COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's multibillion dollar apparel industry is hanging in the balance as the South Asian nation's ultranationalist government comes under diplomatic pressure to reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), a draconian anti-terrorism law wielded by authorities for over four decades.
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The garment industry brought in more than $4 billion in export revenue last year, over half of which came from European orders. © Reuters
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