Workers from a range of industries spoke to WSWS reporters about the poverty they now face and voiced their anger against President Rajapakse and his big business government.
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s Dollar Reserves Drop to Below $50 Mn
Predicting a doomsday scenario for crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, the island nation’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry said that the total foreign reserves have dropped even below $50 million and warned that the …
Sri Lanka Crisis Highlights: Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the countrys main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of …
Sri Lanka Crisis Highlights: Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the countrys main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of …
In Sri Lanka, Things Fall Apart
Against this dire background Sri Lanka’s 22 million people were anxiously preparing … even to farm off to their acolytes and business friends in the way of government contracts and import monopolies …
Bangladesh proves itself as a donor country from donation seeker by providing medical assistance to Sri Lanka
Bangladesh’s medical and financial assistance to Sri Lanka increases its image and prestige. Once upon a time, Bangladesh was a ‘bottomless pit’ and a donation seeker in the international arena. Now …
Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s economy …
Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s economy …
Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s economy …
Sri Lanka’s liquid reserves plummeted below USD 50 million, Finance Minister raises concerns
In the face of an adverse economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Finance Minister Ali Sabry raised concerns over the declining liquid reserves in the island country which have currently plunged below USD …