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As global food crisis looms, Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale

Sri Lanka’s government finally began bailout talks with IMF officials this week after a crippling delay exacerbated a longstanding economic crisis. But as food prices soar amid an impending global food shortage sparked by the Ukraine conflict, Sri Lankans are paying a heavy price for the government’s mismanagement, nepotism and…

France 24

India has really helped us during this crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka’s new PM sounds surprisingly upbeat in possibly the toughest assignment of his long political career

The Hindu

Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into a national emergency, and its people are now calling for help to save lives

Sri Lanka's economic collapse is forcing people all over the country to find unconventional ways to survive. The unique unravelling of a once-middle-income nation has dramatically reshaped how people on the ground are living.

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The AP Interview: Sri Lanka PM says he's open to Russian oil

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says he may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as he hunts desperately for fuel to keep the country running

The Independent UK

Foreign Office lifts ‘all but essential travel’ warning for Sri Lanka

Travelling to a country against FCO advice can invalidate your travel insurance

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka president's brother quits Parliament amid crisis

Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka’s president and the country’s former finance minister, has resigned from Parliament amid mounting criticism of his alleged role in dragging the island nation into its worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka president's brother, Basil Rajapaksa, resigns from parliament

The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned from parliament, the second from the influential family to step away from government amid a severe economic crisis.

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Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka's future

It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka's politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president vows to finish term, won’t run for re-election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite month-slong street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka into its worst-ever economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka's president vows to finish term, but won't run for re-election -Bloomberg

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will finish the remaining two years of his term despite months-long street protests calling for his ouster but won’t stand for re-election, he told Bloomberg.

Reuters

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

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

The Independent 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 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

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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

Dynamite News

Sri Lanka: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Finance Minister by Prez Gotabaya

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed Finance Minister of the debt-ridden country on Wednesday by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Full story on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy

Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as finance minister as this Indian ocean island nation confronts its worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka arrests 67 suspected to be heading to Australia

Sri Lanka’s navy says that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to travel by sea to Australia illegally

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Sri Lanka increases fuel prices to address economic crisis

Sri Lanka increased fuel prices on Tuesday, a long-flagged move to mend public finances and combat its debilitating economic crisis, but the hikes are bound to add to galloping inflation at least in the short term.

The Independent UK

India sends food, medicine donation to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka received a first shipment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from neighboring India to help mitigate severe shortages caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in recent memory

The Guardian - UK

Apocalypse now? The alarming effects of the global food crisis

The Bank of England governor warned last week of ‘apocalyptic’ food price rises. Yet war in Ukraine, climate change and inflation are already taking their toll all over the world

The Hindu

The neighbourhood in turmoil, lessons for India

The impact of the changes on Indian policy will offer New Delhi a better understanding of future domestic challenges

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka minister asks people not to queue for fuel for two days

Power and energy minister ‘respectfully’ advises against forming queues, saying there are no sufficient petrol stocks.

Reuters

More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis

Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, as the prime minister said supplies had been locked in for at least a month.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial

Sri Lankan protesters lit flames and offered prayers Wednesday remembering thousands — including ethnic Tamil civilians — killed in the final stages of the country’s decadeslong civil war

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