Sri Lanka is preparing for new economic challenges as the war against Iran continues
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Kandy, Sri Lanka On a sunny March day in the hill town of Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Keerthi Rathna waited in a snaking line to buy her share of petrol for her three-wheeled tuk-tuk. The amount he was allocated by the government was 20 liters (about 5 liters) per week. In the past, Rathna … Read more