Niamh Harris – In the face of massive public protests triggered by the dire economic crisis in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has vowed that he will resign this week.

The president’s much-anticipated resignation follows mass protests on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of people descended on Colombo and overran the president’s house and office demanding he step down immediately.

Now the protestors are planning to stay put until Rajapaksa actually leaves, saying they “don’t believe it and won’t believe it until they see it in action.” Continue reading →