From the heart of sri lankas capital, colombo. Im outside the president ial office, and today, its Pristine Exterior is well guarded. But six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the president ial palace, forcing the president to flee the country. They were angry at just how desperate their Economic Situation had become, and they blamed Government Corruption and mismanagement for it. Sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. And its become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. World leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. Applause. Welcome to the magnificent National Museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and weve got a top panel here from sri lanka who
now global questions comes from sri lanka. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful i
from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and we ve got a top panel here from sr
from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and we ve got a top panel here from s
indeterminately, there has to be some resolution for this, - and also, what i see is that this is not just an economic crisis. this is a political crisis. i when people got on the streets last i year, people were demanding a change in the political culture. they were demanding a change in the political system. - well, they saw off the president, didn t they? imean, rajapaksa. yes, that s part one. ..went to singapore and resigned by e mailfrom there. laughs that s part one. they got rid of someone they didn t like. - but have we replaced the person e didn t like with a person that we have chosen? we haven t. dushni weerakoon, your response to that question? well, i think sri lanka is i mean, we are through the worst of the crisis, but i think that we are certainly not out of the woods yet. if the economic downturn is prolonged and recessionary conditions drag on, there is a sense that people s lives are not improving, their livelihoods and their basic sort of living