when l fernandez reports from columbus, a show full again, she lunk as president, go to obey raj boxer and his administration. services were disrupted as thousands of workers joined a one day strike demanding the government's resignation. bobby lamar get on daughter middleton. we are telling the government very clearly they should he, to the message of the working class, or else it won't just be one day. we will work towards longer stoppages and paralyzed the country. if we have to, to chase go to buy a roger packs it, teachers, dentist posted the people's, all our fees from much more negotiate from had really ready with your spam. yeah, getting me back. i wonder if that's going to were in effect the one strikers march to the president's office, where anti government protest entered that 20th consecutive day on thursday. similar marchers and protests were held in each district. rings, striking workers here outside the main government hospital in shallow, in northwest sri lanka. nurses carried a coffin symbolizing what they say is the final journey of the present government drain statio

series of protests against the government, people are angry about a worsening economic crisis. women l fernandez joined us live now from columbia mental to the curfews man place across the country. what impact that harvey? that's right. i mean, essentially, as you can probably notice behind me, this is come, columbus commercial capital, the heartland of business. and it's an absolute go. stone. are the only people that we've seen just around here are a handful of the homeless who have never as go. so it's very much had an effect of closing everything down, freezing everything because of this 36 or curfew that was announced last evening. ah, now in addition to that curfew, we also had a gathered extraordinary rules brought in by the president specifying that no person could be seen in any public roared in parks, in recreation areas on the beach. so the government cracking down heavily on any potential gathering and the background all this obviously is that massive series of demonstrations that had been announced and that people were working towards as a show of force or in opposition to the gover

refused to an offer to join a unity government after roger packs that dissolved his cabinet. min l fernandez has more ha barricades, stop these protest is them getting close to the parliament building in colombo, where the elected representatives were meeting inside the chamber, the government faced the crisis. 41 parliamentarians left its coalition taking awaits majority. in the 225 member house, the prime minister son who resigned with the entire cabinet on monday questioned the cause for the president's resignation. or sal asthma. where is the plan? where is the rope? matthew, who is the leader who will be pointed out the box matego to buy arch or boxer resigns who would be pointed after death. has to be from this parliament just constitutionally no one can be brought from outside. the more that what happens should a person, if he's not part of does people struggle? will he be sent off his wrong about the money, but angry she lumpkins are in no mood to listen to what they see as more excuses. every day, more people join protests like these by health care workers who, along with medical sp

when l fernandez has more now, oh, barricades dope these protesters them getting close to the parliament building in colombo, where the elected representatives were meeting inside the chamber. the gap too, surely, no one can be brought from outside. no more than what happens to the person. if he is not part of this people struggle. will he be sent off his wrong about the money, but angry shall lumpkins are in no mood to listen to what they see as more excuses every day. more people join protests like these by health care workers who, along with medical specialists, are wanting of a shortage of life saving drugs. we have in fact, decided to our list, the items that are at the moment, short supply. so we are going to discuss it with the authorities. and then we might even roper international, open appeal if the authorities are unable to supply within the buddha, his for his services. again, him i went on the castle street hospital is a place where women that deals with any emergency at any time. but when we don't have the required supplies, we can provide a good service. and that's the sit

when l fernandez reports on this now from columbia. angry, frustrated and desperate for justice around the president's office in colombo, under the eyes of the police shalon case facing its worst economic crisis. in decades. all saturday, the protesters kept coming. most of them young people in what's reported to be the biggest protest over the crisis to d. o public service. so we are here to say that always as needs to be heard and he needs to be respected and describes his needs though and no because it has gone up to the limit that to well be broke and obey anymore. the crowds came from all of shalana as diverse communities. this close to reads give us stolen money back. and this is corrupt jewelers are playing with our future. in recent weeks, the price of essential goods rocketed and cooking gas and fuel became scarce. hawker last up to 30 hours. 7 economy see a massive drop in tourism revenue due to the east of bombing of 2019, and the pandemic, coupled with a loss of government revenue due to a major free election tax cut pro to blame. not as not in a foreign currency for the go

