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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 income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and we ve got a top panel here f ....
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 income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and we ve got a top panel here ....
..wastage. - ..backhanders. ..excessive privileges that people in power enjoy, - backroom deals, commissions all of these issues. and this has been going on for a very long time. this has been going on for. years, and that s why i think it s also important - to recognise that this is not just about covid or. the last three years. this is something that is systemic. i all right. ali sabry. yeah, corruption is another emblematic problem, but then we have, by the 215t amendment, have restored the independent councils, we are in the process of developing that, and then by that, we have recognised the anticorruption convention, and also, the anticorruption law will come into the place. but corruption is one of the key demand, and very popular one, but to be honest, that s not the only thing. we have an extra large size public service of 1.6 million people, which works out to 16:1, whereas india has 177:1, which we can t account for. 86% of our last year s revenue went only for payment o ....
0k, just everybody here in the audience in sri lanka is aware of what s been going on, butjust give a quick couple of lines to our audience out there when you said stolen money . what do you mean exactly? well, during the protests last year, one of the key demands of the people, of the protesters - was give our stolen money back that was one of the big slogans. yeah, sure. that led that was from the idea that people had that the economic crisis - that they were experiencing. yeah, but i mean, how were these are you talking about misappropriated funds. misappropriation. ..economic mismanagement. ..wastage. .. ..backhanders. ..excessive privileges that people in power enjoy, - backroom deals, commissions all of these issues. and this has been going on for a very long time. this has been going on for years, l and that s why i think it s also l important to recognise that this is not just about covid - or the last three years. this is something that is systemic. all right. ....
To be held accountable . for the decisions they made and the consequences - and the suffering that - people have had to undergo as a result. so unless that accountability is taken care of, i think- we will never be able to really resolve this crisis and, - in that, corruption is key. 0k, just everybody here in the audience in sri lanka is aware of what s been going on, butjust give a quick couple of lines to our audience out there when you said stolen money . what do you mean exactly? well, during the protests last| year, one of the key demands of the people, of the protesters was give our stolen money back that was one of the big slogans. - yeah, sure. that led that was from the idea that people had that the economic crisis - that they were experiencing. yeah, but i mean, how were these are you talking about misappropriated funds. misappropriation. ..economic mismanagement. ..wastage. .. ..backhanders. ..excessive privileges that people in power enjoy, - backroom deals, c ....