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lanka running on empty how food and fuel shortage is made for many. a daily battle for survival. one or 2 richer driver told us his story. and how the economic hardship forced sri lanka is best and brightest to seek a better life somewhere else. we hear why many people gave up for in the country. ah, irish manager, welcome to the special edition of the dublin news asia. glad you could join us. one of our biggest stories this year was the political ta model in sri lanka where the worst economic crisis since 1948 prompted a people power style revolution. in july, weeks of mass protest culminated in the toppling of the government. then president aj boxer was blamed for the crisis. he fled the country after thousands of protest

installment his official residence. he later announced his resignation from singapore, veteran politician running victor m. as in good became sri lanka, new leader. he promised to put the country on the road to recovery with a debt restructuring program. so success for the protest movement or was it shortly after the new governments appointment? dw, i'm with our chief, my visited the main protest camp in colombo, where activists were bearing the brunt of a military track down. this is what the means of the go gun up to a test camp in colombo. many who took part in the ppo chassis, which led to the asked of president go to buy a roger back. so i've gone, if you remain in the art defiant and that is right now, currently we're closing who's sitting on a pay moment, the wrong side of it is upon him to make the changes. we can read it out. these are

scenes from the de running victim. a single was elected by parliament. protest is at the presidential secretariat, which they partially occupied was angry. here see him here as being too close to the raja park, so family. the mood turned ugly. the night victim a singer took the oath of office in the dead of night without warning, a military moved in to remove protest his from in and around the presidential secretary at the protest as were taken by surprise. he had already said david, vacating the government premises the next day, several people we talked to at the scamp, said they were beaten and assorted on the night of the crackdown. they said it was not the military who was behind these attacks, but hired mercenaries. when i was attacked, i was chased down up to the medicaid,

me the barricade. there were videos also near the barricade. one of the guys pushed me. then i said, i know you are not on. you are one of the thug gangs then. then he said yes, and he scolded in mean field, and he kept his foot on my neck. honestly, i don't believe they are current military ah, person, i would because, oh, we didn't see the decency or the that discipline enough military among them. we strictly believed there were mercenaries, if this were true with he said, it would be a chilling reminder of the previous regime, which frequently used shadowy organizations to suppress dissent. for now, the huge tongue of crowds, which forced to perform a precedent to flee, had gone from the streets. but those who remain still see a long road ahead. we all have a responsibility now to take this full weight and we have shown that we have the power to de sac,

the intent to hold the government accountable till days an end to the man who was infused shortages and in the suffering of the people of she'll anchor fabulous, did lose on with a tremor on the ground just a few weeks after the change of government in sri lanka and months later, political tensions remain high with the country. still deep and economic strife and the powerful raj bucks or clans still wielding influence. after weeks of self imposed exile, asked at president latavia roger butter returned to sheila anchor in early september. whether he's planning or to turn to politics is unclear, but some opponents fear. his presence could read night, the protests determined to avoid that she lincoln, lawmakers moved to limit the sweeping bars of the presidency. a key demand of the protest as the constitutional amendment was passed in late october with an overwhelming majority. parliament now has

a see the appointment of key government officials, senior members of the judiciary, as well as police and election officials that reverses the concentration of power in the president as happened under raj boxer data. so we've seen attempts to take the heat out of sri lanka, political crisis, but the country's economic crisis remains acute with a runaway inflation power blackouts, and shortages of food and medicine. global shortages of oil and gas have also kept the price of fuel at been full levels at the height of the crisis in summer. life was a daily battle for she lumpkins who depended on fuel for their living. we followed auto lecture driver, dylan simpson to see 1st hand the hardships he and many others were facing a thin stir fueled shortage. i started in sri lanka, i swear, difficult to find feeling. so i have stayed with true for 2 to 3 weeks and it's

really hard to run my day to day life. even if i have to get fuel, i have to stay the whole night to get, you know, better in the federal station. so i have, i mean, to knock on them, they were like, nope, it earlier. and because of the fuel, to be honest, i didn't get that in this. i was like, staying in the queue for the whole week to get like if i get picked up today or tomorrow, tomorrow or the day and day after tomorrow to stay in the queue again. because of that reason. so i have to in me escape monday to stay in the queue. i will be loosing passengers for the one. no, they don't get burned. and yeah, that's a big loss for me. even though they only process going, i really had a bad so it made me increase the vendors on the phone to price.

