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Amid rising tensions in Sri Lanka's capital city, the everyday lives of workers are getting harder by the day day. Rajiva Witherana is one of them. We hear his story on Business Matters.

A price cap on Russian oil is one of the measures G7 members have touted in response to the Ukraine conflict. But will it work, and how? Canadian ex-minister Joe Oliver explains.

We visit the US town of Little Rock, where lawmakers are considering the future of Arkansas' rules on abortion. Economist Caitlin Myers joins us to discuss the issues.

Illicit drugs are being produced, traded and consumed in record amounts worldwide, according to the UN. The body's research chief Angela Me takes us through the findings of a new report.

We're joined throughout the programme by the Lagos-based fashion director Alaezi Akpuru; and, in Maryland, professor and economist Peter Morici.

(Picture: a commute home during fuel shortages in Colombo. Credit: Marlon Cluny/Getty Images).