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Sri Lanka’s attempt to overcome economic woes:
Last year, soon after taking power as president of Sri Lanka,
Maithripala Sirisena requested a US$4 billion loan from the IMF to
restructure its debt repayments. The bailout package was rejected by
the IMF. It warned the government instead to rationalise the tax
system and arrest growing inflation.
Sri Lanka is a place where very many mass graves have
been discovered. The Chemmani and Matale mass graves are the only
two instances in which some progress was made in terms of a judicial
inquiry to discover their backgrounds.
[cat’s eye]
That is almost a Sri Lankan national characteristic. So Menika, true
nationalist that she is, follows that maxim and sits back happy,
criticising and finding fault with others and believing she is lily
white and such a goody goody.
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