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Pivithu Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (01) warned that tomorrow’s protest could be a ruse to trigger violence. The former Energy Minister alleged that those behind the protest, scheduled to begin at 3 pm tomorrow, were exploiting the unprecedented economic crisis for their advantage. Gammanpila said as those who had been experiencing extreme difficulties […]
Dissident SLPP group won’t back tomorrow’s protest and warns of “Arab Spring’ style project The erstwhile SLPP constituent, the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) has urged the people not to fall prey to those planning to mount a violent campaign similar to ‘Arab Spring’ meant to undermine the incumbent government. The JNP, in a statement issued in […]
Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera yesterday (01) described Thursday’s incident as an act of sabotage. In spite of the President’s Media Division (PMD) claim that a group of extremists led the attack, the Public Security Minister said that it was not the case. “I don’t think they were extremist elements. It was only […]
Colombo, Apr 2: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency in the country giving the security forces wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect.
An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.