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Soup kitchens feed Sri Lanka's poor amid bleak economic crisis

With no fuel and no money for food, H. G. Indrani and her family of nine trudged for an hour to a community kitchen in Colombo, in hopes of finding a simple vegetarian meal.

Reuters

Whose GDP is it anyway?

It is time for political leaders to clamour for an overhaul of India’s economic performance measurement framework

The Hindu

Myanmar 'has enough funds to avert Sri Lanka-like crisis'

Myanmar has sufficient foreign reserves to avoid an economic crisis similar to Sri Lanka’s, the military government said, pushing back on suggestions by some analysts that the Southeast Asian nation faces a growing possibility of default.

Bangkok Post

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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore

Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Karunaratne, De Silva take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 in Pakistan Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne battled through back pain to extend Sri Lanka's second-innings lead to 323 after key strikes by Pakistan's bowlers in the second Test on Tuesday.

AFP

PM Modi congratulates new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

PM Modi said that India would continue to be supportive of the quest of the people of Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Pakistan hurt Sri Lanka with key wickets in second Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Pakistan's bowlers hurt Sri Lanka with key strikes including the wicket of Angelo Mathews in his 100th Test as the tourists tried to wrestle back the initiative on day three of the second Test on Tuesday.

AFP

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There is a global debt crisis coming – and it won’t stop at Sri Lanka

Foreign capital flees poorer countries at the first sign of instability. The pandemic and Ukraine war ensure there is plenty of that around, says economist Jayati Ghosh

The Guardian - UK

Ramesh bags five as Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 231

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka extended their lead to 169 after spinner Ramesh Mendis took five wickets to help bowl out Pakistan for 231 on day three of the second Test on Tuesday.

AFP

‘I’m on death row’: Sri Lankans forced to choose either food or vital drugs

Lifesaving medication for cancer, heart disease and diabetes is growing scarcer and more expensive as the economic crisis intensifies

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka woos foreign oil firms amid fuel shortages

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invited on Tuesday expressions of interest from oil companies in petroleum-producing nations seeking to import and sell petroleum products as the Indian Ocean island opens its market amid acute fuel shortages.

Reuters

Shortages leave bankrupt Sri Lanka's hospitals empty

Colombo (AFP) - Entire wards are dark and nearly empty in Sri Lanka's largest hospital, its few remaining patients leaving untreated and still in pain, and doctors prevented from even arriving for their shifts.

AFP

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The Hindu

Polish man arrested for illegally sailing in from Sri Lanka

Central intelligence agencies issue alert on possible intrusion of Chinese nationals from crisis-hit nation

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How did Sri Lanka run out of money? 5 graphs that explain its economic crisis

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in modern history. Its 22 million strong population is struggling with huge price increases for food, power, medicines and other necessities. That’s if they can get them at all, with private motorists spending hours queuing for their fuel quota.

The Hindu

CM writes to Centre seeking release of Tamil Nadu fishermen in Sri Lankan custody

Currently, 92 fishing boats from Tamil Nadu are under the custody of Sri Lanka

Reuters

Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism

Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo's envoy to Beijing said on Monday as it negotiates for an emergency $4 billion package to help it emerge from an economic meltdown.

Reuters

Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months

Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage of foreign exchange, its energy minister said on Monday, as the island nation's new government seeks to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis.

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Ramesh grabs three to put Sri Lanka on top in second Pakistan Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Spinner Ramesh Mendis took three wickets to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test on Monday despite a fighting 62 by Pakistan batsman Agha Salman.

AFP

Singapore asked to indict Sri Lanka's exiled leader

Singapore (AFP) - An international human rights group has formally asked Singapore to indict Sri Lanka's deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for crimes against humanity during his country's decades-long civil war, officials said Monday.

AFP

Sri Lankan spinners rattle Pakistan in second Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka's spinners struck three times in the second session on day two against Pakistan, including taking the scalp of skipper Babar Azam, to leave the tourists reeling on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Seeks Ex-Sri Lankan President's Arrest in Singapore

A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted from office over his country's economic collapse and fled to Singapore earlier…

The Independent UK

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore

A rights group says it has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s Attorney General, seeking to arrest ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in war crimes alleged to have been committed during Sri Lanka's civil war

Reuters

Sri Lanka's new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

AFP

Chandimal propels Sri Lanka in Mathews' 100th Test

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Dinesh Chandimal struck his fourth successive half-century to drive Sri Lanka's total before Pakistan hit back with late wickets on Sunday's opening day of the second Test at Galle.

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