Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests
President declares emergency as public anger mounts over goods shortages in near-bankrupt country
COLOMBO: Troops armed with sweeping powers were deployed in Sri Lanka on Saturday with the near-bankrupt country on edge after the president declared a state of emergency to quell escalating protests against him.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked special powers on Friday night, a day after hundreds of people tried to storm his house in anger over unprecedented shortages…