Tuan Yakin Keedin PhD (Hon)

In Sri Lanka, there are 1.45 million public servants. In 2023 Budget salaries & wages account for Rs.1 trillion plus Rs 375 billion for pensions. Just look at them ගෙදර යන්න බලාගෙන ඉන්නවා It has become a challenge to allocate funds for other public purposes because of this sector

One of the assumptions in Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination was that #LTTE acted preemptively so that, if elected as the PM he would send the #IPKF again to Sri Lanka but this assumption was wrong. In 1991, the President was not JR but R. Premadasa who had opposed the presence of IPKF

Since 1948, political history of Sri Lanka has basically been struggle between families of Bandaranaikes, Seyanayakes & Rajapaksas to control country. The fleeing of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa & his fall from grace marks a remarkable reversal of fortunes for the Rajapaksas

Sri Lanka spent U$ 90.3 million on Rice imports in the 1st 5 months of 2026. The Govt had to eat its own words that it would not import even a grain of Rice. Can we dismiss the farmers protests as politically motivated without setting realistic price for the different varieties ?

@ExaminerLK Is Praja Shakthi a structure linked to one political party at a time when the Provincial Councils in the NE are non functional for years ? @SajithPremadasa @MASumanthiran @ManoGanesan

By reserving the top seats for government loyalists, Praja Shakthi councils are undemocratic – even on paper. Though the councils are supposedly operated “by the community for community development”, in practice they’re headed by political appointees. examiner.media/praja-shakthi-…

@ShanakiyanR Is Praja Shakthi a structure linked to one political party at a time when the Provincial Councils in the NE are non functional for years ? @SajithPremadasa @MASumanthiran @ManoGanesan

Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, ITAK’s Batticaloa MP , claims the NPPer who ran for one local government seat in Batticaloa was an ITAK member who didn’t get the ITAK nomination due to corruption allegations. “He then contested from the NPP and lost. But now he has become the Praja Shakthi council leader, and is deciding who gets water pumps and agricultural machinery. examiner.media/praja-shakthi-…

@MilindaMoragoda China should choose strategic dialogue & cooperation over confrontation with India at a time when the international situation is turbulent & complex. The implication is clear, engagement with India is no longer an option but a necessity

My recent column in The Print #lka #India #China x.com/theprintindia/…

@MilindaMoragoda India should reconsider to allow more Chinese investment into its low cost manufacturing sector instead of relying mainly on protectionist measures to create jobs, strengthen exports & make products more competitive in global supply chains

More than 12 million compromised user accounts are on the dark web, tied to 10 streaming services broadcasting World Cup matches. Together, those accounts represent nearly $220 million in potential black-market sales. fortune.com/2026/07/18/wor…

@karthika_gm I would ask for feedback that would help me to improve & move to the next level #NeverGiveUp

You worked the hardest on your team but someone else got the promotion. What would you do? A) Keep improving 💪 B) Ask for feedback C) Look for new opportunities D) Give up Your choice? 👇

@udendra @Im_Sithara උන්ගේ Trademark එක. අපිට වෙනස් කරන්න බෑ

@Im_Sithara ඒ සමහර එවුන් උපන් හැටි. ඒවා වෙනස් කරන්න බෑ.

අද ගියා රාජ්‍ය ආයතනයකට වැඩක් කරගන්න. අදාල කෙනා එතන හිටියෙ නෑ එවලෙ, එයා එද්දිම තව කෙනෙක් කිව්වා අන්න ඔයාට කට්ටියක් ඇවිත් කියලා. ඒ වහන්තරාව අපි දිහා බැලුවෙ නිකන් මොන කරුමයක්ද මේ කියලා බලන ගානට. මූනෙ ලේ කලදක් නෑ මල මූසලකමේ බෑ. මනුස්සයෙක්ට පිරියක්වත් නැති එවුන් මොකට එනවද ඔය රස්සාවලට

@TheAnuragRao @SAsekome Hello #StayBlessed ❤️

J.R institutionalized the culture of impunity for the criminals by unleashing the weapons of racialism. It has now become a part of the system. The war ended in the genocidal killings was a war without witness & no one has been convicted for the genocidal crimes against Tamils

Mariazelle Goonetilleke in action with the band Emeralds in the 1970s. Kandy Lamissi's timeless voice falls silent #RIP

In the 2005 Pres Election manifesto, she proposed that if a wife refuses to have sex & her husband forces her to have sex, she should have the option to complain to the Police. It was rejected by other members saying it is inappropriate for Sri Lanka ( Mawrata News 14 July 2022 )

South Africans spend 9h 24m online daily. Japan spends 3h 56m. Same 24 hours, different planets.

@sumitpal8348 Who is Saar ?

Saar , they are stealing our jobs saaaaarrr

නිකන් දැම්මෙ මේ විකට නළුවෝ සෙට් එක මතකද බලන්න

The 2022 crisis in Sri Lanka arose from unsound infrastructure projects, trade policies, inflation, nepotism & corruption. In Mar 2022 sovereign debt was downgraded to a junk rating. In Apr, suspended foreign debt payments. In May, defaulted on its external debt under @GotabayaR

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