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Sri Lankans demand president resigns amid nation’s worst economic crisis in 70 years | South China Morning Post

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Protests continue in Sri Lanka with many demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid a deepening economic crisis that has seen inflation reach an all-time high. The nationwide inflation rate was 45.3 per cent in May 2022 according to the most recent data, as Sri Lanka struggles with its worst econ…

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