How four powerful brothers broke an island nation
In just more than two years, Sri Lanka’s first family has presided over a series of crises mostly of its own making. The island nation of 22 million people is facing its worst economic upheaval in a decade. From an ill-fated fertilizer ban that led to a dramatic fall in yields of crops like rice and tea, to its failure to deal with a foreign-currency crisis that is now a humanitarian emergency, the government of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is fast running out of solutions. Relying until now on help from its two major backers — India and China —
Source: taipeitimes.com