Explainer: How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

HOW DID IT COME TO THIS? Analysts say that economic mismanagement by successive governments has weakened Sri Lanka’s public finances, leaving national expenditure in excess of income and the production of tradable goods and services at inadequate levels. The problem was exacerbated by deep tax slashes enacted by the RajapaksaContinue Reading

Seri Ruam Thai set for win

The Seri Ruam Thai Party looks set to win an additional seat in the House of Representatives with informal results showing its candidate, Detthawee Sriwichai, the clear winner in Sunday’s by-election in Lampang’s Constituency 4.Continue Reading