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Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests over the country’s worst economic crisis | South China Morning Post

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Police have lifted an overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo after violent protests broke out over the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. On March 31, 2022, police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of protesters gathered at President …

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