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Sri Lankan tourism team begins its roadshow in Chennai

Sri Lanka’s Minister for Tourism Harin Fernando on Monday said the country wanted tourists to fall in love with Sri Lanka and not keep it as part of their bucket list

The Hindu

Balbirnie helps Ireland bounce back in Sri Lanka Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach a strong 319 for four at stumps on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday.

AFP

Govt 'still looking for a way' to bring abused jumbo home

The government is still looking for a way to bring back Sak Surin -- one of three elephants that Thailand gifted to Sri Lanka back in 2001 -- for medical treatment, after an animal rights organisation reported last year the pachyderm had been mistreated by its new handlers.

Bangkok Post

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France, Japan, India team up to rescue Sri Lanka from China debt trap

France, India and Japan have teamed up and invited others to join in the rescue of Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, a crisis blamed on mindless spending by the island’s rulers of money borrowed from China.

Radio France Internationale

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for Easter 2019 attacks

Thousands of Sri Lankans are holding a protest in the capital, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan activists protest proposal to export monkeys to China

Sri Lanka is considering a proposal by a Chinese private company to export 100,000 endemic monkeys to China, a government minister said on Tuesday, sparking protests from animal protection groups.

Reuters

Australian woman killed in car accident in central Sri Lanka

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says consular assistance is being provided to the family of an Australian woman killed in a car accident in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka enforce follow-on after Ireland collapse

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka enforced the follow-on against Ireland after skittling them for 143 on day three of the first Test in Galle on Tuesday, leaving the tourists still 448 runs behind.

AFP

Jayasuriya bags five-for as Sri Lanka devastate Ireland

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chandimal hit unbeaten centuries before Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a five-for as Sri Lanka put visitors Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle on Monday.

AFP

Sri Lanka declare on mammoth 591-6 in first Ireland Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sadeera Samarawickrama celebrated his return to Test cricket with a maiden hundred as Sri Lanka declared on 591-6 on day two against Ireland in Galle on Monday.

AFP

Karunaratne, Mendis make Ireland toil in Sri Lanka Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Centurions Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis made Ireland's wayward bowlers toil on Sunday to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day one of the first Test in Galle.

AFP

Ireland look to shine in maiden Sri Lanka Tests

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Ireland are smarting after the Bangladesh Test slipped through their fingers but skipper Andrew Balbirnie said Saturday his team can go the distance in their maiden five-day series in Sri Lanka.

AFP

Monkey business: Sri Lanka considers macaque sales to China

Colombo (AFP) - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists.

AFP

World’s poorest nations spend 16% of revenue on debt, the highest in 25 years

Sri Lanka tops league of countries unable to respond to crises at home due to crippling payments, as campaigners call for action to cancel debt

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Fortune teller sees bleak future as Sri Lankans celebrate new year

Fortune teller Andara Maanage Chandani, who runs a small shrine at her home near Colombo, says she used to make enough money to buy clothes for all eight members of her family every Sri Lankan New Year, which falls this week.

AAP

Rape-accused cricketer can return to social media

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who allegedly raped a woman after a Tinder date, can return to Facebook and Instagram after having his bail varied.

Al Jazeera

After Al Jazeera story, Sri Lanka says crypto scheme a ‘pyramid’

Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering criminal charges against those accused of running a fake crypto scheme.

The Guardian - UK

George Beven obituary

Other lives: Sri Lankan artist who moved to London but whose subject remained his homeland

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Rajapaksa helps Punjab bag opening IPL win over Kolkata

Mohali (India) (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed 50 to set up a seven-run win for Punjab Kings in their rain-hit opening Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eases to 50.3% in March

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction in food inflation to 47.6% in March from 54.4% in February, but non-food inflation reached 51.7%, the Census and Statistics Department…

AFP

Young hits 86 as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in ODI series

Hamilton (New Zealand) (AFP) - Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.

AFP

Sri Lanka labour to 157 all out in third New Zealand ODI

Hamilton (New Zealand) (AFP) - Opener Pathum Nissanka top scored with 57 as Sri Lanka laboured to 157 all out against New Zealand in the third one-day international on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Best value Easter holidays for Brits including Croatia, Egypt and Thailand

Marrakech in Morocco, Dubrovnik in Croatia, and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt are some of the places where your pound will go the furthest this Easter, according to new analysis

Reuters

Sri Lanka expects to finalise domestic debt rework by May

Sri Lanka will kick off a reworking of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise it by May, central bank and treasury officials told creditors during a virtual presentation on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices in welcome relief amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s government has announced significant cuts in fuel prices, providing welcome relief for many after a year of shortages and skyrocketing prices amid the country’s worst economic crisis

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