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06/11/2025

🚘 The Finance Ministry is set to procure 1,775 brand-new auto transmission four-wheel drive diesel double cabs, citing operational requirements. However, the tender published on 23 Oct 2025 has drawn public scrutiny over key procurement concerns, including a short bidding response timeline and questions around bidder eligibility given strict criterion.

🔎 Transparency and justification remain limited at present beyond the initial procurement circular, leaving the public asking more questions over the procurement.

Swipe to know more. What are your thoughts on this tendering process? 🤔

05/11/2025

🎃 Halloween may be over – but these Sri Lankan Halloween horrors will haunt us all year round 👻

💀 Swipe if you dare!🕯️

Ps: purely for satire (please don't haunt us!)😎

04/11/2025

🚨 A Challenging Exit: United Petroleum Lanka's (a subsidiary of Australia’s United Petroleum Group) departure from Sri Lanka now heads into formal dispute resolution.

United Petroleum Lanka withdrew from the Sri Lankan market just 4 months post-entry citing operational and bureaucratic challenges.

Though an exit agreement was endorsed by the Cabinet early this May, key obligations from the Ministry of Energy remain unfulfilled, leading to delays in the formal withdrawal process.

With no solutions in sight, the Australian energy firm has now moved into formal dispute resolution proceedings this October.

💭How will this exit affect investors eyeing Sri Lanka’s market?

03/11/2025

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s Debt Story — Who Do We Really Owe and How Much?💸

Sri Lanka’s total public debt stands at USD 107 billion as of June 2025:

💰 61.7% (USD 66 Bn) is domestic debt, borrowed from local banks and investors.

🌏 34.6% (USD 37 Bn) is external, owed to multilateral agencies like the IMF, World Bank, ADB, and countries like India and China, plus global bondholders.

🏛️ The rest 3.8% (USD 4 Bn) is owed by SOEs and local councils.

In short: nearly two-thirds of our debt is domestic, but a third of it depends on global confidence and cooperation given the external debt composition.

Swipe to see the public debt breakdown >>

02/11/2025

🚨The assassination of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara in broad daylight inside his official chamber casts a shadow on the state of public security. On October 22nd a masked gunman, entered the premises of the local government institution and shot Weligama PS Chairman Wickramasekara multiple times while he was seated at his desk. He later passed away due to his injuries at the Matara General Hospital.

⚠ Investigations have revealed a contract killing allegedly funded from overseas, with 9 suspects arrested so far, including the shooter, his accomplice, and others who aided.

👉 Police stated that Wickramasekara was facing 6 criminal cases, including murder and serving a suspended sentence at the time of his death. Investigations revealed his alleged close ties to notorious drug trafficker “Harak Kata” and affiliated gang members. Police further confirmed that Wickramasekara had submitted a formal request to the IGP in early September, seeking security following credible death threats.

🥊 In the aftermath, there has been political clashes between the SJB and the Government, with both sides trading accusations over the handling of the incident. SJB leader Sajith Premadasa condemned the killing as an assault on democracy, demanding accountability for the failure to protect an elected official. Meanwhile, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala claimed in Parliament that Wickramasekara had underworld ties and was denied police protection for that reason.

Regardless of political affiliations, four hard truths must be confronted:

⚖️ An individual facing serious criminal allegations was elected to public office, raising concerns about candidate vetting, party.accountability and voter awareness.

⚖️Irregardless of that, a meticulously planned assassination was executed inside a local government premise.

⚖️If there are allegations against any individual, due legal process must prevail - not vigilante justice. Nor should such murders be condoned, brushed off or celebrated.

⚖️Public security is not a partisan issue, it is a democratic priority.

01/11/2025

🫡 Plans are underway to increase the job quota for Persons with Disabilities in the state sector (from 3% to 4%), according to Deputy Labour Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe. He shared this update during an awards ceremony in Colombo that honored the Employment Promotion Programme supporting Persons with Disabilities.

This move is said to reflect the governments commitment to ensure inclusion, in both the public and private sectors. 👏

31/10/2025

🧐 Parading Suspects: Justice or Sensationalism?

🔺Sri Lanka Police faced criticism after publicly questioning a suspect arrested for the murder of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara. A video of the interrogation, filmed shortly after the arrest, showed officers prompting the suspect to speak on camera. The footage quickly spread across media platforms, raising serious concerns about professionalism and legal protocol.

👉 President’s Counsel Saliya Peiris condemned the act, warning that such public exposure undermines the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.” He stressed that parading suspects before trial violates their rights and risks compromising the fairness of legal proceedings. Peiris urged authorities to uphold due process and avoid turning criminal investigations into media spectacles.

⚠️Regardless of the severity of the crime, the prominence of those involved, or the public profile of the case, it is essential that authorities uphold due process. Failing to do so not only undermines the integrity of the justice system but also risks denying true justice to the victims.

29/10/2025

A 14 year long defamation battle comes to an end! ⚖️

Yes, you heard that right! After 14 years, the Colombo District Court has ruled in favour of former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, concluding a long running defamation case filed by him against current Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal over a defamatory statement made by him alleging that Ranawaka misused public resources during his tenure as State Minister. 🏛️

👉 Swipe right to dig into the details of the case! 🔍📜

27/10/2025

As part of Sri Lanka's debt restructuring efforts, a group of major bondholders proposed Macro-Linked Bonds (MLBs) which is a new type of debt where Sri Lanka pays more if its economy grows faster than expected, sharing some of the gains with creditors. 💰

Swipe to get the full picture on MLBs ⏭️

26/10/2025

🗣“Laws that are not agreeable with the public will not be passed in Parliament,” declared President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently at the National Teachers’ Summit on 17th October. While he did not directly address the proposed Penal Code amendment to ban corporal punishment against children, his remarks (delivered to an audience of educators) have sparked widespread debate across social media and civil society.

🧐The timing and context of his statement, amid growing controversy over the proposed ban, have led many to interpret it as a veiled response to the ongoing pushback from teachers’ unions and certain religious leaders. Despite the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) and child-rights advocates backing the move to ban corporal punishment, several teachers’ unions have pushed back, warning it could unfairly target educators.

While the President insists on laws that are not agreeable to public will not be passed in Parliament, we have some hard questions to ask 🤔:

🔺How will the “public sentiment” on such proposed policies / law be measured?

🔺Are unions / interest groups that make it to platforms with political leadership / legislators the sole representatives of the public?

🔺 In a representative democracy, shouldn’t elected MPs reflect the collective will through deliberation and vote and not just react to pressure?

🔺 What is the Government’s actual stance? Is it committed to banning corporal punishment against children or hesitant due to political sensitivities?

25/10/2025

Here's the round up of the types of neighbors and how they deal with politics!🏘️

Have we missed any? Let us know in the comments!😄

24/10/2025

The government announced new portfolios for 3 Cabinet Ministers and 10 Deputy Ministers in the latest Cabinet shuffle! 🔄

👉 Swipe right to see a summary of who got what! 💼

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