The number of tourists who visited the Maldives over the past three months has surpassed 300,000. According to statistics issued by the Tourism Ministry around 307,543 tourists visited the Maldives from the beginning of the year until April 3
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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