What The Hell Happened to Sri Lanka? with Desh Amila

Desh Amila

A five-episode documentary audio series, moderated by Australian - Sri Lankan producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur Desh Amila, that attempts to investigate the domino effect of events particularly around the Rajapaksa regime, that led up to the island’s current economic and political crisis.

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What The Hell Happened to Sri Lanka? with Desh Amila

Episodes (6)

Jul 28, 2023 Episode 5: Covid: The Last Straw & National Protest
Jul 21, 2023 Episode 4: Racial Discord: Easter Attacks, BBS & Ongoing Tensions
Jul 14, 2023 Episode 3: Sri Lanka: Business, Profit & Poor Financing

What The Hell Happened to Sri Lanka? with Desh Amila

Jul 28, 2023
22½ minutes
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Episode 4 took us on a journey that explored the underbelly of racial discord often ignored in Sri Lanka’s tourism brochures. The story covered attacks from different communities, hidden factions, election winning propaganda and Rajapaksa notoriety. From magic potions endorsed by Health officials, military lockdowns to forced cremations of Sri Lanka’s minorities and the deaths of thousands – the belief and conviction that once lied in the Rajapaksas began to crumble. A future for Sri Lanka now felt impossible and the resentment would ultimately lead to a National Protest that took the world by storm. Speaker...

What The Hell Happened to Sri Lanka? with Desh Amila

Episode 5: Covid: The Last Straw & National Protest

Desh Amila

00:00 -22:28