Fuel and medicine shortages, along with record inflation and lengthy blackouts, have brought severe hardships to Sri Lankans, in the worst financial crisis since independence from Britain in 1948
* The nation has suspended repayment of $7 billion in foreign loans due this year
* Sri Lanka's total foreign debt is $51 billion, about half of which is due in 2026
* People face major shortages of petrol and essential medicine among other items
* 'We must prepare ourselves to make some sacrifices,' PM Wickremesinghe said
* The country has seen widespread protests in recent weeks amid the crisis
* Nine people were killed and 300 injured in clashes with government supporters last week Sri Lanka's new prime minister today declared the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanised weeks of anti-government protests.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed prime minister on Thursday, said in an address to the nation the country urgently needed $75 million in foreign exchange to pay for essential imports.
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First Default on Foreign Debt Likely This Week: Sri Lanka Latest -- Bloomberg
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has enough petrol left for only one day, new leader warns -- Sky News
"We Have Run Out Of Petrol": Lanka PM In Address To Nation Amid Crisis -- AFP
Sri Lanka needs $75 million in next few days for essential imports - PM -- Reuters
Sri Lanka’s new PM warns ‘most difficult months of our lives’ ahead -- The Guardian
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