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Why a Chinese ship's arrival in Sri Lanka has caused alarm in India and the West

A Chinese survey ship docked this week at the Hambantota port, built with Chinese loans. Some worry the ship's arrival may signal the start of militarization of Chinese infrastructure in Sri Lanka.

WEKU

Rajapaksa seeks safety guarantee from Colombo

Deposed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is seeking to return home from his exile in Thailand and has asked his successor to guarantee his safety, his party said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Basis needs not freebies; poor people more entitled to receive them, says economist

NEW DELHI: Economist Jayati Ghosh said that 'basic needs' like nutrition, healthcare, housing and education, which the government should provide for its citizens, are not freebies, while asserting that the poor are more entitled to receive their basic needs.

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Basic needs not freebies; poor people more entitled to receive them, says economist

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Ousted leader to leave next week

Ex-Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will reportedly leave Thailand to return to the island nation next week.

Bangkok Post

Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks with main creditors, says Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said on Thursday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help

Sri Lanka’s central bank chief says he is hopeful the crisis-ridden island nation can reach a preliminary agreement that could lead to a bailout package with the International Monetary Fund when officials from the financial institution visit Sri Lanka later this month

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Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists

The island is preparing new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails

The Hindu

Sri Lanka port welcomes China survey ship, rankling India, U.S.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka/BEIJING -- As China's all-white Yuan Wang 5 research vessel slowly pulled into a dock at the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on Tuesday morning, it was greeted by a group of Chinese residents holding a large banner that hailed the friendship between Beijing and Colombo. Sri…

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Chinese navy vessel arrives at Sri Lanka port to security concerns from India

Yuan Wang 5 is officially described as a ‘scientific research ship’ but India suspects it has military functions

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka will not extend emergency as protests tail off

Sri Lanka's state of emergency imposed in the middle of last month will not be extended beyond this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe's media office said on Tuesday, as protests against the country's economic devastation petered out.

Reuters

OPS’ family issues cheques for ₹50 lakh to aid Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka: China cannot use port for military purposes

COLOMBO -- China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in his first interview with the Japanese media since taking office.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scots Instagrammer who had passport removed in Sri Lanka sees bid to keep visa fail

Kayleigh Fraser's appealagainst the removal of her visa last week has been refused by Sri Lanka's Supreme Court

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Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop

Nallathambi Mahendran walked through his four acres of emerald green paddy fields in northern Sri Lanka's Kilinochchi district, indicating the height the plants should have reached by now. They were several feet short.

Bangkok Post

Chinese 'spy ship' docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.

Al Jazeera

Chinese survey ship docks in Sri Lanka after diplomatic standoff

Yuan Wang 5 arrives in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port after a delay amid reported concerns from India and the US.

Reuters

Chinese military survey ship docks at Sri Lanka port

The Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 docked on Tuesday at Sri Lanka's Chinese-built port of Hambantota, a port official said, a move likely to stoke concern in neighbouring India about the growing influence of its bigger and more powerful rival.

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Chinese research ship docks in Sri Lanka after postponement

A Chinese scientific research ship whose port call was earlier deferred due to apparent security concerns raised by India arrived at Tuesday a southern port in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

China silent on details of talks with Sri Lanka as its high-tech vessel set to dock at Hambantota port

The ship with facilities to track satellites and intercontinental missiles will dock at the Hambantota Port which China has taken for a 99-year lease as a debt swap

Wales Online

Incredible story of two women 'reunited like family' decades after being born in same orphanage thousands of miles away

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next? features the two women born in Sri Lanka just days apart

The Hindu

India hands over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy

Colombo had requested two of them in 2018; another to arrive within two years

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankans make crypto Ponzi scam claims

Many Sri Lankans allege they have been duped by a fake crypto investment scheme which has swindled millions of rupees.

The Independent UK

Vegan cashew curry: A crash course in authentic Sri Lankan cuisine

Joe Yonan discovers a new-found admiration for Sri Lankan cuisine – and cashews – in this aromatic, creamy vegan curry

The Hindu

India's generous assistance to Sri Lanka heartening, says Commonwealth Secretary General

India has extended assistance worth over $3.8 billion to Sri Lanka this year to help it deal with the economic crisis.

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