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2023: More tumultuous times ahead for Sri Lanka?
2023: More tumultuous times ahead for Sri Lanka?

9DASHLINE asks several experts how they assess the prospects for political and economic recovery in 2023 after the turbulence of last year.

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Sri Lanka in crisis: Why the past lives on in its collective future
Sri Lanka in crisis: Why the past lives on in its collective future

Written by Ambika Satkunanathan

The determination of the Rajapaksas to stay in power seems partly due to their inability to comprehend protestors’ demands for accountability or to internalise their descent from god-like status to memes and jokes.

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