CONTINUING UNREST Police use tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on July 9, 2022. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo, a top defense source told Agence France-Presse, before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound. AFP PHOTO
BANGKOK: The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after the president was chased from his residence and announced his resignation.