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from the heart of sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it's become something of a bellwether for other lower—incom...

from the heart of sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it's become something of a bellwether for other lower—incom...

Let's go to our second question. anoka abeyrathne, your question, please. so, how can corruption, which is the leading reason for why the country is where it is now, be curbed to ensure sound policies and governance? ooh, anoka's sticking out her head there, isn't she? so, we know about all the external factors that have gone on, but anoka's question is that the internal factors, principally corruption, is the culprit. let's go to you first, harini. yeah, ithink- that's the key issue. if you look at the protests last year, one of the key. demands of people was - "give our stolen money back" an...

Anoka abeyrathne, your question, please. so, how can corruption, which is the leading reason for why the country is where it is now, be curbed to ensure sound policies and governance? 0oh, anoka's sticking out her head there, isn't she? so, we know about all the external factors that have gone on, but anoka's question is that the internal factors, principally corruption, is the culprit. let's go to you first, harini. yeah, i think that's the key issue. - if you look at the protests last year, one of the key. demands of people was "give our stolen money back" - and all those who were . responsi...

So, we know about all the external factors that have gone on, but anoka's question is that the internal factors, principally corruption, is the culprit. let's go to you first, harini. yeah, i think that's the key issue. if you look at the protests last year, one of the key demandsj of people was "give our stolen money back" and all those _ who were responsible - for corruption accountable. so, addressing that is critical, but that requires a political. change, a political reform, and that's the point - i made earlier as well — - if we see this purely in terms of an economic crisis, that woul...