On May 9, violence erupted in Sri Lanka after supporters of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protesters demanding his ouster over the country's worst economic crisis that led to acute shortages of staple food, fuel and power.
Sri Lanka cabinet expansion: The new ministers belong to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and its allies the SLFP and the EPDP, a Tamil minority party in the north.