Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Defaults On Debt As It Runs Out Of Fuel
By Tyler Durden There’s no money to buy petrol, the crisis-hit Sri Lankan government said Wednesday as it urged citizens to “not to wait in…
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Sri Lanka To Run Out Of Oil Today As Streets Break Out Into Chaos
By Thomas Lambert “We have run out of petrol … At the moment, we only have petrol stocks for a single day,” said newly elected…
Food Riots In Sri Lanka Turn Deadly As Protesters Beat Up Police, Burn Down Politicians’ Houses
By Tyler Durden Two months ago, we noted the first Arab Spring 2.0 incident when, as a result of soaring food, energy (and everything else)…
Social Media Platforms in Sri Lanka Briefly Restricted Amidst Curfew and Protests
By Rezwan On the evening of Sunday, April 3, 2022, global Internet monitor NetBlocks reported that access to major social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter,…
Sri Lanka Cabinet Offers To Resign As Out-of-Control Inflation Sparks Widespread Social Unrest
By Tyler Durden Update (1535ET): Bloomberg reports that Sri Lanka’s cabinet has submitted its resignation, a ruling party member said, amid rising public anger about…
Shortages Hit Hard in Sri Lanka as Citizens Protest and the Government Seeks IMF Bailout
By Rezwan On March 18, 2022, the authorities announced that the final term examinations of schools in the Western Province of Sri Lanka would be…