Tuan Yakin Keedin PhD (Hon)

A 56-year-old German worker was allegedly caught on camera poisoning a colleague’s lunch, prompting authorities to investigate the deaths of 21 other employees at ARI Armaturen, which makes industrial components. 21 employees have died before retirement

In Sri Lanka, around 99% of transactions are still made in cash as Rs. 6.3 trillion cash based transactions were made in the 4th quarter of 2025 says Minister of Digital Economy Eng. Eranga Weeraratne

A ranking of 193 countries shows that human development is stalling almost everywhere economist.com/graphic-detail…

The average expenditure of foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka has declined from U$ 1,800 to U$ 1,300 per visitor during their visit to Sri Lanka according to a survey conducted by the Dept of Economics & Statistics at the University of Peradeniya

@sanjiva #FactChecked As per the @WorldBank Development Indicator it is 3.74%. The country's rank was 11th

@ItsYakin That’s just wrong. 3.74% of 22m is 823k.

Sri Lanka has a defence force equivalent to 3.74% of its workforce. It is the working people in the country who also have to maintain it. In Pakistan 1.25%, in the US it is 0.84%, in India 0.58% & in China 0.33%

Nike is the most oversold stock on Wall Street after a wild week of trading cnbc.com/2026/04/04/nik…

In Sri Lanka, allegations of corruption, waste & lack of accountability are once again beginning to dominate on a regular basis. The Aragalaya in 2022 demonstrated the capacity of the ordinary people to challenge the Executive President to resign. The rest is history

In Mar 2026, the Govt raised the fuel price twice breaking its election pledge to scrap the fuel pricing formula. Sri Lanka has the highest fuel prices compared to India, Pakistan & China with the Govt collecting between Rs 100 to Rs 145 in taxes on every litre of Petrol & Diesel

It was A.E Goonesinha of the Ceylon Labour Party aided R. Premadasa's father to set up a transport business near the Colombo Harbour. In fact R. Premadasa the Keselwatte Kolla was not a UNPer & contested a seat in the Municipality for the Ceylon Labour Party & was defeated

Starbucks wants baristas to be friendlier and faster, and it’s dangling new payouts to make it happen. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The answer matters more than you think economist.com/international/…

The Govt of Sri Lanka plans to issue Permits to import up to 1,040 tonnes of varieties of Rice per importer of Rice. There is a sharp shortfall in Urea threatening Paddy yields & food security. It looks there is shortage of Fertilizer & Rice. This is a wake-up call

අම්මගෙ අතින් බත් කටක් කෑවම හිතයි පිරෙන්නෙ බඩ නෙමෙයි

The Buddha had never instructed to follow auspicious times නැකත & cannot be found in his teachings. Auspicious times are connected with culture & astrology & not with Buddhism. The only traditional Sinhala New Year auspicious time & act is planting a tree (Daily News 30 Mar 2026)

Worried about Strait of Hormuz inflation to come? The world economy has one word for you: Plastics cnbc.com/2026/03/28/ira…

According to the Ministry of Health website in Sri Lanka, the hospital system has 89,322 Beds when the country's population aged 60+ years is 18%. Are we ready to meet future health demands. What is the Ministry of Health doing to reduce the rising out of pocket expenditures ?

Oscars TV audience shrinks 9% in US from last year reut.rs/4bv1yvP reut.rs/4bv1yvP

J.R Jayewardene was shrewd in selecting A.C.S Hameed as Foreign Minister when J.R was on the verge of being expelled from the UNP for anti-UNP activities in the early 1970s ( Source : J.R Jayewardene of Sri Lanka by Kingsley M. de Silva & Howard Wriggins )

The crispy & thin bowl shaped ආප්ප were served by @PresRajapaksa to Maithripala Sirisena the night before Sirisena's announcement as the 2015 Presidential candidate. You need to be careful when serving ආප්ප. The person sitting next to you might flip sides after the meal is over

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail