State of Emergency Declared in Sri Lanka Amid Ongoing Crisis

Sri Lanka's worsening economic situation is nowhere to stop and the ongoing protest indicates further instability.

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency from midnight in Sri Lanka.

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A massive economic crisis has crippled the island nation with external debt.

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Security forces now have sweeping powers for the second time in five weeks to deal with escalating anti-government protests.

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Months of blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and pharmaceuticals have caused widespread suffering across the island nation.

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Public anger has sparked sustained protests demanding the government's resignation over its mismanagement of the crisis.

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