As a result of growing unrest between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in Kandy, leading to clashes over the past weekend, the Sri Lankan Government decided to declare a State of Emergency for 10 days, on Tuesday (March 6).
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President Maithripala Sirisena and the cabinet ministers held a meeting earlier in the day and arrived at the decision to issue a gazette notice with immediate effect. However, the
