Sri Lankans queue up to visit President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)The protesters, from all walks of life, vowed to stay put until the resignations of the leaders are official. “My biggest treasure was my library with 2,500 books,” Mr Wickremesinghe said, adding it contained books written during the Portuguese and Dutch colonial period from the 16th and 19th centuries. Mr Wickremesinghe said he took over as prime minister to salvage the economy, and it would take at least a year to complete the initial steps needed for a full recovery. Mr Wickremesinghe’s office said another group that met the prime minister had decided to stay on until a new government is formed. Soldiers stand guard at President Rajapaksa’s office (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)Legislator Udaya Gammanpila said the main opposition United People’s Front and lawmakers who have defected from Mr Rajapaksa’s ruling coalition have had discussions and agreed to work together.

Source: The Star July 11, 2022 18:01 UTC