Curfew imposed across crisis-struck Sri Lanka till 5 am tomorrow

Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has imposed an islandwide curfew till 5 am tomorrow as per reports.

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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Sri Lankan acting President has declared a nationwide curfew till 5 am Thursday (July 14). This decision came after protestors stormed into the PM's office after taking over the President's home on July 9. Earlier, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had announced that he will resign on July 13. However, he ended up fleeing the country with his wife and two bodyguards to the Maldvies on the same day. In the wake of this development, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as acting President. He then declared a state of emergency after protestors surrounded his office in Colombo.

The Parliament is expected to elect the President's replacement on July 20. Protestors are furious at the Rajapaksa family and blame them for the economic crisis that Sri Lanka is drowning in. Parliament, notably, is scheduled to elect his replacement on July 20.

The tourism-dependent economy has been hammered badly by the Covid-19 pandemic and a fall in remittances from overseas Sri Lankans. The Rajapaksas brought in populist tax cuts in 2019 that affected government finances while shrinking foreign reserves curtailed imports of fuel, food and medicines Headline inflation hit 54.6% in June and the central bank has warned that it could rise to 70% in the coming months.

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13 July 2022

21:43 IST

Sri Lanka updates: Curfew till 5 am tomorrow

Gazette Notification issued by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe imposing islandwide curfew till 5 am tomorrow: Sri Lanka's Newswire

— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2022

21:17 IST

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: 26-year-old protestor tear-gassed outside PM's office

A 26-year-old protestor who was hospitalized after being tear-gassed outside the Prime Minister's Office in Flower Road today has died after developing breathing difficulties. The protestor was receiving treatment in a private hospital in Colombo: Sri Lanka's DailyMirror

— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2022

18:09 IST

Sri Lanka crisis updates: Presidents Rajapaksa to leave for Singapore, say sources

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who left for Maldives early this morning is to leave for Singapore later today: Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror reports citing sources

— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2022

16:33 IST

Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the public

Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first adress since being appointed acting President on July 13, ordered the military forces to do what is necessary to restore order in the country.

16:23 IST

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protestors take over national television

Earlier today, protestors had entered Sri Lanka's national television channel station. 

Sri Lanka National Television off air at the moment, after protesters entered the station pic.twitter.com/lRN7jK4Ec5

— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) July 13, 2022

16:20 IST

Sri Lanka Crisis Update: Protestors raise national flag atop building

Sri Lanka | Protestors breach the premises of Sri Lankan PM's office in Colombo, raise flag atop the building#SriLanka pic.twitter.com/JceFYxTVyI

— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2022