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

The country is currently in a state of emergency

Nottingham Post

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

The Hindu

Asitha rips through Bangladesh as Sri Lanka win Test series

Dhaka (AFP) - Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0.

AFP

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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.

Reuters

Shakib, Liton keep up fight for Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan put up an unbroken 96-run stand to give Bangladesh a faint hope of drawing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Friday.

AFP

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

ABC News

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

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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 Hindu

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 Independent UK

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 Hindu

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

The Independent UK

Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chandimal hit tons

Dhaka (AFP) - Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

AFP

Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chanidmal hit tons

AFP

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

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AFP

Shakib takes five wickets as Bangladesh bowl out Sri Lanka for 506

Dhaka (AFP) - Shakib Al Hasan and Ebadot Hossain claimed nine wickets between them to bowl out Sri Lanka for a formidable 506 runs at the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

AFP

Mathews, Chandimal each hit tons to extend Sri Lanka lead

Dhaka (AFP) - Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal each struck hundreds to guide Sri Lanka towards a sizeable first-innings lead in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

AFP

Mathews, Chandimal give Sri Lanka lead over Bangladesh

Dhaka (AFP) - Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal shared 103 in an unbroken sixth-wicket stand to give Sri Lanka a narrow first-innings lead in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

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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Wales Online

Tui cancels even more Sri Lanka flights due to ‘ongoing instability’

The company has now cancelled flights and holidays up to and including June 12

The Hindu

Australian cricketers raise ethical concerns about touring Sri Lanka during crisis

Australia are scheduled to play a T20 series, five ODIs and two Tests in Sri Lanka in June-July, but the players are worried about the ethical issue of playing in the country as it battles a severe economic 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:

AFP

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka appoints PM to helm finance ministry

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday given the additional responsibility of running the finance ministry as the island nation grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis.

AFP

Mathews, de Sliva guide Sri Lanka to 210-4 in Bangladesh Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh made early inroads on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka on Wednesday but Sri Lanka recovered to reach lunch at 210-4, still trailing by 155.

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

Reuters

Sri Lanka prime minister retains finance minister portfolio

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president's office announced on Wednesday, and will lead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout for the crisis-hit nation.

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