and l fernandez was at one much in march in colombo. a shell full again, she lank as president, go to obey raj boxer, and his administration services were disrupted, as thousands of walkers join to one day strike demanding the government's resignation. bobby lamar get on daughter middleton. we are telling the government very clearly they should he to the message of the working class or else it won't just be one day. we will work towards longer stoppages and paralyzed the country. if we have to, to chase go to buy a roger packs of teachers, dentists, postal workers, railway stuff, and bankers were among the many thousands of people who stayed away from work to join colleagues in march. as like this one in colombo, they said they will lend their full support to the protest movement against a government dc's inefficient and corrupt, and has only looked after its own needs. the people's all actually stomach when they go to some administrative system. they are getting me back. i wonder dad, going to we're in effect. they want strikers march

instead, he sworn in a new cabinet hoping to turn things round, and l fernandez, reports from colombo. after days of protest again, tr lunk has government. 17 ministers take their oath before the president most are young with little political experience. poverty me out of buddha. the crisis that exist today is a good opportunity to bring changes to the system. the people are asking for that you have got that opportunity along with that, i am asking young people to assist that process. so says delta 0, that prime minister my and the roger potter wanted more experience people in the cabinet. he did not attend the swearing in the president's decision to bring younger people into the cabinet. is seen by critics as a way of acknowledging and responding to demands made by youths in countrywide protests against him and his government. the country is suffering its worst economic crises since independence from britain in 1948. a shortage of foreign currency has left the government, unable to import basic essentials, leading to price increases and shortages of food, medicine, cooking, gas, and

let's go to min l fernandez for reaction. now. she joins us on the line from colombo. obviously, that was an existing crisis with a state of emergency, and a shortage is of a basic goods. what does the resignation of the cabinet now mean for sure? lanka, in the immediate time frame to be president and prime minister brother logic fox will have to do is to appoint a cabinet to replace the resign lot of ministers. now the only issue in terms of implications is that the of the resignation on marks of the cabinet, the collective as a nation, follows weeks and weeks of protest by the public. sort of getting angrier and angrier and more and more frustrated and today, sort of cognitively, people coming onto the street defining a government curfew. but the only thing is that, that anger has been very much directed at the top and to a lesser extent, to the 5 minutes. obviously they also hold the government at fault. but what we're finding is that we have the resignation nouns of the cabinet batting in mind that that makes the we, as we have been told by the ministers is confirm

been l fernandez. has the latest from colombo, the president, as much as he's trying to bring in a sort of a new wave with new faces and sort of relatively junior members of parliament, or he is going to face some pushback is sort of initial sort of reaction so far seem not to really be accepting of this and just to give you an idea, i mean the president's houses down the road and to the right, just maybe 200 meters away. this is as far as where being allowed to go up. but when that's wearing and happened, it's happening under fairly tight security and reports that even some members of the cabinet that came in for this wedding and use different entrance roads. because obviously the protesters are a few 100 meters down the other way. and they don't want to be seen coming in all done on the lot of security. but also if you're disturbing elements that we're hearing, prime minister, my hinder roger pox are real old handed politics is not reported to be very happy with that sort of choice of the new cabinet

l. fernandez joins us live from the capital, columbia min elsa, parliament resumes the day. what are you expecting to happen given the term on over the last few days them? so you're seeing basically the shift of certain parliamentarians. we've already had the session that started just a short while ago in the building behind mitchell lancaster, parliament building. and now we heard that there were at least 12 impedes that have announced that they are leaving the government and they will sit as independent mpm . those are members of the esl p, p the ruling party. there are also basically members up to 14 members of one of the government's coalition partners. the esl if be the sure lack of freedom party that, that have announced that they will step aside from the government and also sit as independence. so quite a lot of. 2 mile, given that the government needs to ensure it's our majority in parliament at the moment it's, they're still quite comfortable. but as we have heard, almost 26 parliamentarians leaving that number and the proceedings today. obviously, we just had a new

