Purpose of #OnlineSafetyAct was to crackdown on dissent, create climate of fear and control social media before upcoming elections to ensure they return to power. Also prevents whistleblowers exposing corruption, which will make it difficult for investigative journalists too.

Join World Bank #SriLanka's traineeship program! Individuals from LGBTI community are encouraged to apply 👇 - Admin: wrld.bg/uIUt50RbYIv - Comms: wrld.bg/Rf6F50RbYIt - Country Management Unit: wrld.bg/sbKz50RbYIw

Significant step by World Bank South Asia. Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is pervasive in #lka hindering access to opportunities. Affirmative action ensures fair representation and fosters a more inclusive and diverse workplace. #Equity #LGBTIQRights

Ever since my arrest under the PTA my family and I have got a lot of hate. Less now but still it happens. The comic relief that Kavitha Ratwatte provided is only one such example. We have faced it all. Heads held high. Unafraid - like Lasantha I would say. 1/3

Using tragic events in political statements is manipulative and distasteful. Ranil Wickremesinghe again shows how removed he is from the pain or suffering of #lka #citizens. Leveraging emotional pain for rhetorical effect, will only further alienate the public. #RW is his best enemy.

Normalize playing the national anthem in Tamil 🇱🇰

Dear Dialog Axiata I never consented to having my personal information used by these politicians. We need a global, subscriber level opt out, not the current, impractical port level block. Ideally this should be a violation of the Data Protection Act.

And…Sirasa TV has lost the plot again🤦🏻. They had one job … instead viewers are treated to a lame scene from a ‘mega serial’ #LKA #elections #news #srilankan #media

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya made history by making it possible for women to enter political space at mass scale. I haven’t seen this in my lifetime and it is a moment to savior unreservedly. #SriLanka #Elections #WomenInPolitics

Just witnessed a Ferrari crash and burn. #RanilW #LKA #accountability

Welikada police has beaten to death a young man on April 1. They killed a mother of 3 children in May 2023. 48 hours since latest murder, no action by Acting IG or the National Police Commission. DISGRACE. island.lk/igp-under-pres… Anura Kumara Dissanayake Nalinda Jayatissa Bimal Rathnayake

This case will be an important test of the “new political culture” promised by the NPP government.

Two weeks ago, 22-year-old Mohamad Rusdi was seemingly arrested for an anti-Israel sticker. For reasons only known to the authorities, AKD has signed off on an excessive ninety-day Detention Order under the #PTA - a law the NPP has campaigned against and pledged to repeal.

Saw a lot of posts responding with anger, sarcasm or worse, speaking for the Tamils living in SL. Reconciliation starts with shutting up and listening to opinions that you may not agree with and reflecting on why there is such deep mistrust of SL gov. and the Sinhala people.