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Sri Lanka's president to resign after being chased from home

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced his resignation on Saturday, hours after a crowd of angry protesters chased him from his residence, as months of frustration brought on by an unprecedented economic crisis boiled over.

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Sri Lanka protesters set prime minister's home alight, president flees

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan protesters set the prime minister's private home on fire, hours after chasing the president from his residence, as months of frustration over an unprecedented economic crisis boiled over on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka leader flees as protesters storm home, office

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office.

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Sri Lanka leader flees as protesters storm home

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the compound.

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Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns

Nehinna (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.

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Sri Lanka rushes to find fuel as shortages hit schools, workers

A Sri Lankan government minister was in Qatar on Tuesday and another will travel to Russia at the weekend in search of energy deals to alleviate a severe fuel shortage that is crippling the economy of the island nation and forcing many schools to close.

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SL vs Ind: Top knocks by Mandhana, Harmanpreet guide India to T20I series win against hosts

Opener Smriti Mandhanas' 39 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten 31 helped India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka vs Australia ODI series | Sri Lanka wins last ball thriller; takes 3-1 lead over Australia

It was the first time Sri Lanka had beaten Australia in a five-match series. The fifth ODI is on Friday.

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Injury-hit Aust to bowl first in Sri Lanka

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl in the second ODI clash with Sri Lanka in Kandy, with spinner Matt Kuhnemann set to make his ODI debut.

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Power restored in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, UN unveils $47m aid plan

Striking power sector workers returned to work in Sri Lanka on Thursday after the president promised to listen to their concerns, ending widespread blackouts and bringing some respite to an economy hit by its biggest crisis in decades.

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Sri Lanka power union announces strike, raising risk of blackouts

A power sector union in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it will go on an indefinite strike from midnight in protest against new government legislation, potentially leading to power blackouts in a country already grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades.

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Liton, Mushfiqur slam centuries to put pressure back on Sri Lanka

Dhaka (AFP) - Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit centuries and shared a record stand to turn the tide for Bangladesh in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday after a disastrous start.

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Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 3, injures 150

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa quit on Monday, as an outbreak of political violence killed three people including an MP and wounded more than 150.

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Sri Lanka PM quits after supporters run riot

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when his supporters armed with sticks and clubs attacked protestors.

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The unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka

The Detail talks to Sri Lankan Kiwi and Newshub journalist Kethaki Masilamani about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the protests that seem to have united its long divided population.

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Sri Lanka's protests show a fragile unity – for now

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crises since winning independence from Britain in 1948. Inflation is at an all-time high and protests are spreading around the country.

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Sri Lanka shares plunge as Buddhist leaders ask govt to resign

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's stock market halted trading after a nearly 13 percent plunge Monday as the island nation's beleaguered government faces new pressure to resign from influential Buddhist leaders over a crippling economic crisis.

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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.

The Hindu

A kettuvallam from Kerala floats on hope in Sri Lanka

Up for sale since the tourism economy collapsed, it’s anchored at the Gregory lake in Nuwara Eliya

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Lessons from Lanka on shift to organic farming

Experts caution against sudden switch in the wake of crisis in neighbouring country

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Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis bites

Negombo (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - The sky and seas off Sri Lanka's coast are crystal blue but a worsening economic crisis has kept fishermen moored at Negombo harbour, out of gas and unable to reel in the day's catch.

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Explaining Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The country’s current situation is due to misguided policies and flawed external advice

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Jaishankar visits Lanka IOC to take stock of fuel supply situation

Colombo External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on March 28 visited Lanka IOC, the local subsidiary

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Lankan crisis a blessing in disguise for Kerala Tourism

Foreign tourists are expected to turn to Kerala for picturesque beaches and pretty coastlines

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