Hundreds defy Sri Lanka's emergency curfew to stage small demonstrations in various Colombo neighbourhoods in protest against the island nation's worsening economic crisis
A critical lack of foreign currency has left Sri Lanka struggling to service its ballooning $51 billion public debt, with the pandemic torpedoing vital revenue from tourism and remittances.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya , Sri Lanka's main opposition alliance, denounced a social media blockade imposed on Sunday to quell intensifying public demonstrations, and said it was time for the government to tender its resignation.Overnight, however, hundreds defied the curfew and staged small demonstrations in various Colombo neighbourhoods and dispersed peacefully, police and residents said.Sunday on the orders of defence authorities, internet service providers told their subscribers.
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