#sri-lanka

#sri-lanka

From Africa to Asia to Latin America, billions go hungry while creditors profit. Sri Lanka is undergoing one of the most complex economic recoveries in its history. The country's financial collapse in 2022 was precipitated by a toxic mix of unsustainable borrowing, poor fiscal management, and external shocks. Mass protests erupted under the banner of Aragalaya, a broad-based citizens' movement demanding accountability, economic justice, and an end to political corruption.

Wickremesinghe, 76, is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested. He has been accused of using around $55,000 in state funds for a stopover in Britain while returning home from a diplomatic trip to Havana and New York in September 2023. Following his arrest on Friday, the ex-president was taken to Welikada prison in the suburbs of Colombo before being moved to the prison hospital and later the main state-run hospital in the city.

The Tangerine Beach Hotel offers an all-inclusive stay with meals, drinks, daily entertainment, and excursions, situated on Sri Lanka's idyllic South Western coast.

Miss Lee claimed she had no idea about the illegal drugs, insisting they must have been planted in her luggage while she was out.