Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced a state of emergency on Friday as violence erupted in Colombo during large rallies against economic mismanagement.
"WHEREAS, I am of opinion that by reason of a public emergency in Sri Lanka, it is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community, Know ye that, I, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President, by virtue of the power...
