On Friday, the president ordered 1 million Sri Lanka rupees ($9,111) in compensation to the family of the dead worker, officials said. Two police officers were arrested over the shootings and the police chief also stepped down.[ID:nL3E7H12SZ]
Also on Friday, hundreds of Buddhist monks marched towards the president's residence to protest the killing. A Reuters reporter saw police remove barricades to let them approach the heavily secured building in central Colombo.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/03/srilanka-unions-idUSL3E7H30EX20110603