News / Port of Colombo resumes operations after 20-hour labour strike  

Operations at the port of Colombo resumed this afternoon following the end of a strike by port staff, which began yesterday following the resignation of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and severe political unrest.

Activities at the port have been severely disrupted over the past couple of months, owing to political and economic crises and the island nation has enforced a state of emergency.

It has reportedly given “shoot-on-sight” orders to the military and police, empowered them to arrest, without warrants, anyone ...