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Sri Lanka's surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb

When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last Monday, it was for talks amid an economic crisis that has brought thousands of protesters on to the street and left the island nation short of fuel, medicine and power.

Reuters

Economic crisis | 19 more Sri Lankans reach Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu

They say they starved for three to four days because of high prices of essentials

The Hindu

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka nearly out of medicine, doctors warn

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's doctors warned on Sunday they were nearly out of life-saving medicines and said the island nation's economic crisis threatened a worse death toll than the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sri Lankans occupy president's office entrance for 2nd day

Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK

The Sri Lankan taxi driver reuniting adoptees with their families

At no cost, Andrew Silva, 56, spends his free time helping international adoptees reconnect with their birth mothers.

Al Jazeera

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Protesters angry over a worsening economic crisis take aim at Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family.

Al Jazeera

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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Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows

Thousands of Sri Lankans have rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest calling on the debt-ridden country’s president to resign

The Independent UK

Chris Silverwood appointed Sri Lankan men's team head coach

The former England head coach is contracted for a two-year period

The Hindu

‘We’re finished’: Sri Lankans pushed to the brink by financial crisis

Thousands take to the streets to call for the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The Guardian - UK

Chris Silverwood named Sri Lanka coach two months after leaving England following Ashes loss

Chris Silverwood has been appointed Sri Lanka's new head coach after he was axed by England following the Ashes humiliation Down Under in the winter

Daily Mirror

Chris Silverwood appointed as Sri Lanka head coach

The former England coach has signed a two-year contract.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's embattled leader faces biggest street protest

Colombo (AFP) - Tens of thousands marched on beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on Saturday, in the biggest protest to date over the country's dire economic and political crisis.

AFP

Alert sounded along Andhra Pradesh coast to prevent entry of Sri Lankans

Intelligence officials cautioned against movement of strangers on and off the coast

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Reuters

Sri Lanka to seek $3 billion to stave off crisis

Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance over the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items including fuel and medicine, Finance Minister Ali Sabry told Reuters on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

US nabs 'yakuza chief', 3 Thais buying weapons for rebels

United States authorities said on Thursday they had arrested a Japanese organised crime leader and three Thai men who were trafficking heroin and methamphetamine while also trying to acquire weaponry for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 9 April 2022

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic and political crisis since the civil war. In previous weeks we've covered the recent downturn. But at the centre of it all is one family. Their history is the key to understanding the present crisis.

The Hindu

Four more Sri Lankans arrive in Tamil Nadu

They will be sent to refugee camp at Mandapam

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Al Jazeera

No Sri Lankan, rich or poor, spared as economic crisis worsens

Savings evaporate, businesses face closure and the Sri Lankan poor struggle to eat as value of the rupee plummets.

AFP

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes rates as protests spiral

Colombo (AFP) - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting over the economic crisis.

Bangkok Post

US arrests 3 Thais and 'yakuza chief'

NEW YORK: US authorities said they had arrested a Japanese yakuza organised crime leader and three Thai men who trafficked heroin and methamphetamine and tried to acquire surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka business leaders demand end to political impasse

Sri Lankan business leaders are calling for an end to the country’s political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe

Reuters

Sri Lanka president yet to accept resignation of finance minister Sabry - lawmaker

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to accept the resignation of Ali Sabry as finance minister, ruling party lawmaker Kanchana Wijesekera told parliament on Friday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka doubles interest rates to tame inflation; stabilise economy

Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising each by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame inflation that has soared due to crippling shortages of basic goods driven by a devastating economic crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka opposition says it will move no-confidence motion if crisis unaddressed

The head of Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Friday it would move a no-confidence motion in parliament against the government if it does not take measures to address the country's financial crisis and improve governance.

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