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Power Vacuum In Sri Lanka Adds To More Woes

Dr. Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore

12-Jul-22 08:45

Power Vacuum In Sri Lanka Adds To More Woes

What can only be described as tumultuous weekend in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe have finally agreed to step down after months of public protest as basic necessities such as medicine, fuel and even food became short in supply. What's next for this South Asia country which is a poster child of mismanagement, corruption and nepotism. Dr. Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore tells us.

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  internationalgovernmentpoliticseconomy

Tags:  Sri Lankan politicsSri Lankan economySri Lanka crisis





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