Sri Lanka does not appear to be a country that is blessed with an awful lot of luck.
Despite all signs of powering ahead after independence from the British in 1948 - at one point, it was seen as a nation of such potential that it was considered worthy of emulation by Singapore - the inability of its rulers and politicians to manage the ethnic diversity of its population appears to be at the root of its woes.
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