Chalani Ranwala

Humour as a #comms strategy for research? In this piece for @LSEImpactBlog, I use @Bloktimus @dinocorera + @VeriteResearch collab to explore how humour can nudge audiences to learn new things, question norms & develop different perspectives on issues blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

📌 Debt Interest Takes the Lion’s Share of Budget 2025 Sri Lanka is set to allocate LKR 2,950 billion (8.9% of GDP) for debt interest payments in 2025, eating up nearly 60% of the country’s expected revenue. See how big this interest cost is compared to the revenue from key taxes and sectoral allocations like health and education. Visit Publicfinanace.lk to read more on this. 👉 shorturl.at/SDphj #SriLanka #debt #budget2025

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Think tanks + content creators = a win win collaboration? With the rising popularity of partnerships in the policy world, should #thinktanks seek collaborations with content creators to widen their reach? Some reflections: castfromclay.co.uk/best-practice/… @castfromclay @onthinktanks

Ashani Basnayake cuts through the haze regarding the recent and suffocating rise in air pollution in #lka sundaytimes.lk/221211/news/ai…

New series! Contributors from the Global North and South reflect on the future of #knowledgetranslation based on their context, insights, and perspectives. @CentreMY_ @chalaniRV @tomhashemi Learn more about their vision: ow.ly/gz0b50LYsCY @IDRC_CRDI @IDS_UK

Spoke on @copyrightclear's Velocity of Content Podcast on how #humour can be an effective (and fun!) #researchcomms strategy coz it 1) uses pre-existing narratives 2) problemetises the norm & 3) creates an informal access point to audiences 🎧👉🏾 velocityofcontentpodcast.com/new-recipe-for…

Excited to be selected for this year's @onthinktanks fellowship programme and look forward to learning more about #thinktank strategy - including new possibilities for research #comms in #SriLanka and beyond

Top video of the South Asian Aunty Kiss. That is, an approximation of cheeks, eyes all over the place, and a short intake of air through the nose by both parties. Not an actual expression of anything human at all.

Worst season of Game of Thrones so far

💔 #GoHomeGota #SriLankaEconomicCrisis

Muslim protestors observing afternoon prayer in Nittambuwa “guarded” by fellow Sri Lankans 🇱🇰

Cute cat 😍 - @shanukidealwis

මොන Authorities ද? Independent authorities මේ රටේ තියෙනවද? ඔයා Minister of Everything නෙමෙයිද? අපි grand re-opening ceremony එකක් තියමුද social media ban eka lift කරන්න? එතකොට හරිද? Photographer කෙනෙකුත් එවන්නම් අපි.

The fundamental right to the freedom of expression can be limited under the Sri Lankan constitution ONLY BY LAW. Law includes Emergency Regulations. Has an Emergency Regulation been issued authorising the TRC to block social media sites? A ‘request’ from MoD is not law.

May he be remembered as the President who confined an entire country to their homes for 36 hours to protect his own home from getting stoned. This was not necessary. This is not proportionate.