Sri Lanka is literally and figuratively turning into this meme

I am thrilled to share the launch of my book, ‘Drama and Play: A Drama Activity Book for Children,’ a labor of love from the heart of the Punchi Actors Foundation. This book will be distributed freely to schools, orphanages, foundations, and childcare centers across Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Volleyball player and University of Ruhuna undergraduate Mahela Indeewara was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Final of the Swiss Volley Cup 2024. His team Volley Schönenwerd ended as the runners up 🇨🇭 🏐 🏆

death note ryuk illustration

'many sex workers now impose the condition that they will not provide services if the customer doesn’t use a condom. This is the case for oral sex too' - Neeta*, a sex worker who was arrested during the recent raids in Negombo.

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Guess what moron took the wrong pill and is on stimulants at midnight when he should be sleeping 🙈

'To me it seems as if Hitler has won...changed us Jews...into a vicious genocidal nationalist nation...what we are doing, Jewish people over in Israel, is shocking, embarrassing and wicked' Give Miriam Margolyes her flowers 👏🏾

He is young fast bowler from Hatton Sri Lanka, and his name is Tony Grieg.

He has three brothers, their names: Larry Gomez, Don Bradman and Steve Waugh.

Holy shit yes, what a long way we’ve come.
In 2017 nobody wanted to publish science fiction in Sri Lanka, especially in English. I emailed people my stories!
Now we’re out here winning awards, with bestselling books across multiple countries.

This is that collection: a snapshot of a writer changing over time, exploring different facets of my own mind.
Out soon, once we've settled on a cover!

. . . stretching it and examining it from different directions, learning to see the story within.
What started with Craig Martelle (the editor of The Expanding Universe) accepting Dreadnought in 2018 ended up with stories placed in a body of work (a little over 80,000 words).

In 2017 I began to write short stories. Publication was a secondary objective; the real reason was to teach myself how to write. I don’t mean the mechanical task of sitting down and cranking out words – rather, I refer here to the act of taking an idea . .

I'm reading the proofs for 255 pages of short stories, from 2017 to now, coming out from Perera Hussein . . . my friends who ask 'where can I buy your books in Colombo?' are going to be happy to have an actual answer for once.

Patta History returns with a brand new original series dedicated to taking you on a journey through centuries of economic history in Sri Lanka.

Join our historical guides and stay tuned as we dig deeper into understanding the current economic state of modern-day Sri Lanka.

They need to learn

Disagree. We have a vibrant political culture. For example:

1) Great performative and interpretive arts scene

Congratulations again to Emma Mieko Candon -- THE ARCHIVE UNDYING out now! & Vajra Chandrasekera! The Archive Undying & The Saint of Bright Doors are on the shortlist for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ+ Spectulative Fiction!🤩🎉

If the twins from The Shining grew up and got on Tik Tok 😅👯‍♀️

Sri Lanka🇱🇰 women's cricket in recent times

Oct 2022 - Reached final for first time in T20 Asia Cup

Feb 2023 - Defeated SA in opening match of T20 WC

Jun 2023 - Defeated NZ first time in ODIs. Did it twice to win series! Jul 2023 - Defeated NZ first time in T20Is

Sep 2023 -…

and last but not least in my thomas-trifecta, this moving piece on the residents of kajimawatte, in grandpass, reeling from a devastating fire in september 2022, and the human costs of ‘development’:

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