 | Sri Lanka heeds protests, lifts ban on agrochemical importsThe ban, which many analysts said was more an effort to preserve Sri Lanka's scarce foreign reserves, drew months of protests, with farmers saying they were in danger of crop failures and poverty. |
 | Thousands protest poor economy and shortages in Sri LankaThe demonstrations in Colombo were led by the country's main opposition political party, the United People's Force, which has blamed the economic crisis on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government. |
