> I do not understand why Sri Lanka did this very dumb thing. I thought the reason was that Sri Lanka's fertilizer and pesticide supplies were all imported, an

> I do not understand why Sri Lanka did this very dumb thing. I thought the reason was that Sri Lanka's fertilizer and pesticide supplies were all imported, and were therefore contributing to the BoP crisis. I'm not for a moment suggesting the ban wasn't dumb! The Rajapaksa family are a bunch of cruel, racist, venal despots. I fail to understand why Sri Lankans kept electing them to power.