Current Situation in Sri Lanka-Tourists in Sri Lanka are invited back from their mother countries due to violent protests
Britain, Singapore, Australia and Bahrain have informed the citizens of their countries not to travel to Sri Lanka except for essential reasons. Updating the country’s travel advisories, they have informed that the security situation is bad due to the violent protests in Sri Lanka. Therefore, they have advised their citizens to think twice before visiting Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, it is reported that tourists staying in many other foreign countries have been advised by their mother countries to leave Sri Lanka as soon as possible.
Fuel Crisis in Sri Lanka-The website introduced to register to buy fuel crashes in a few minutes
The government has introduced a licensing system to obtain fuel. The Ministry of Power and Energy has started a website for online registration. The website that was released yesterday to register by entering the National ID number and vehicle number to get fuel crashed within a few hours. The reason is that the site has received a large number of visits within a short period. Launching the website, the energy minister said that if a large number of people access the website at once, it may be blocked. Therefore, he requested to do the registration systematically within two or three days without panicking.
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe is scheduled to take oath as the Acting President of the country in front of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Mr Wickramasinghe is going to act as acting president for 7 days after the resignation of Former President Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the presidency. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced today that the process of appointing a new president will be done through Parliament within the next seven days. He also mentioned that the Prime Minister will serve as the Acting President until then.
Current Situation in Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka in a situation where the country will be shut down- Central Bank Governor to foreign media
Central Bank Governor Mr Nandalal Weerasinghe states that if a stable government is not established in the country very soon, the country is likely to be shut down. He also claims that further work with the International Monetary Fund depends on having stable governance. He says that even the provision of sufficient foreign exchange for the import of fuel in the country has become uncertain and he has also mentioned that public violence has arisen in the country due to the economic crisis. He mentioned this while speaking with the BBC news service.
Current Situation in Sri Lanka-The bus and train services in Colombo will resume after the curfew is lifted
The curfew imposed in the Colombo district at noon yesterday was lifted at 5.00 am today (15). Acting President Ranil Wickramasinghe issued this order yesterday according to the powers assigned under the provisions of the Public Security Ordinance Act. Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association said that after the lifting of the curfew, buses started running in the Colombo district. Its chairman Mr. Gemunu Wijeratne said that about 10% of the total number of buses are scheduled to run today. The Sri Lanka Transport Board announced that the Colombo Langama bus service also started after 5.00 am. Steps have been taken to run trains as usual today.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigned from his position
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from the presidency. Accordingly, he mentioned that the parliament will be convened tomorrow for further action.
Acting President, Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe is trying to split the protest
Acting President, Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe is taking measures to split the protest, social media activists who are engaged in the Galle face protest stated. They say that the LTTE organization was also divided by Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe and they say that it is not a big deal for Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe to divide the protest. They have expressed these views by releasing a video on social networks.
Minimum force is useless,We may have to use all the power- Special Notice From Sri Lankan Army
Here is a press release issued by the Sri Lanka Army. According to the powers of the Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka, members of the security forces and police officers are dedicated to maintaining law and order in the country to ensure the public safety of its people, public property and the country. After independence, the security forces perform their duties by safeguarding the sovereignty of the people of the Republic established by the constitution as a sovereign state and ensuring their freedom of speech and movement. It is no secret to all Sri Lankans that the disciplinary discipline of the security forces was very evident in all the public protests that started in May this year. Apart from a few minor incidents of violence between the security forces and the protestors, there were no significant violations of the rule of law or violent acts during the recent protests, including the people’s protest at Colombo Fort on July 9. During that period, there were only some heated tensions between the two sides. The Chief of Defense Staff, the three Army Commanders and the Inspector General of Police on more than three occasions publicly strongly urged the protesters to be peaceful, to protect government buildings and all property and to resolve the situation arising with the departure of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa by the Constitution. During the last 72 