{"id":83506,"date":"2022-01-06T18:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T18:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=83506"},"modified":"2022-01-06T18:42:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T18:42:09","slug":"there-is-no-money-left-covid-crisis-leaves-sri-lanka-on-brink-of-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/there-is-no-money-left-covid-crisis-leaves-sri-lanka-on-brink-of-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There is no money left\u2019: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018There is no money left\u2019: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy<\/span><\/h1>\n

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A rice wholesaler plies his trade in Pettah, a commercial hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The military has been given power to control prices of food essentials, such as rice.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Chamila Karunarathne\/EPA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Source:<\/span><\/strong>Theguardian<\/a><\/p>\n

Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut back on food<\/span><\/p>\n