The Sri Lankan government has imposed a 36-hour curfew and blocked access to social media amid calls for countrywide protests over the economic meltdown in the island nation.
The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry on Saturday rejected social media speculation that Indian Armed troops had arrived in the island nation to help maintain law and order, amidst growing public protests on rising prices and scarcity of essential commodities. Secretary, Defense Ministry, Kamal Gunaratne told news personnel that local troops were capable of handling any national