l fernandez reports from columbo. the road to parliament, as you could see behind me still locked off by barricades as the the security and the law enforcement authorities ensure the protest as dawn, storm parliament or get close. now obviously in parliament today, we had the speaker who told the gathering that the crisis that yolanda is facing that this is still the beginning that it will get march. march was we had the government insisting the president go to abby. roger proctor is not going to be resigning the he's going know when he's staying put, obviously for the opposition like the t n. a parliamentarian image from under and he said the cabinet had resigned on mass that that itself was an acceptance that the government had failed, that they could not continue with governance. and he said that was a reason why they should step down. but obviously for protests is that stepping down of the cabinet as you can see behind me just across. ah, they're not, they're not satisfied. they still carrying banners and signs an

in l fernandez has more from colombo and this is where it's all happening this saturday and sunday in colombo shall anchors commercial capital. what you can see behind me, some of the protests is a very small group compared to what's on the other side. but just here, over my shoulder, the presidential secretary, the president of is heavily fortified with god with extra ride police. all of them inside as well as police outside is we're now very much a home grown process. if i can show you, here are people attending this protest making up their posts as literally as things unfold. all of your 225, reveal your assets is one poster that this lady is preparing a hash that go to go home. roger boxes go home, go to. so this is the kind of thing. it's not a massive commercially organized or politically driven rally in terms of what we see here. it's people coming in groups, groups of friends, families, all of that coming together. and you can probably see as, as far as on the, i can see at the back here, that's a huge number of protests is. i mean there's obviously the rest of the day people

and l fernandez has more. the protests outside the presidential secretary in colombo entering its 3rd day. as you can see, protested, sitting atop barricades outside the main entrance to the secretary. usually they wouldn't be allowed to get this close. but this time they are being allowed to sort of wind their frustrations and have their st. just behind the barricade, there is a huge presence of police and special task force personnel. now people are digging in for the long haul. if i can just show you over here, stocks of water for the protests as freely available, lots of people donating these things. there's a huge amount of food we've seen cooking stations. i mean, at the moment we're not yet up to lunch time, but cooking sessions being set up and established as everybody lends their pot and the protest this seem well organized. they say they will stay intense like this camping out here. literally overnight, you do have a series of tense. if you can just see over here for people who are stuck here for the

demanding his resignation. sherlock has had weeks of protest shortages with food fuel electricity, and l fernandez has moved from columbus protesters that ah, should have crowded around the presidential secretary complex. ah, not moving, i mean, many of them have sort of dug in here for days and days and said they are here for the long hall. they will only look back once a present. good toby, roger pox and his government stepped down. now the singular tamara traditional new year on the 13th and 14th of april, livia is a big thing yet in alaska. but the protest as and those coming here to these protest ground don't seem to be missing anything. in fact, we saw quite a few people in that new year best, you know, dressed up to the nines, but still here under these scorching skies coming. some of them holding national flag, some of the holding posters. a wanting to be part of this. 5 6 movement essentially, that is calling for a go, toby, roger, pox and his government to go home. now the government has tried a number of mean to trying to appease the protest, says they 1st had the entire cabinet resigne

the impact of the pandemic in the war in ukraine have made it impossible to pay its creditors and l fernandez this morning from columbia. we're just the day to go to the local thing. ha, latanaya. this, the colombo sort of hub is teeming. you can see store selling the wrong and people are sort of taking a look here. another food shop where people are trying to buy some trade for the new year. but a, remind that down here of what the situation is, a generator. just to keep things running for the power of because many, many people are suffering with paul crowds. just one of the issues, that's the reality of the economic prices of lockers going through. and we're just hearing from the government that they have decided in the interim to stop debt repayment in the process of going to the i m f. they will be looking to restructure their debt. that announcement has come to do some economies here. this is far too late in the coming. they've been asking for it for months and months. and the government insisted that it was in control. but now deciding to put a halt in the interim and can centrally rest

