An all island hartal was hung on Friday to oppose versus the Federal government and also require rapid activity to deal with financial concerns. Many stores in primary cities consisting of Ft and also Pettah in Colombo continued to be shut. Public tranport and also train solutions were likewise interrupted as a result of several employees besides those taken part in emergency situation solutions, participating in the eventually Hartal. Below, a team of guys play cricket at the primary personal bus stand at Pettah which continued to be deserted. Image: Sudath Malaweera