Malaysians in Sri Lanka told to stay indoors as curfew imposed


Demonstrators run from tear gas used by police during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, near the president's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 9. Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday (July 13).

NEW DELHI: Malaysians living in Sri Lanka were advised to stay indoors on Wednesday (July 13) after the government imposed a curfew.

"Please adhere to the curfew imposed by the local authorities due to the significant protests occurring in Colombo at present," Malaysia's High Commission in Sri Lanka said in a tweet.

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