No-trust vote likely in Lanka after Oppn gets hold of required support

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party officials said they had garnered more than required 113 signatures from lawmakers to introduce a no-confidence vote against the government, raising the stakes for ruling Rajapaksa siblings who are facing increased calls to step down. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya said they mustered the requisite support after agreeing with other political parties to mount a no-confidence vote against the administration controlled by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
 
The Sri Lankan stock market was shut half an hour into trading on Monday, after shares tumbled nearly 10 per cent in their