Since the onset of the crisis in Sri Lanka, observers have drawn parallels with the structural economic issues in Malaysia that could lead us down a similar path. Once a jewel of South Asia, what went wrong in the economic development story of Sri Lanka, and what are the biggest lessons that Malaysia can learn? Independent writer P. Gunaseram weighs in.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Tags:  Sri Lanka crisis,  corruption,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Politics, News, Current Affairs,  politics,  government,  international