Ashwin Hemmathagama
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Ashwin Hemmathagama
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Parliament Correspondent for DailyFT @FT_SriLanka. Personal views.
Sri Lanka Katılım Ekim 2013
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I had the honour of presenting my Letter of Credence to the President of India Honourable Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 29 July 2025.
mfa.gov.lk/en/high-commis…
President of India@rashtrapatibhvn
President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Francisco Manuel Compres Hernandez, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic; Mr Karlito Nunes, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; Ms Pradeepa Mahishini Colonne, High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; and Mr Guy Rodrigue Dikayi, High Commissioner of the Gabonese Republic, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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@ChandaniKirinde Chandani, you and I both know about the food available in Parliament. There isn’t much difference between what MPs, staff, visitors, and the media receive/ purchase. It is just ordinary food. Nothing special🤭. @ItsYakin you are mistaken 😂.
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Meals served in parliament look nothing like this.
Tuan Yakin Keedin PhD (Hon)@ItsYakin
In Sri Lanka, MPs official residences in Madiwela are being repaired to accommodate the MPs, we are told. Will the Govt put an end to the practice of providing MPs with subsidized meals in Parliament ? It is unfair to pamper MPs while the people who voted for them are struggling
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කියනකොට හෙට කරනවා වගේ කතා කරේ. හැබැයි කරන කොට මෙහෙමයි.
කමක් නෑ system එක හරි change වෙනවා නේ.
#LKA #SriLanka
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that Govt aims to significantly reduce electricity bills over the next few years
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Latest podcast with “Un Café con Kavana” (A Coffee with Kavanah), which is affiliated with the Jewish Museum in Chile. The interview focused on Indian Jews, my work with @AJC_Asia and what we do. Interested? Please check out the interview on YouTube or Spotify (links below).
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@munza14 He did the right thing to avoid a diplomatic issue, especially with India who has a say in ICC decisions.
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A new investigation by @JewishChron has revealed alarming connections between the organizers of pro-Palestinian marches in London and Hamas.
Some of the marches' leaders were photographed meeting with Hamas leaders in Gaza and openly expressed support for the terrorist organization.
We call on @Metpoliceuk to investigate these disturbing allegations and take decisive action.
Pro-Hamas rallies have no place in Britain or anywhere else.
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WATCH this moving clip by Arab-Israeli news anchor @LucyAharish.
“We, the citizens of Israel—left, right, secular, religious, Jews, Christians, Druze, Muslims, minorities, and immigrants from all over the world—stand united in this fight."
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Over 900 Israelis have been killed by the Iran-backed terror group Hamas since it launched its brutal assault on Israel.
Over 100 people have been taken hostage.
Learn all you need to know about the mass-murdering terrorists behind the attack: ajc.org/news/what-you-…
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One week to go!
As Their Majesties’ Coronation draws closer, a new picture has been shared of The King and The Queen Consort in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. Taken by Hugo Burnand.
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“You can prevent the Capitol from being taken over. Why is it that you can't prevent the Sri Lankan Parliament from being taken over? Why is it that you are using these double standards?” | Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
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කන්න දුන්නෙ නැත්නම් මූ පුස් ඌර වගේ මහත් වෙලා ඉන්නෙ හුලං බීලද දන්නෙ නෑ...
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Harry's memoir Spare displayed beside How to Kill Your Family novel bbc.in/3vPsD8q
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@officiallahiru The Island was the best private broadsheet English newspaper 30 years ago. I was the Business Editor there a long time ago. Things went downhill with good people leaving the financially troubled company for better emoluments and opportunities! Now print less than 1000 copies! ☹
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