A Look at Life in Sri Lanka

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A security personnel falls as police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protestors during a demonstration in Colombo on September 24, 2022. Sri Lankan police dispersed hundreds of demonstrators on September 24, a day after severely curtailing protest rights in response to months of unrest sparked by the island nation's sharp economic downturn. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


A woman sits by the fireplace at meal time in a shanty in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, October 5, 2022. International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies, Amnesty International said in a statement Wednesday. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)


Drone photograph capture the mighty Sigiriya Lion's Rock in all its glory on October 8, 2022. Tourists on top of the 180 metre (590ft) high UNESCO World Heritage Site look tiny in comparison to the sheer size of the fifth century fortress. Photographer Azim Khan Ronnie flew his drone up to 500 metres (1,640ft) in the air to capture Lion's Rock, which is near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie/Solent News & Photo Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)


A man rides a motorbike through a flooded street after heavy rains on the outskirts of Colombo on October 16, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


Protestors shout as policemen stand guard during an anti-government demonstration by the university students demanding the release of their leaders, in Colombo on October 18, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


Policemen stand guard as protestors take part in an anti-government demonstration by the university students demanding the release of their leaders, in Colombo on October 18, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


A policeman stands guard as protestors take part in an anti-government demonstration by the university students demanding the release of their leaders, in Colombo on October 18, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


Members of Ceylon Bank employees union protest against Bank of Ceylon management outside the Bank of Ceylon headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


Pedestrians carrying umbrellas walk along a railway crossing during heavy downpour in Colombo on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


A man counts currency notes collected from sales at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 21, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that trims the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s dire economic crisis. The Indian Ocean country is effectively bankrupt. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

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A Sri Lankan woman scavenges for edible mangos at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 21, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)


A woman sells mangos at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 21, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)


A devotee wears vermillion powder after offering prayers during Hindu festival of Diwali at a temple in Colombo on October 24, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 24, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)


A supporter of Combined People's Movement, a collective of trade union and civil society organisations, shouts anti-government slogans during a protest rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, October 27, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)


In this picture taken on October 29, 2022, visitors buy street food from a vendor selling prawns and crabs from a cart at the Galle Face promenade in Colombo. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


Opposition party supporters clash with police during an anti-government protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 02 November 2022. Thousands of opposition party supporters and opposition lawmakers staged a protest march against the government's crackdown and over the alleged failure to address the worst economic crisis. Protests have been affecting the country for over seven months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to a lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)


Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest rally demanding the release of the university students' leaders and against spiralling cost of living, in Colombo on November 2, 2022. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)


An anti government protester argues with police officers as police blocked their protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The protestors were demanding the release of two detained protest leaders and to end the government’s crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the island nation for months. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

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Anti government protesters scuffle with police officers as police blocked their protest march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
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