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Sri Lanka inflation doubles ahead of debt deal

The Manila Times 30 Nov 2023
COLOMBO. Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 3.4 percent in November, the statistics office said on Thursday, a day after Colombo announced a deal to restructure nearly $6 billion in bilateral debt. The benchmark Colombo Consumer Price Index rose to 3.4 percent from 1.5 percent in October, official statistics showed.
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Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza residents still fearful after truce extended

Al Jazeera 30 Nov 2023
A group of Sri Lankan human rights activists protesting against Israeli attacks on Gaza hold a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian people outside the UN office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday, October 16, 2023 [Krishan Kariyawasam/AP Photo] ... Netanyahu’s days in office likely ‘numbered by length’ of Gaza war.
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Accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa demands Israel to be held accountable for war crimes

Tamil Guardian 14 Nov 2023
Sri Lankan parliamentarians including MP Rishad Bathiudeen handing the letter to the United Nations office in Colombo. The letter was handed over to the United Nations Office in Colombo and a copy was also given to the Palestinian Ambassador.
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The return of David Cameron – the UK’s new foreign secretary

Tamil Guardian 13 Nov 2023
Cameron visited the office of a Tamil newspaper in Jaffna ... “I visited the Tamil newspaper’s offices and met the editor, who has lived in the building for the past three years because he feared for his life ... Cameron said that after his visit to Jaffna, he went to Colombo to meet then-Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a “showdown”.
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UN offices lower flags in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza

The Peninsula 13 Nov 2023
UN offices across Asia lowered flags to half-mast on Monday as staff observed a minute’s silence in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza.
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UN flags at half-mast to honor staff killed in Gaza

Syrian Arab News Agency 13 Nov 2023
local time at offices in Bangkok, Tokyo, Beijing, and Colombo a day after the world body reported “a significant number of deaths and injuries” in strikes ...
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US DFC to fund $553 mn to develop Adani's Colombo port; project positioned as counter to Chinese influence

Indian Express 08 Nov 2023
'DFC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Nathan travelled to Sri Lanka to launch $553 million in financing to Colombo West International Terminal to support the development of the deepwater West Container Terminal located within the Port of Colombo,' DFC said ... The Port of Colombo is the largest and busiest transshipment port in the Indian Ocean.
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Sri Lanka court restores sacked cricket board in latest twist

The News International 07 Nov 2023
President of Sri Lanka’s cricket board Shammi Silva checks his phone at the Sri Lanka cricket board office in Colombo on November 7. — AFP. COLOMBO ... As Tuesday´s court decision was read out, members of the interim committee headed by former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga drove out of Sri Lanka Cricket offices and the restored office bearers took over ... .
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SL sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

The News International 06 Nov 2023
COLOMBO ... The country´s 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, 59, has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe´s office said in a statement ... The defeat prompted a public outcry and police have been deployed outside the board office in Colombo since Saturday when there were angry protests.
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Sri Lankan sports minister sacks cricket board days after India mauling in World Cup

Gulf Today 06 Nov 2023
The defeat prompted a public outcry and police have been deployed outside the board office in Colombo since Saturday when there were angry protests ... Arjuna Ranatunga watches the World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, on a television at the cricket board office in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka fires cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

Jamaica Observer 06 Nov 2023
The country's 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, 59, has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement ... The defeat prompted a public outcry and police have been deployed outside the board office in Colombo since Saturday when there were angry protests.
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Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing by India

Khaleejtimes 06 Nov 2023
The country's 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement ... The defeat prompted a public outcry and police have been deployed outside the board office in Colombo since angry protests on Saturday.
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