40 State Hospitals Shut in Sri Lanka, Rising Inflation, Minister

40 State Hospitals Shut in Sri Lanka, Rising Inflation, Minister of Sports Removed, and more

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Lack of doctors and staff contributed to the shutdown of 40 state hospitals. With the November year-on-year inflation rate on the rise as recorded in November, Roshan Ranasinghe was removed as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs by the President. All this and more on this week's episode. Stories from November 25th to December 1st. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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