Priyani Dhammika, 53, makes betel stacks with areca nut and tobacco leaves popularly used by Sri Lankans to chew on, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 2, 2022. “Business is very difficult now,” she said. “Earlier, a sheath of betel was around Rs 50 but that has skyrocketed to around Rs 200, sometimes even to around Rs 350 or 400. The price of an areca nut which was around Rs 5 has tripled to around Rs 15.” REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