after his cabinet resigned on sundays, and l fernandez reports from colombo, where people are protesting against the governments humbling of the countries worsting economy. oh, independence, glad was a rallying point for young children, kids on monday and rally, they did. all echoing a common theme enough is enough. the president at his government must resign people the earlier. but now i think it's time that we make a stand and debbie stand up at audits because this is ashi lanka and our future protest is had planned a major show of strength on sunday. here at this monument in colombo bill to celebrate sheila, because independence from britain in 1948. but instead that currently does impose the curfew band, any public gathering and medicaid at all roads that lead to independent square. oh wow. or monday university students added their voice to the protests. we are doing what we can just stand in real standing all grown or senior to see a not rabble renewed or bitter concrete. now they're not going to get in. they're not going to be pacified by the, you know, a minus angel, ron pansy, bo

l fernandez has more now from colombo. we're just a day to go to the local thing. ha, ha lou. yeah, this, the colombo shot of hub is teeming. you can see stalls selling the wrong, and people are sort of taking a look here. another ford shop where people are trying to buy some trades for the new year. but a reminder down here of what the situation is, a generator. just to keep things running for the power of because many, many people are suffering with paul car. just one of the issues that's the reality of the economic price is the tree loc as going through. and we're just. a hearing from the government that they have decided in the interim to stop debt repayment in the process of going to the i m f. they will be looking to restructure their debt. that announcement has come today. some economy say this is far too late in the coming, they've been asking for it for months and months. and the government insisted that it was in control. but now deciding to put a halt in the interim and can centrally restructure debt. then when i come out and gorda with the guy, now everything has g

production, including a 14 percent drop in rice cropped, fueling the need for imports. algeria min l fernandez reports on the story now from colombo. after days of protests again shall anchor's government. 17 ministers take their oath before the president. most are young with little political experience, poverty, no me out of buddha. the crisis that exist today is a good opportunity to bring changes to the system that people are asking for that you have got that opportunity. along with that, i am asking young people to assist that process. so says de la da 0, that prime minister my and the roger potter wanted more experience people in the cabinet. he did not attend the swearing in the president's decision to bring young people into the cabinet is seen by critics as a way of acknowledging and responding to demands made by youths in countrywide protests against him and his government. the country is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence from britain in 1948. a shortage of foreign currency has left the government, unable to import basic essentials, leading to price increases and

and l fernandez has more from columbus over my shoulder, the presidential secretariat, the entrance completely surrounded by protest is ah, just over here the port city, which is one of this government. so sort of key achievements as it claims i invested by the chinese. now, all of these people to see of head the do see here today, oil coming together to call for go to go home. that is president, go to albert, roger proxy and the government to step down. they basically said they want their futures back up all public servants. so we are here to say that always us needs to be heard and he needs to be respected. and this crisis needs to end. no, because it has gone up to the limit that to well, the book are not a bad anymore. the quote is quite phenomenal. one civil rights activists i spoke to said he's never seen anything like this in 35 years. let's look at some of the messages. we need educated leaders, hash tag, go to go home, go to hell. roger pock says one says, no more discussions, give us solutions, or nurse than roger parks of family and other corrupted politician. these very much the ra

and l fernandez, reports angry, frustrated and desperate for justice around the president's office in colombo. under the eyes of the police, shalanda is facing its worst economic crisis in decades or saturday, the protest is kept coming. most of them young people in what reported to be the biggest protest over the crisis today, are public servants. so we, i had to say that always as needs could be heard and he needs to be respected. and his grades is needs though, and no because it has gone up to the limit that well, be bull, cannot obey any more. the crowds came from all of to lunches, diverse communities. this course to read, give us stolen money back, and this is corrupt jewelers, uplaid with our future. in recent weeks the price of essential goods rocketed and cooking gas and fuel became scarce. hopa last up to 13 hours. 7 economy see a massive drop in tourism revenue due to the east of bombing of 2019, and the pandemic, coupled with a loss of government revenue due to a major free election tax stuck to blame. not is not in a foreign currency for the government to buy a central th

