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Shiran Illanperuma

Sri Lanka: Tracing the historic roots of the island’s economic crisis

From colonial underdevelopment and incomplete industrialisation to ethnic hatred, many factors have pushed the island nation to the brink.

Shiran Illanperuma
· Apr 11, 2022 · 07:30 am
As Sri Lanka reels under worst disaster in a decade, start-ups do their bit to help out

Taxi-calling services are dropping off relief supplies for free. Others are helping citizens find trustworthy aid agencies to which to make donations.

Shiran Illanperuma
· May 21, 2016 · 07:30 pm