MATARA, Sri Lanka -- Lately, a whole day can pass at Kusum Fernando's small pharmacy in the southern Sri Lankan coastal town of Matara without a single customer coming in.
Supporters of President Ranil Wickremesinghe rally in Dambulla on Aug. 24: For better or worse, the incumbent is the Sri Lankan face of the IMF's rescue program. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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