Sri Lankan government has ordered troops to shoot-on-sight after it granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants in the wake of Monday’s violence that left seven people dead.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: Army given shoot-on-sight orders to quell protests

Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday lifted the curfew imposed in the southwestern region of Rambukkana where one person was killed and 13 others were injured in violence after the police opened fire at unarmed anti-government protestors demonstrating against the latest fuel price hike.

Sri Lanka lifts curfew in Rambukkana; probe begins on police firing at unarmed protesters

Sri Lankan demonstrators calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down have renamed a protest site. They have set up a camp named ‘Gota-Go-Gama’ (GotaGoGama) amid a deepening economic crisis afflicting their country.

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Demonstrators rename protest site to Gotago village

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday that his government is s working on overcoming the worst economic crisis the country has faced in decades.

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa says government is working to overcome economic crisis

Sri Lanka saw clashes with police as angry protesters gathered outside President’s house. People are demanding removal of the current President in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis. Protesters were seen outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house on Thursday evening. A bus was reportedly set on fire by the protesters. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in years.

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Protests, clashes & blackout – What is happening?

Sri Lanka's parliament is set to meet on Tuesday amid large scale anti-government protests. Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had earlier urged opposition party leaders to join the government after the cabinet ministers resigned from their posts on Sunday.

Sri Lankan medical body declares health emergency amid political turmoil: Report

Amid large scale protests against the government over the escalating economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka's entire cabinet resigned on Sunday. There have been widespread protests in the past few days against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa amid shortage of fuel, rising inflation and large scale power cuts which has crippled the country's economy.

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns as protesters defy curfew

Sri Lankan nationalists, monks and local residents are protesting the creation of an industrial zone for Chinese investments on the island

Protests in Sri Lanka against opening of Chinese SEZ in port town

The students blocked the main A9 highway and handed over a petition urging the government to take action against police firing last week

Sri Lanka: Students protest over killing of two Tamil students in police firing

The protestors are accusing the government of betraying the country by agreeing with the UN to investigate war crimes during their civil war

Sri Lanka: Former strongman's supporters oppose war crimes probe