Sri Lankan protests

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests. Burnt-out vehicles outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksas private residence in Colombo on Friday A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka a day after protests.

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Sri Lankas cabinet ministers have resigned en masse after protests over the governments handling of the worst economic crisis in decades.

. Colombo AFP Troops armed with sweeping powers were deployed in Sri Lanka Saturday with the near-bankrupt country on edge after the. Supporters of Sri Lankas main opposition sit on the fence of the Chinese owned Port City project as they gather a protest outside the presidents office in Colombo Sri Lanka Tuesday March 15 2022. COLOMBO Sri Lanka AP Sri Lanka has blocked access to many social media platforms in an attempt to prevent further protests blaming the government for the worsening economic crisis.

COLOMBO Sri Lanka AP Anti-government protests roiled Sri Lankas capital on Tuesday amid demands that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign as the country suffers its worst economic crisis within memory. Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka protest governments decision to impose state of emergency SAT will be digital in 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the economy with the government estimating a loss of 14 billion in the last two years.

Rajapaksas office blamed organized extremists within the thousands of protesters for the. Protesters also point to mismanagement Sri Lanka has immense. COLOMBO Sri Lanka Sri Lankas cabinet resigned en masse on Sunday amid street protests and a dire economic crisis the outgoing health minister said leading to a vacuum in the leadership.

Diesel shortages have sparked outrage across Sri Lanka in recent days causing protests at empty pumps and electricity utilities have imposed 13-hour blackouts to conserve fuel. Sri Lankas President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a nationwide public emergency following violent protests outside his home over. Amid protests over the countrys worst economic crisis in decades Sri Lanka government has imposed a curfew across the country from Saturday 6pm to Monday 6 am Reuters reported.

Diesel shortages have sparked outrage across Sri Lanka in recent days causing protests at empty pumps. In response the government on Friday declared a state of emergency imposing a curfew in parts of the city and blocking social media platforms nationwide. Sri Lankas president offered to share power with the opposition on Monday as protests escalated across the country demanding his resignation over worsening shortages of food fuel and medicines.

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police and military on Thursday outside Rajapaksas residence in a suburb of the capital Colombo. Decoding the benefits for. Police arrested 53 people and imposed a curfew in and around.

The protestors were demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the country suffers one of the worst economic crises in history. Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Highlights. Sri Lankas main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and other members of the Samagi Jana Balaweya at a protest march in Colombo on Sunday.

Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain protests over a worsening economic crisis. Protests went ahead on. Sri Lankans protest blocking a highway demanding resignation of the government in Colombo Sri Lanka Sunday April 3 2022.

The state electricity monopoly said it was enforcing a daily 13-hour power cut from Thursday. All 26 ministers submitted letters of resignation. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside of the presidents office in Colombo led by supporters of the opposition party of the United Peoples.

The protesters set fire to one of the buses and turned back a fire truck that rushed to douse it. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday. Sri Lanka Economy Has Hit Rock Bottom Putting Pressure on President A debt crisis is disrupting life across Sri Lanka where food and fuel are suddenly either unavailable or exorbitantly priced.

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