taliban rulers struggle to contain the tanks by armed groups, food and medicine for weeks, been l fernandez. has moved from columbus. a sure force again shall anchors present, got out there, raj boxer and his administration. services were disrupted, as thousands of workers joined a one day strike demanding the government's resignation of it badly. lemme get on to order it. we are telling the government very clearly they should he to the message of the working class or else it won't just be one day. we will work towards longer stoppages and paralyzed the country if we have to. yeah, i think we're in effect there. one strikers march did the president's office, where anti government protest entered that 20th consecutive day on thursday. similar marchers and protests were held in each district. rings, striking workers here outside cling to the i. m. f, world bank and friendly countries to raise emergency funds. at newly appointed finance minister, early summary has admitted things will get hard before they get better. union leaders in today's workshop edge is just that top and of what they can

and l fernandez reports from colombo, the opposition, some luggage, unable of a gaze, who you see members are just behind me here at this barricade. that is preventing protesters from going towards independence square, the sort of monument of independence here, inter lanka. as you can see, there's basically a bank of police, there's military and 3rd, special task force ah personnel that are behind the line over here. these barricades have been constructed right across the road. all entry points, preventing and blocking off the independent square. and it's gotta go home, that's a rallying cry, obviously of the opposition. but even among the ordinary sher lumpkins, who are trying to organize to come together, despite the 36 our co field, that the government has announced that there are attempts for them to come together . that is just on the outskirts of colombo in a place called mariama. ordinary people have come together to protest despite the coffee and our bearing in mind that the government has really brought in all its arsenault to try and prevent these protests from happening. they h

when l fernandez has more ha barricades, stop these protest is them getting close to the parliament building in colombo, where the elected representatives were meeting inside the chamber, the government faced a crisis. 41 parliamentarians left its coalition taking awaits majority. in the 225 member house, the prime minister's son who resigned with the entire cabinet on monday, questioned the cause for the president's resignation or philosopher. where is the plan? where is the rope? matthew, who is the leader who will be pointed out about the matego to buy arch or box, or resigns who would be pointed after death. has to be from this parliament just constitutionally no one can be brought from outside. the more that what happen should a person, i mean, if he is not part of this people struggle. will he be sent off his wrong but on i got the money, but angry she lumpkins are in no mood to listen to what they see as more excuses every day. more people join protests like these by health care workers who, along with medical specialists, are wanting of a shortage of life saving drugs. we have in fac

l. thank you very much for that me now. fernandez is our correspondent in sherlock as capital colombo. israel's government has also lost its majority in parliament after the chair woman announced her resignation. a did sill man a politician within the same right wing party as a prime minister announced his stepping away. the departure pushes the already fragile coalition into further uncertainty. it will now have to rely on support from opposition. parties to pass legislation. israel held for elections in 2 years before securing a coalition government last year. and recent weeks, israel has been on high alert after 11 people were killed in a series of attacks. tensions have continued into the fasting month of ramadan. john hallman has more from occupied his true swim. it's been tension some even scuffles and a rest here where we are now at the damascus gate. over the last couple of nights since ramadan, the, the muslim holy month begun. you can see here was error israeli security forces and they've actually just been clearing out the area around the gay. you can see more of them the about to co

that is where michelle fernandez is joining us from l u r. act the funeral in. rambo khan. i just talk to us about what you saw on what people have been telling you. overall the people, many of them who have come to the funeral a while we've were here, have expressed anger, essentially that and protest her demanding you know, not for anything or you know, not handouts, but basically to be given fuel that allows him to get on with his livelihood and chum in the lock, john, the man who was killed in police gunfire in that sort of clash with the police. a was looking for full. he'd been waiting for 4 days a field for his laurie. he someone who apparently supplies the elephant orphanage, which is also down the road, which is the same area where his residence is down. that road behind me. you can see banners, white flag, and bunting, all in preparation for the funeral. and he had been unable to do his job for days and days because of the fuel shortage. so people sort of raising the fact that this is not right that the government has got things completely wrong. and one of the te