Sri Lanka economic crisis: President Rajapaksa revokes state of emergency
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday night revoked the state of emergency in the nation with immediate effect. In a gazette notification, the President announced the withdrawal of the Emergency rule ordinance--which gave security forces sweeping powers to curb any disturbance. Notably, Rajapaksa declared an emergency on April 1 in the wake of widespread protests over the economic crisis in the country.