child's crayon drawing, but some of course have taken a little bit further interpreting this as, as yet another case of the appeasement of, of why not. and one of the, one of the largest markets. so the jury is to load on that. but the philippines are also unhappy, so we may hear more, sorry for that kind of homes that from d w culture session. i did show up today, i'll have more well news at the top of the hour of next year on dw, and use agent look, search for lawn care year afterwards, people power of revolution, why the country is headed there is by the j will have that bowl in just a moment, have a good day, the nurse to us. that's why we listen to their stories.

reporter every weekend on dw 2016. that's like a bunch of the queen customer wants to see if germinate was for me. the last few years have been quite a ride, getting fairly in touch with the government. and i've already done the homework when it comes to databases. and of course, i always look right in the eyes for kids, but perhaps the biggest on the new hobby of $900.00 on the referred not to be in the news that refers and never comes. but when you're feeling altogether, you'll realize it's cold just as another way of living. are you ready to meet the devon? then join me, right? just do it on vw. the the this is the, the news aisha coming up to date. she long cause and there, but i'm going crisis or yeah, since protest as far as the change and government really political change remains conducive. and poverty has only increased what day too long cause people are falling revenue from achieve and where is the country headed?

plus sure luck of plastics. problem why the government is hoping defending some types of single use plastic. we have been saved the lives of wines, animals, the i'm british manager. welcome to the the news a show that you can join us as sherlock. our struggles to recover from its worst economic crisis in decades. it's people are leaving for better opportunities abroad . government figure suggest some, a $122000.00 people have left the country to may of this year. the same number that left the country in 8 of 2021, faced with rising prices and growing poverty. the reasons for leaving are quite evident, lentils and rice is all this couple can afford, and they also have to skip meals. 3 long cubs,

chronic economic crisis has hit them hard for diet accounting, milton put right on these over the last year. the situation has become more difficult when they met last year we had money, but no goods. now there are goods, we don't have money money here to see the price of goods has increased significantly compared to last year. you're going to get rid of that address family lives in a working class area of colombo, the city life has become an affordable and the government has removed subsidies and utilities doubling the water and electricity bills. put it on the home is also them due to leaks from the water line. but municipal authorities have no funds left to fix it. yet, the couple of the biggest funding is expensive. medicines that has chronic as pump and public hospitals used to provide free medicines. but the government program has now been added, think

a lot of an inhaler. it costs around $2500.00 rupees. so i didn't buy one because we don't have enough money to do that sponsored. that thing that we used to get medicines for freed up because now they chose to buy it from the pharmacy. only small amount of medicines are available for free loss. due inflation, lack of basic necessities. i'm crippling international debt to a good nationwide protest. the former president go to biology book, so was forced to flee the country she have since we're doing the tight security, but things have worse. and in the meantime, for ordinary people, roger puck shot successor and then become a senior, is hoping to get the economy back on track with an am a bailout, was $2900000000.00 the program and pulls as tough measures, increase taxes, removal of subsidies. all in all mobility for citizens. if you're comparing the

2020 to a peer me at least as of availability of essentially was like for any electricity, mcmillion park leave, you look at the public, the numbers. it has a we have added 4000000 new people below the policy, like the government officials are spinning the hopes on the i m f program and she long cause crisis into 2 full years and jeremy now for mo, from the should. capital colombo is human rights activist, i'm because that's good enough and she's also got and the chairperson of the independent crump making organization the need them to the general trust. i'm pick up a year on from the storming of the presidential palace, quantavia dodge bucks sized back in the country. prices of a central's remain high and debt relief is a work in progress. what history long? cuz people pile revenue from the chief as well. what it has achieved is that

uh certain things are different and certain things still remain the same. so what we see different uh the, uh, we don't have the electricity cups anymore. we don't have the, uh, the fuel cues. there is the, i'm a package that has come and we just being reported bad, you know, inflation has come down, its drilled threats and generally 4 point one percent where food items are concerned. so those are things that people could say and they all saying a lot straight stability. but at the same time, what they do see is that the government is pretty much the same that we had a even during the adult people's struggle, the article layer. and we have a different president, but it is the same members, which means you do still have the problems with governance. you do have a corruption and you have the government attempting to cost repressive laws like

the anti terrorism bill. like the broad costing authority bill, which seemed a tailored to stifle dissent, to stifle political activity and criticism of the government and the massive security structure which exists. and they've said that they are going to, as part of downsizing as part of this, i met restructuring, etc, that they do plan to downsize all the costs, right? size the military. but we don't see that in practice yet. and the large of the, the, the surveillance um, the harassment died we did about just even yesterday yet. and i have the incident where the military, it decides as powers that he does not have to try to money to surveillance, harass civilians and stifle detect. and let's talk about the political part of things about the crossing of the current president. and you make it sound like the

