A long way off. As i travelled across the Island Nation from the coastal Fishing Towns to vibrant tourist hubs and central farmlands, i saw how the harsh economic realities have forced sri lankans to make tough choices. These are their stories. You like going to the sea . Yes, i like this. First, the shortages and then, a cut in the Government Subsidy has meant fuel is three times more expensive than last year, raising the risks forfishermen. Theres no guarantee they can cover expenses on every fishing trip. More than 250km south on the islands coast in arugam bay, The Tide Is Turning for some. Tourism is riding the first waves of recovery. In this town on the eastern coast of sri lanka, the peak of the economic crisis coincided with their main tourist season, hitting local businesses hard, and this Surfing Destination is still picking up the pieces. I started surf school a long time ago, so therefore, i had some savings, so, i put my whole savings to i had a dream that i want to set u
In the lives of average sri lankans is still a long way off. As i travelled across the Island Nation from the coastal Fishing Towns to vibrant tourist hubs and central farmlands, i saw how the harsh economic realities have forced sri lankans to make tough choices. These are their stories. You like going to the sea . Yes, i like this. First the shortages and then a cut in the Government Subsidy has meant fuel is three times more expensive than last year, raising the risks for fishermen. Theres no guarantee they can cover expenses on every fishing trip. More than 250km south on the islands coast in arugam bay, The Tide Is Turning for some. Tourism is riding the first waves of recovery. In this town on the eastern coast of sri lanka, the peak of the economic crisis coincided with their main tourist season, hitting local businesses hard, and this Surfing Destination is still picking up the pieces. I started surf school a long time ago, so therefore i had some savings. So i put my whole sav
there are a lot of concerns, and rightfully so. i myself expressed certain concerns on that. the international community express. 0ur civil society, like bar association, express. but we have taken all this into consideration and trying to accommodate all those concerns, drawing the right balance between the national security and the freedom of expression, and try to get in line with international standard. there were certain allegations raised against the previous government, headed and led by gotabaya rajapaksa and his family, on corruption. has there been any set of investigations that the government, this new government, has started on those allegations? i think they should do investigations. that power is vested with the attorney general, with the bribery commission, with the police. they must be given an independent task to go ahead and do it. it s a matter based on the evidence before them, for them to do it. merely because of somebody shouting, go and investigate.
0ur civil society, like bar association, express. but we have taken all this into consideration and trying to accommodate all those concerns, drawing the right balance between the national security and the freedom of expression, and try to get in line with international standard. there were certain allegations raised against the previous government, headed and led by gotabaya rajapaksa and his family, on corruption. has there been any set of investigations that the government, this new government, has started on those allegations? i think they should do investigations. that power is vested with the attorney general, with the bribery commission, with the police. they must be given an independent task to go ahead and do it. it s a matter based on the evidence before them, for them to do it. merely because of somebody shouting, go and investigate. put the man inside. put the man outside, we cannot do that in a democracy. i mean, people can say anything, but if there is evidence, sound