The financial disaster in Sri Lanka continues to spiral uncontrolled, with the federal government saying it might droop cost on $51bn of exterior debt.
The nation has been beset by shortages of meals and gasoline as colleges have been pressured to cancel exams for lack of paper.
The disaster has led to weeks of anti-government protests – culminating in requires President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign.
However what does the suspension of debt funds imply?
Presenter: Dareen Abughaida
Visitors:
Jehan Perera – Government Director of the Nationwide Peace Council of Sri Lanka
Ahilan Kadirgamar – Political Economist and Senior Lecturer on the College of Jaffna
Amantha Perera – Researcher on the Faculty of Schooling and the Arts at CQUniversity in Australia