Yohan Lawrence

@Denver_De_Zylva @anuradisanayake Been asked to switch off our solar 🤦🏾‍♂️

@anuradisanayake Let’s work on a plan to make this happen in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 💪🏽🙏

@aselawaid Before you shut down the service desk …. how does one register a second vehicle against the one NIC ? Yes yes first world problems …..

Looks like I can shut down the service desk guys ⬇️

The amendments to the UK DCTS scheme offers Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers duty free access to the UK market.

@iamnirolk @chef_john1 The price he’s paying for washing foreigners knickers in public

@chef_john1 Sanju is going to get a lot of spam messages 😁

@pgosavi7056 Well with one’s fingers, not hands 😊

Not a political post, but biryani should be eaten with your hands. The fingers need to stick and be oily for a good biryani

Hyacinth at the pearly gates 😄

@NewsWireLK Sans a seatbelt too

“Am I supposed to park the vehicle on your head if I don’t park here? You’re speaking like an idiot,” MP Archchuna Ramanathan was caught on camera confronting Traffic Police in Colombo.

@r_evarts One for #govpay ? Easiest solution

I came across a few foreign tourists today at the Horton Plains National Park entrance ticket counter who had come there on their own & were not aware that card payments or foreign currency were not accepted to purchase entry tickets. Also, the nearest ATM was 1 hour away.

@advocatalk That 2.8 is, I believe the total imports of fabric. This covers both the local requirement and what’s imported for reprocessing for export.

🚢 What keeps Sri Lanka’s economy ticking? Imports. In 2024, we brought in over USD 4.3 billion worth of fuel — our single largest import. Close behind were textiles (USD 2.8 bn) to power the apparel industry and machinery & equipment (USD 2.3 bn) to keep factories running. Everyday essentials also add up: wheat & maize, sugar, dairy, medicines. Together, they paint a picture of an economy still heavily reliant on what comes through our ports. Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Annual Economic Review 2024

Thank you Sanjaya. Very insightful analysis. And all done within time as well 👏🏽👏🏽

@harshap @sanjiva Congratulations @sanjiva and all the best for continued success

Happy birthday WSO2 What a ride—20 years. I am incredibly proud to have played a part in this journey, working with perhaps the most brilliant leaders I’ve had the honor of working with. One visionary leader, @sanjiva and a brilliant, deep enterprise middleware tech cofounder, Paul fremantle I’ve built lifelong friendships during my time at @wso2 —building WSO2Mobile and the WSO2 APAC business. Today, even after 10+ years since leaving WSO2, I work closely with another brilliant mind— @SamisaA (driving Gov digital agenda) who was former VP Engineering. I have no doubt WSO2 will continue to grow and become a formidable leader, true open-source enterprise tech company in this era of AI. I can’t wait to see the billion-dollar+ valuation mark. As Sanjiva shared, WSO2 is building a forever company with a long-term view. Wishing the WSO2 leadership all the very best to take WSO2 to another level in the next 10 years. Thank you, Sanjiva & WSO2, for inviting me to the anniversary event. It’s such an honor to be part of this journey. #wso2 #enterpeisetech #opensource

@HENSMAN8888 @ForzenStur @BuhardeenImtiaz Yes agree. Personally I feel they will also end up at the 20% level before the 7th Aug deadline.

@YohanLawrence3 @ForzenStur @BuhardeenImtiaz Yohan India is still negotiating

No additional MFN tax, 20% is all inclusive. Earlier we were paying 6-35% That means some items it will go up from 6-20% and some will come down from 35-20%. Earlier average was 15-16% Now it will be 20%. Overall increase of 4-5%. Hope this is clear,

@ForzenStur @BuhardeenImtiaz We are in Annex 1 whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

@YohanLawrence3 @BuhardeenImtiaz What’s this about?

@BuhardeenImtiaz whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

@BuhardeenImtiaz Nothing will come down. Pre April we paid MFN only. From April it was MFN + 10% reciprocal. Now it will be MFN + 20% reciprocal

@rangaba @SL_PoliceMedia Happens all the time there. Irony that the driver’s probably there for exercise but can’t be a**ed walking 15m !

This car, registration CBW 8888, was seen parked illegally at Independence Square on Aug 1, 2025, blatantly ignoring the ‘No Parking’ signs. Despite a clearly marked parking area nearby, some drivers seem to think the rules don’t apply to them. @SL_PoliceMedia

@samadsaleem9 @ShardhaSosa If that’s the case then hopefully the increase will be passed onto the consumer

@ShardhaSosa @YohanLawrence3 USA will give tax breaks to individuals so that over all disposable income will be more or less same. This is what I personally believe will happen

20% is great and we are in line with our competitors. What happens next? American consumers will pay the additional cost to their government and life goes on? I'm not in the apparel industry but for the sake of the country let's hope that is the case. @YohanLawrence3

@ShardhaSosa That’s a tough one. For sure (most) brands will look to pass it on to the manufacturers but there’s nothing left to give.

Thanks @advocatalk always a pleasure!