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Protest against rising living costs

March 05, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PROTEST

Sri Lankan Marxist JVP party activists shout slogans during a protest in Colombo yesterday. The party took to the streets against rising living costs after the government raised prices of fuel by 35%, milk food by 3.7%, and bus fares by 20% late last month along with sharp increases in gas and electricity tariffs

March 05, 2012 | 12:00 AM