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More lives with every passing day. the rising cost of living is something of a global crisis, and sri lanka is farfrom immune. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital, colombo, protesting against very steep price hikes for essential goods. part of the sri lankan problem is a lack of foreign currency reserves, which means the island nation of 22 million people, is struggling to pay forfood, fuel and foreign medicines. the latest rally brought together people from all ...

Immune. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital, colombo, protesting against very steep price hikes for essential goods. part of the sri lankan problem is a lack of foreign currency reserves, which means the island nation of 22 million people, is struggling to pay forfood, fuel and foreign medicines. the latest rally brought together people from all the countrys different ethnic groups in opposition to the government. from colombo, anbarasan ethirajan. a bruised econ...

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Of president gotabaya rajapaksa which is being demanded by thousands of protesters who accuse him of mismanaging the economy. however the media minister, nalaka godahewa, admitted that the government had failed to foresee the crippling foreign exchange reserve crisis which has led to a shortage of essential items like food and fuel. joining me now is sri lankan social activist and actor peter d almeida. what is your reaction to the fact that president is still refusing to step down, calm that po...

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Consecutive month, as the rising cost of living hits consumer spending. sales were down 1.4% in march, a much larger drop than expected. online sales also fell by 7.9%, as consumers cut spending on non essential items. and there was a big fall in demand for petrol and diesel. the cost of filling up an average family car with petrol, now stands at almost £90, 32% higher than a year ago. the headlines on bbc news... russian forces are accused of mass killings, in the besieged port city, of mariup...