Rathindra Kuruwita

The vet­er­an politi­cian has been elect­ed pres­i­dent by the mem­bers of Sri Lan­ka’s par­lia­ment.

Pro­test­ers oc­cu­py­ing gov­ern­ment build­ings say they will re­main un­til the pres­i­dent and the prime min­is­ter step down.

Once self-suf­fi­cient na­tion reels from fall-out of ill-con­ceived shift to or­gan­ic agri­cul­ture, eco­nom­ic cri­sis.

As pro­test­ers dig in for a long haul, tents come up out­side Pres­i­dent Gotabaya Ra­japak­sa’s of­fice in Colom­bo.

Drugs to treat heart at­tacks and tubes to help ba­bies breathe in short sup­ply as doc­tors forced to treat in the dark.

Pro­test­ers an­gry over a wors­en­ing eco­nom­ic cri­sis take aim at Sri Lan­ka’s all-pow­er­ful Ra­japak­sa fam­i­ly.

For months, thou­sands have queued for fuel, food and med­i­cine amid the coun­try’s worst eco­nom­ic cri­sis in mem­o­ry.

Pro­test­ers ral­ly across Sri Lan­ka de­spite cur­few, de­mand­ing Pres­i­dent Ra­japak­sa re­sign over wors­en­ing eco­nom­ic cri­sis.

Po­lice im­posed a brief cur­few af­ter clash­ing with pro­test­ers who tried to storm Pres­i­dent Gotabaya Ra­japak­sa’s house.

Hun­dreds in Sri Lan­ka at­tend fu­ner­al for Priyan­tha Ku­mara Diyawadana, 48, who was killed by a mob in Sialkot, Pak­istan.