hours, in the meetings held with the Acting President and the Prime Minister, the Speaker and the leaders of the political parties, the Chief of Defense Staff, the three Army Commanders and the Inspector General of Police strongly requested to speed up the search for solutions to the political instability and economic crisis in the country and peaceful activists not to engage in violence. It was agreed that they should be controlled with minimum force without using full force as long as they do not damage public property. However, contrary to the pledges given by the peaceful protestors, unfortunately, a group of those protestors broke away from the ‘non-violence’ approach and resorted to violent acts breaking law and order and trying to seize the Speaker’s official residence and the Parliament complex by Demolishing police roadblocks using machines. To take over the Parliament complex, the only institution that can implement the country’s people’s sovereignty and constitutionally assigned democratic values. But the protesters didn’t listen to the continuous requests for calmness from the protesters even on the evening of Wednesday (13) and the protesters aggressively tried to enter the parliament complex and beat the army soldiers on duty by covering them with iron rods, and helmets. Two T-56 automatic firearms with their ammunition were snatched from the hands of the troops and two soldiers were brutally beaten to death. By now, the two seriously injured military personnel and other troops have been hospitalized for emergency treatment. The police have already been informed about the protesters who fled with these two weapons and about the disappearance of those weapons. Using minimal force, the army personnel fired several shots in the air and some violent people were also taken into custody by the police. However, those violent people who tried to break into the Parliament complex were dispersed by the night of Wednesday (13) using minimal force and the situation was brought under control. All those involved in increasing violence to harm security forces or public property should immediately refrain from such acts of violence. Otherwise, all the powers of the security forces will have to be used by the existing conditions The security forces, which are entrusted with the ancillary responsibility of protecting public property as well as all public places and public lives, are not at all reluctant to use that power. It is further emphasized that the perpetrators themselves should bear the responsibility for the consequences that may arise in such a situation
Political Crisis in Sri Lanka-Sri Lankan protesters going to hand over all the government buildings to the government
The protesters have decided to hand over all the government buildings occupied by the protesters to the government. Accordingly, protesters said at a press conference held in Galle face that immediately after the resignation of the President, all the buildings including the Presidential Palace, the Presidential Secretariat, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Temple Tree House will be handed over to the government. They said that this action is being taken to establish peace in the country, but they said that the protest will continue.
Current Situation in Sri Lanka -Some people started to criticise the actions of protesters and reqest president Gotabaya back
Here are some comments on news sites by the public about the current situation in the country and President issuing a new gazette notification “Good luck and best wishes! Please stop this mob violence and bring back peace to our country.You can do it!” “Good president you should not resign if you do this country becomes a Lala land run by some morons. Yes, araglaya is great as long as they can understand what is right and what is wrong. Now it is not aragalaya. It has to stop.” “No. He shouldn’t be resigning. The president should continue his presidency and start taking control back. If Ranil Wickrsmasinghe can do it why not President Gotabaya Rajapaksha?Let the military crush these traitors. They are some kind of a terrorist group. Now everyone knows that JVP and Peratugamee parties are behind it, give them the same treatment what go in 87/88No other solution. Destroy these monsters. Bring back The President Gotabaya Rajapaksha and restore law and order.” “Ranil shall be the president. He is the only solution to maintain discipline in sri lanka. He is educated and well experienced. He has international support. He also has the backing parliament majority. Fingers Cross for better future and escape these idiots on the roads.” “The Ranil Wicks is no longer Primer ,he is supposed to be Acting President of our Republic of Sri Lanka.While according to him he is working action President of Island. Therefor No Needed to elected New President by majority of members of Parliment . That is legal term which reamin until anothet yeras to come?” “Congratulations R.W you can stand up against these hooligans, wish you all the best.” “This guy will destroy SL in no time. He does not have any feelings and totally benumbed. He was ready to divide part of SriLanka and offer to LTTE when he was in power. He has also destroyed, whole Srilankan economy by unethical and brutal actions like bond scam and Easter attack. Most strangely few of Srilankans think he has brains to resolve crisis economy and recover. No doubt he will borrow more loans and put SL into more debts and create chaotic and pathetic path for next generation. He has no mission to serve Srilankan people. He has hidden agendas to become president of SL and he does not care the pain and suffering of innocent people as he is a inhuman. Eradicate this lunatic ass hole from politics and should be given maximum imprisonment for his stubborn and irresponsible behaviour and actions” Lanka C News