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‘The family took over’: how a feuding ruling dynasty drove Sri Lanka to ruin

The inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 134 of the invasion

Russian attacks intensify in Donetsk; civilians continue to flee from Sloviansk as Moscow’s forces press towards the eastern Ukrainian city

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

Sri Lankan president calls Russian leader seeking fuel

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he had a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to request credit support to import fuel for the island nation that's facing its worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Doctors, bankers protest 'impossible situation' as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island's worst economic crisis in decades or step down.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022

Sri Lanka restricts fuel use, tells residents to stay home

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka abruptly restricted fuel supplies and told residents to stay home, raising the risk of more unrest as the government struggles to provide essential goods due to a crippling sovereign debt crisis that has rocked the country for months.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

A World Apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka Share Economic Collapse

Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. The toxic combinations led to disaster for both: Currency collapse, shortages, triple-digit inflation and growing hunger.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 24, 2022

A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse

A shared history of political turmoil and violence in two countries a world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies that have been bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

‘India will extend fullest support to Sri Lanka’, says Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra during meeting with President Rajapaksa

Vinay Kwatra told Mr. Rajapaksa that India will extend its fullest support in overcoming difficult situation.

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation's debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Sri Lanka's crisis cripples once burgeoning middle class

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, the worst in its history, has completely recast the lives of the country’s once galloping middle class

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022