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Australian cricketers raise ethical concerns about touring Sri Lanka

Australia’s cricketers have raised ethical concerns about touring Sri Lanka at a time the people are suffering with power cuts and other issues. However, according to the Australian Associated Press the players have said they will?support a decision from officials to precede with next month’s tour. Australia are due to fly out to Sri Lanka next week, with the island country in the midst of an economical crisis and political unrest. Sri Lanka was placed under a curfew early this month after pr

25 May, 2022

UK in talks with Paris Club on Sri Lanka issue

By Easwaran Rutnam The United Kingdom (UK) is in talks with Paris Club members on potential solutions to Sri Lanka’s unsustainable debt. The Paris Club is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find co-ordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Vicky Ford said the UK Government is closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka i

26 May, 2022

Basil attempting to block 21st Amendment

By Easwaran Rutnam Former Finance Minister and founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa is said to be leading attempts to block the 21st?Amendment from being passed by Parliament, Daily Mirror learns. Government sources told Daily Mirror that Rajapaksa has secured the support of a number of SLPP members to oppose the?21st?Amendment. However, the Government is confident it will be able to convince a majority of the SLPP members to vote in support of the draft proposal

26 May, 2022