government under him is much the same as it was under good top badge of bucks. so we'll stop of last year at zillow to it is very much the same. is the same. people from go tab, there are just boxes, but it goes by d because it was the who bought it in parliament. to elect toronto, vic, i'm missing. i had president because he wasn't voted in by the public according to the constitution, off of the president resign. he was voted in by go down there raj boxes body, which means he's to be hoards into them just yesterday. the last couple of days. again, we've seen news reports that they planned to give them up books, positions and maybe ministerial portfolios to pass through some good topya's large boxes party. so it's pretty much, you know, it's business as usual in, in some way. it's going to be a $100.00. so it was blame for the economic prices if you're not found itself in and not just him or other members of his family were also in government to do mine that i did talk to his brother. is there any sense of accountability?

does it appear that good job, yogic bucks? so and the government, the previous government at least officially, we'd be held to task. well, let me give you an example of a badge, a parliamentary select committee that has been established. you're looking to be konami. price is the causes of economic crisis, and the persons who are members of this committee, or people from mainly from the industry lock up, or there's an impairment of which is good, that they're raj boxes, party, and we do, we'll see a nama roger box this time of the former president mind the rajah fox, the also increasingly coming in to the publics here. we see them trying to re establish themselves and enabled by president all know that kind of thing. so hence, accountability, i would say is amelia pipe dream. you know, i remember talking to last around the time that these protests were cutting. and i remember us discussing a,

this mood amongst the protest as it please. the data is perhaps a faster real shot at some political change from everything that seemed talked about right now. it appears that political change is way off. so that'd be the one that if she loved kyra tall, is ready for political change. i think she was definitely getting ready for political change and but the people struggle did it made at least the 2nd section of the population, a bit more politically aware. it made them realize that they have also civic duties, not just rights. it made them holds that elected representatives accountable. so we do have a slight awareness raising among certain parts of the population, particularly the young and people are tired of it. very tired of it. exhausted, actually because of also would be the, the bug is that the battery due to the pin on the prices. so they are, they, are, they do mind change?

i think they do one change even if they're not out on the roads because they're exhausted. merely trying to make ends meet, but everyone does one change, but we do not seem to have viable political alternate to where you have to leave at the time being. but thank you so much for bringing us all that a context on because that's good enough. and joining us from colombo and also the jefferson of the independent crowd making organizer from the new them different you of them across. thanks so much on the go thank you. the, besides the economic and put a ticket across the street and it's also dealing with a plastics problem. the convenience of single use plastic is now proving deadly for the countries phone a according to some estimates, at least 20 elephants, for instance, have died from ingesting plastic, but it doesn't just stop at them. yeah. and otherwise that it moves to audit risk.

now the government is considering a band on 7 types of things and use plastic. the hope is the speed go some way to us preserving through long test phone on these elephants are sadly not picky eaters. over the past decade, sri lankan officials say around 20 elephants have died from eating plastic refuse those deaths have prompted the government to once again crack down on the countries plastic problem. so you all know that to learn guys. one more time. confidence for the voice. for re so you're not going use lot of plastic item if you look at the numbers to inconvenience hoping bags are being used per day and 10000000 people have been used for the almost own item going design for a new band on several single used plastic items will soon go into effect, but previous laws have made little difference. manufacturers have openly floated

a band on plastic bags. of course we read them a payment again, but of course, by reading we cannot the solve the issue. it's hard for many, 3 loggins to kicks their plastic addiction. it's cheap and convenient, but also dangerous to animals and humans. bags and bottles clogged waterways and drains health authorities, blaine plastic waste for surgeons, and a fever spread by mosquitoes who breeding stagnant water. but one company is working to get at least plastic bottles out of the waste stream. the eco spindles recycles the bottles into plastic yarn, re fashioned into clothing for top international brands, and the 2019 world cup jersey for this re lumpkin cricket team. so i have to leave 10 bottles. i'll be news to make a decent environmental as

a plot, the new plastic fans, let's say cleaning up 3 long as plastic mess remains largely few tile. unless the government gets serious about punishing those who break the rules. and that's about does it for today, there's most stories from the region on our website dot com, forward slash asia, and as ever, you're going for us on facebook and twitter feed back again at the same time tomorrow. we'll see you then to back to the, is it a matter of challenge or can everyone, are they self motivated or do they need a lot of outside pressure? musical prodigies. what does the rest of their life look like?

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