experiences in developing the mineral…

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India foreign minister visits Sri Lanka with stronger ties, China in focus

India's foreign minister arrives in Colombo on Thursday following his country's backing of Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, leaving China as the island's last remaining major creditor which has yet to agree to the debt restructuring plan.

Foreign Policy

Trysts With Sri Lanka’s Ghosts

In the Booker Prize-winning “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” the past haunts a country racked by unresolved death.

Reuters

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

Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of Maharagama with a breakfast of two biscuits and a small glass of tea, followed by a round of cancer medicines.

Reuters

Hundreds march in crisis-hit Sri Lanka protesting tax hikes, crackdowns

Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

The Guardian - UK

‘Parents can’t afford meat, eggs and milk’: children bear the brunt of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Child malnutrition is soaring as inflation hits 94.9%, and many are missing school because parents do not have the cash to send them

Al Jazeera

Protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis and police brutality

Despite earlier brutal crackdowns, protesters gathered in Colombo to express discontent at the dire economic situation.

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