The resignations come as protesters faced off with police over rising living costs.
Sri Lanka's cabinet ministers have resigned en masse after protests over the government's handling of the worst economic crisis in decades.Earlier protesters defied a curfew to take to the streets in several cities.
It is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which is used to pay for fuel imports. With power cuts lasting half a day or more, and shortages of food, medicines and fuel, public anger has reached a new high. Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters on Sunday that the cabinet's ministers had tendered their resignation letters to the prime minister.it would help the president and PM's "decision to establish stability for the people and the government".President Gotabaya Rajapaksa - who is PM Mr Rajapaksa's younger brother - imposed a 36-hour curfew on Friday, a day after clashes near his residence.
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