Sri Lankan PM orders to impose curfew

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered to impose Curfew in the Western Province with immediate effect and to impose emergency law island-wide.

The Prime Minister also ordered the security forces to arrest those acting in a riotous manner, Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror reported on July 13. 

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials.

Mr Rajapaksa's departure ends a family dynasty that has ruled Sri Lanka for decades. The president had been in hiding after crowds stormed his residence on July 9, and had pledged to resign on 13 July.