everything in salem guys can go on. the prices are normally like everyday we used to buy bread to have with the tea in the evening. the price of the day has been w. b 20. let me use straight before typed at their place because they couldn't find, feel right now at my house or you think i was annoyed. so costa. so this one really end up kiddos in medicine will also end up doing woods like came haven't done engineering and it's hard to find a job. i won't get my degree it because i have a pending payment to be done. uh huh. so i thought i couldn't afford my honey auto. and since this problem has been come up, but it's very difficult for me to pick of course fees some of

my friends like the lever, what's out on the patrol station. like if they see any process and pumping pitcher then quickly inform us, we are going to get together then and stay in the queue to get better. i've come here to bump it through my pin, gave me some theory and that wouldn't be enough for me to them the whole day. and i have blocked my order there. i think i love to read the whole night to get through . so if i'm lucky, i'll get the fuel by tomorrow morning. i never thought that might be fun, cleveland up like this. right nowadays. no. there will be a few things here, like how much does it take some time for the country to recall? but many didn't want to wait around to find out there's did lose money, right? told re discovered this is the report you find from colombo every single day. hundreds queue up pure at the passport office in sri lanka,

bushed by circumstances. they wish to leave the country. one of them is 50. do you, roy, germany, david, who has been coming here for 3 days now with her husband and son, were to have a husband. i have come here with my husband and my son to get their passports made . and if he wants to leave him alone as no work for us here, there's nothing that's been com neo gemini, has worked as a jag, uber for years. and her husband as an auto rickshaw driver who have lost a livelihood because of the cotton crisis. and she long and are finding it difficult to even survive. what she wants now is a better life for her 19 year old son, which she knows is a far cry in her country. germany says that it's not just her but boundless others who are suffering. people here have been waiting for div standing in q was outside

the department of immigration and emigration and colombo. many of them who have come from other parts of the country had rented small accommodation in nearby areas to get their passports made audrey note, white people seeking to go abroad for opportunities is not a new opinion. she lanka, the number of people outside the passport office have shot up significantly in the past few months. young people especially feel they have no option but to leave. according to government statistics, the number of passports issued from january to mid june this year is over 300000 roughly equal to the total number of passport issued last year. the job market is always up and down. but in the current situation, there is no job market right now. so it's why you wasting your time. there's no future here as far as reno, i mean, i tried as well, but yeah, there's no hope. so makes sense to make a move very much, dr. bike is on the 7 am would do of the center for policy alternatives,

says young people moving out in such numbers does not bode well for an aging society like she lanka. if this country gets back on the right footing with the systemic changes and all of that, they may well come back and provide their experience and expertise to develop this country. but otherwise, we do have a serious problem because we are not going to have a critical mass of people in the most productive years of their life within the country. dr. 7 am to says this extreme frustration that the youth feeds to deal with the administration that frustration is bad. the bull here as the que inches forward. slowly, disgruntled, disappointed, and exhausted. people continued to wheat. they believe leaving is the only real. they can at least have a chance of creating a better future for themselves. and it is, of course, the story will be following into the next year as well here on did up in years asia

. but that does it for to day on our website. the dover dot com, forward slash asia. you'll find more background reports to understand how sri lanka ended up in this diary economic crisis. and as ever, you can follow us on facebook and twitter as well. and see you soon. goodbye. ah, she's ukraine's 1st female train operator victoria coach. this has always been her dream job for just a few years ago, getting it was unthinkable. discriminatory regulations prevented ukrainian women from working in traditionally male professionals. but the war has changed. every single focus on europe next, on d, w. if you ever have to cover of a murder,

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