The proposal for a Friday holiday in Sri Lanka was accepted. According to the news of ANI News, the government in Sri Lanka approved the proposal to declare Fridays a holiday in order to increase production and encourage agricultural work in the country. Ministers adopted two proposals for working 4 days a week and for 5-year unpaid leave for those wishing to immigrate to work abroad.
“Public sector workers with three days off will be encouraged to do agricultural work to increase production in the country,” the cabinet said in a statement. statement was included.
LATEST SITUATION IN SRI LANKA
In Sri Lanka, which is facing the biggest economic crisis in its history, the people intensified their protest demonstrations at the end of March after power cuts found 13 hours a day.
There was a clash between the demonstrators gathered around the Prime Minister’s Office and the supporters of the government in the country on May 9, and military units were called to duty in the capital Colombo.
After increasing pressure from the opposition, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on 9 May. The cabinet was also dissolved due to the resignation of the Prime Minister.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe prime minister on 12 May. Wickremesinghe previously served three terms as prime minister in the country.
After the violence, a nationwide curfew was declared, and the government ordered that anyone who harmed public property or others during the protests be shot at.
In the protests that spread across the country, 8 people, including the ruling party deputy and 2 police officers, lost their lives and 250 people were injured.
Sri Lankans are currently struggling with fuel shortages, power cuts and rising food and transport prices. (AA)