The European Union says it will provide €200,000 in humanitarian aid for essential assistance to 80,000 low income families across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka.

An island-wide hartal is being held today (May 06) in Sri Lanka demanding the immediate resignation of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Government.

Members of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) set up a protest camp called “Horu Go Gama” near Polduwa Junction near Parliament last night (May 05).

Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas into the Inter-University Students Federation protest march close to the Parliament this evening (May 05).

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has limited dispensing fuel volumes for vehicles at filling stations with effect from today (May 05).

MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was re-elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka by a majority of 83 votes in a secret ballot today (May 05).

Police say several roads around the Parliament complex will be closed today (May 05) and tomorrow (May 06).

Tooting vehicle horns for extended durations such as the present popular rhythm of ‘Kaputu kaak kaak kaak’ may cause vehicles to catch fire, former engineer at IBM World Trade Corporation Moorthi Dewasurendra said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) requested the UN to investigate the Sri Lankan dollar crisis.

Arjuna Ranatunga, former captain of Sri Lanka cricket team and a former minister of the country, has sought medical aid from Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for children of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Police arrested at least 12 persons who were protesting near the Parliament premises today afternoon (May 04).

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance Ali Sabry today (May 04) informed Parliament that Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves are less than USD 50 million at present.

Grama Niladhari’s island-wide commenced a trade union action on Wednesday (May 04) by taking sick leave to protest against the Government.

The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated to the lowest value against the US dollar in history today (May 04).

Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (May 03) strongly rejected the allegation made by JVP and expected to take action.

Main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has handed over two no-confidence motions, one against the Government and the other against the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to the Speaker of Parliament yesterday (May 03).