The Aragalaya movement forced out the long-standing Rajapaksa family, which had worked to consolidate power and weaken checks on its rule. But the next government has pressed forward with new restrictions.
Many have argued that the current Sri Lankan crisis was caused by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, and the country’s overdependence on predatory Chinese lending. Sri Lanka’s problems are more deep-rooted and have their origins in economic policy that focused on providing fi scal sops and a family-run political establishment that enabled the
(International Observation) The President has left the country. Where will the situation in Sri Lanka go? China News Agency, Beijing, July 13 (Reporter Zhang Chenyi) The Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office confirmed on the 13th that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the country. On the 9th, large-scale demonstrations took place in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Subsequently, the Presiden