How are the stranded tourists doing in Sri Lanka?

Protests have been ongoing in Sri Lanka for more than a month. Sri Lankans are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after his brother prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9.

What's going on in Sri Lanka, with the general public and the tourists? How are they doing?

The Daily Star journalist Shahriar Kabir Himel is currently in Colombo. On today's episode of Star on the Spot, he describes the present turmoil in the island nation.