Sri Lanka has declared curfew ahead of an organically driven protests by social media activists which was to take place on Sunday afternoon using newly promulgated emergency powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A nation-wide curfew will be imposed from 1800 hours on April 02 to 0600 hours on Monday April 04, the Director General of Information Mohan Samaranayake said.

Social media activists had organized a protest on Sunday asking people to come out of their houses with placard to pressure the government to take action on a collapsing economy and shortages.

Earlier in the day social media activists had set up regional whatsapp groups asking people to gather at some locations regionally.

Courtesy:Economy Next