Thiyagaraja Waradas
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Gay|Scholar|SOGIESC Activist I'm responsible for my words, not for what you make of them.
2013 Airbus deal: CIABOC summons MR and Piyankara Jayaratne dailymirror.lk/front-page/201…
"Unfortunately, both for them and for all of us, Sri Lanka cannot afford this level of incompetence, inexperience, and, more concerningly, an arrogance that prevents rapid learning and course correction." Prashan De Visser May 2026 #SriLanka #උද්දච්චකම #Arrogance 😁
For years, this administration played Sherlock Holmes, chasing “stolen money” of Rajapaksa’s with zero proof . Yet, while they were busy playing detective, they became the actual thieves of the people’s money. In a matter of hours, the cost of their incompetence has surfaced: $600k missing from Sri Lanka Post. $2.5M siphoned from the Treasury by hackers. Rs. 380M misdirected by the RDA, with Rs. 51M still unrecovered. Rs. 13.2B looted from NDB and the Government and the Central Bank didn't detect a thing. It seems the version of a "Clean Sri Lanka" is the total opposite of what the public expected. Accusations are easy; governance is hard. The issue is no longer politics it is trust, competence, and accountability. And that is what is now in question. #GovernanceFail
A new report by Freedom House has highlighted Sri Lanka as one of the countries that recorded improvements in political rights and civil liberties in 2025, even as global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year. In its Freedom in the World 2026 report, Freedom House said Sri Lanka gained five points, citing progress following the 2024 presidential election and efforts by the new government to combat corruption and promote religious tolerance. The report noted that while 54 countries recorded declines in freedom, only 35 countries registered improvements, with Sri Lanka among those showing notable gains. Syria, Sri Lanka, Bolivia and Gabon were identified as countries that recorded the largest improvements during the year. Freedom House said Sri Lanka’s progress came amid broader global challenges, with democratic freedoms under pressure worldwide due to conflicts, coups, erosion of democratic institutions, and increased authoritarianism. Despite Sri Lanka’s improvement, the report emphasized that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year, with worsening conditions in several countries, including Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Madagascar and El Salvador. The Freedom House report also noted that three countries — Bolivia, Fiji and Malawi — improved from “Partly Free” to “Free” status, while Sri Lanka remained in the “Partly Free” category but recorded measurable progress. Freedom House said Sri Lanka’s improvement reflects continued democratic recovery following political and economic instability in recent years, while noting that democratic resilience remains critical amid global democratic backsliding. (Newswire)
