A number of restaurants have been forced to shut down in Mannar this week due to Sri Lanka's cooking gas shortage.
Restaurants and bakeries across the island have taken a massive hit in recent weeks as the economic crisis has left the island struggling to pay for imports including fuel, medicine and food, causing prices to soar.
Almost 1000 bakeries are also on the verge of closing down whilst families already face the soaring prices of bread which has almost doubled. The price of a 450g loaf of bread has been increased by Rs. 30, reported the Bakery Owners’ Association.
It was reported earlier this week that Sri Lanka has begun talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) although the Rajapaksa regime has previously stated that seeking assistance from the IMFwas "an infringement of sovereignty.”
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