A Public Holiday Every Week? Sri Lankans Bemoan the Enforced Day Off.
Pamodi Waravita and Anupreeta Das
created: March 21, 2026, 4 a.m. | updated: March 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
The island’s government, rationing fuel amid shortages from the Iran war, surprised residents by imposing an unusual four-day week.
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