{"id":259339,"date":"2022-05-09T00:46:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T19:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=259339"},"modified":"2022-05-09T00:46:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T19:46:52","slug":"uneasy-calm-in-colombo-after-emergency-declared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/uneasy-calm-in-colombo-after-emergency-declared\/","title":{"rendered":"Uneasy calm in Colombo after emergency declared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> COLOMBO<br \/>\nStreets in Sri Lanka\u2019s commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government protests.<br \/>\nDetails of the latest emergency regulations were not yet made public, but previous emergency laws have given greater powers to the president to deploy the military, detain people without charge and break up protests.<br \/>\n\u201cThe President has taken this decision due to the public emergency situation in Sri Lanka and in the interests of public security, the protection of public order.<br \/>\n and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community,\u201d a statement released by his office said.<br \/>\nThere were no initial reports of late-night disturbances following the emergency declaration shortly before midnight, while traffic proceeded as normal in Galle Face, a central area of Colombo that has been a major site of protests and marches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLOMBO Streets in Sri Lanka\u2019s commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government protests. 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