<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited all political parties in the country to join the 'unity government' to find a solution. Rajapaksa called on the opposition to 'work together', according to agency reports. Sri Lanka has also named a new finance minister, Ali Sabry, who will take over from Basil Rajapaksa as the head of finance, while G.L. Pieris will continue as the foreign minister. Sabry is among the key decision-makers as the president prepares for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.<br />''<br />''Sri Lanka's crisis intensified yesterday after all 26 ministers of prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's cabinet stepped down, allowing him to induct new faces. The move came after thousands of people defied a weekend curfew on Sunday to protest across the island demanding the ouster of the Rajapaksa family in the midst of growing public anger. The 36-hour curfew which was imposed in the wake of the political unrest, was lifted today, with public transportation resuming normal services.  All public transportation, including trains, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), and private buses, resumed their services from 6 a.m. after the islandwide curfew imposed by the government on Saturday was lifted, according to media reports.  <br />''<br />''Railways Deputy General Manager Gamini Seneviratne said all office trains were back on track as usual, but long distance trains were delayed by an hour. While the SLTB said their buses were operating as per the scheduled time tables, private bus owners said that only 15 per cent of the existing fleet have resumed services. The development comes in the wake of a political turmoil in the  island nation. As the country faces its worst economic crisis of all time, following anti government protests by people, the Sri Lankan Cabinet resigned en masse on last night, except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.<br />''<br />''President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister are scheduled to meet on today and decide the future of the government. However, the decisions on resignations of the state ministers were yet to be finalised. Amid growing public protest a number of ruling coalition parties had insisted to dissolve the  cabinet and form an interim government  with the consent of all parties, including  the opposition. Dollar crunch, mainly due to foreign borrowings, led to Sri Lanka's massive economic downfall. The country was forced to ask for financial assistance from neighbouring countries mainly for the  supply of essentials like fuel, power, LPG and food.  For months, people have been queuing for fuel and LPG, while also undergoing 13-hour power cuts.</span>