Military in Colombo, Sri Lanka's capitalNEW DELHI, Apr 3 Sri Lankan authorities arrested more than 600 violators of the previous day's curfew, thwarting an Arab Spring-style change of power, the Colombo Gazette reported. announced ahead of an Arab Spring-style protest scheduled to take place on Sunday,» the publication said.Curfew announced in Sri Lanka's capital due to protests It began in response to corruption and economic stagnation and was first seen in Tunisia. Further, the protests spread, in particular, to Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, where either the leadership of the country was overthrown or major uprisings took place, including riots, civil wars or riots. Earlier, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency in the country amid protests. Later, the authorities imposed a curfew on the island and restricted access to all social networks. economic crisis since independence in 1948. The crisis is caused by a shortage of foreign exchange resulting from the restriction of tourist flow due to the coronavirus pandemic, as a result of which the country cannot buy enough fuel. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the island's tourism sector, a key source of foreign exchange, sharply, and remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad have also declined. There is an acute shortage of food and basic necessities, fuel and gas in the country. Many parts of Sri Lanka are facing continuous power outages for up to 13 hours due to lack of foreign exchange to import fuel.
