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In a letter published on the naht schools leaders' union website following criticism from the sector over his comments, mr fabricant said it was not his intention to "cause offence" or to "demoralise", "and i apologise if i have genuinely done so". opposition parties in sri lanka have rejected the president's offer to join a national unity government. they say the president and his brother — who's prime minister — must first resign. the island nation is facing its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years and the cost of living has become unaffordable. the bbc�*s south asia regional ed...

The bbc�*s south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is in colombo. the protest site in the capital colombo against the government has become very lively in the evenings because people from different walks of life come and join this protest. i can see women, children, many people coming with families on the one side, and i can see these artists�* associations, they were holding a huge protest with hundreds of people along this road, and all the demand they are making us for the government to step down because they accuse the government, the president, of mismanaging the economy, bec...

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A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President secretariat to protest ag

This if there's no one you're negotiating with, everyone has a different demand, and there is, as you say, a real threat of violence. how does this end? >> i can tell you that the hallmark of democracy in the united states or canada is the ability to protest, the ability to express yourself. that's okay. what's not okay is to choke off and have an illegal blockade at the busiest international commercial border crossing. if there's no desire to leave, they need to be removed. the temperature ramping up not just on the protest site but the agriculture community and everyone else who has a hand i...