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A country that once had one of the highest living standards in south Asia is mired in economic crisis
South Asian island nation relies on international aid to stave off starvation
The army has so little to do that soldiers are running hotels and restaurants
Workers at Colombo’s once thriving Pettah bazaar say their families have been forced to skip meals
A number of developing economies face growing pressure from soaring energy and food costs and a stronger US dollar
Gotabaya Rajapaksa forced from power in face of mass protests over country’s economic collapse
Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs on the day he was expected to resign in the face of mass protests
Angry public blames food and fuel shortages on leaders’ mismanagement as well as global crises
Ranil Wickremesinghe says government will also quit once a new all-party cabinet is in place
Protests over worsening economic crisis leave government on brink of collapse
Two-week ban comes as country grapples with worsening debt and economic crisis
South Asian nation slips from growth to dependence on donations and emergency loans
Ranil Wickremesinghe says Beijing offers ‘a few hundred million dollars’ as Colombo seeks IMF bailout
Economic crisis deepens as nation misses interest payments on two international sovereign bonds
Grace period for Colombo to make interest payments on two international bonds expired on Wednesday
Heir to country’s most powerful political dynasty appoints new PM in desperate bid to remain in office
A member of the nation’s defining political dynasty, the president never learnt how to govern
National emergency extended after violent demonstrations over economic crisis
Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down to pave way for cross-party government
Indian Ocean island nation has been rocked by protests against food, medicine and fuel shortages
Financial turmoil and mass demonstrations weaken family that has dominated politics for years
Rupee sheds a third of its value against the dollar as deepening crisis raises threat of default
Economic crisis and protests threaten to tip country into political chaos
Unrest has been stoked by a foreign currency crunch, rolling blackouts and fuel shortages
Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government is struggling to counter fuel shortages, blackouts and inflation
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