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A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse

FILE- A Buddhist nun falls next to a barricade after inhaling tear gas during a protest against the economic crisis, outside police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 9, 2022. Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE- Sri Lankans salvage wreck washed off to the shore from the burning Singaporean ship MV X-Press Pearl which is anchored off Colombo port at Kapungoda, out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Fishing was banned in the area because of health risks associated with the chemicals in the water, affecting the livelihoods of some 4,300 families, who still have not received compensation. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE- Sunlight steams in from gaping holes, as a surveyor works at St. Sebastian's Church, where a suicide bomber blew himself up on Easter Sunday in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 25, 2019. The Easter suicide bombings at churches and hotels killed more than 260 people. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) FILE - Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce Gotabaya's presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 11, 2019. In Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksa family has monopolized politics in the island nation for decades. Even now, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still clinging to power, although the family dynasty around him has crumbled amid protests since April, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE- Supporters of Sri Lanka's main opposition gather for a protest as the country suffers one of the worst economic crises in history, outside the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) File- Sri Lankan auto rickshaw drivers queue up to buy petrol near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Sri Lanka is now almost without gasoline and faces an acute shortage of other fuels. Authorities have announced nationwide power cuts of up to four hours a day and asked state employees not to work on Fridays, except for those needed for essential services. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE- A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against a new draft law on capital controls on savings withdrawals outside the parliament building, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE- A protester covers her face with a scarf as she blocks a main highway during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 8, 2021. Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE- This photo shows a general view of the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. On Aug. 4, 2020, a catastrophic explosion struck Beirut's port, killing at least 216 people and wrecking large parts of the city. The blast, widely considered one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, was caused by the detonation of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate that was stored in a warehouse for years. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File) FILE- Syrian construction workers set up the foundations of a building in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon has suffered the consequences of neighboring Syria’s civil war, which flooded the country of 5 million with about 1 million refugees. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File) FILE- An anti-government demonstrator holds a national flag and runs across tires that were set on fire to block a main highway during a protest against a ruling elite they say has failed to address the economy's downward spiral, in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File) FILE- Riot police stand guard as anti-government protesters try to remove a barbed-wire barrier to advance towards the government buildings during a protest against a slate of new proposed taxes, including a $6 monthly fee for using Whatsapp voice calls, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The measures set a spark to long smoldering anger against the ruling class and months of mass protests. Irregular capital controls were put in place, cutting people off from their savings as the currency began to spiral. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse