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What's it like trying to make a living while the country you live in is in chaos?

I'm in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.

So what is the address of this building?

It's number 14, Sabaran Jai Thilaka Mavatha.

And when we go out here, just on the left at the end is the President's House,

which had the very famous swimming pool scene.

This entire area was just filled with people on that day. The entire road was just

blocked off with Navy, army. Because the protesters took over his house essentially, didn't they,

including the pool. Were you working in Hatch on that day? So we actually closed Hatch on that day

because there was about 3,000, 4,000

people on this road, just for security reasons, we closed it. Did you just close for one day?

Just for one day, we were open throughout. In the past year, Sri Lanka has endured political

pandemonium and the worst economic crisis in its modern history.

Entrepreneur Brinda Salvadoranianem stayed put, but a record number of people have left the island

for better prospects abroad. The Sri Lankan government has secured an IMF bailout, but will

that help stop the exodus?

In this episode, we'll hear more from Brinda, as well as from people who want to get out.

I haven't lost confidence in my future, but I do feel trapped.

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