3,195 children killed in #Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's conflict zones since 2019. We are calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Crop loss: Agri. Min. acknowledges inadequate funds for comp. | The Daily Morning Details 👇 themorning.lk/articles/PCF4Y… #Trending #SriLanka #lka #srilankadaily #srilankan #SriLankaNews #SriLankaNewsToday

The 2nd high-level roundtable discussion focusing on transitioning from crisis recovery to a sustainable growth path, challenges and opportunities for attracting investment, promoting private capital mobilization, creating jobs and maintaining commitments by the Govt. and (1/8)

The lack of transparency on the implementation progress of proposals in budget speeches has increased sharply in 2022 and 2023, according to a systematic evaluation conducted by Verité Research.

1. This is a thread about waste plant and animal fats, which for 20 years have been promoted as the magic potions that would solve all our transport problems. It doesn’t matter how often this story gets debunked: unlike these commodities, it appears to be endlessly recyclable.

2. In 2004, biodiesel was sold to us, by the EC among others, on the grounds that it could be made from used cooking oil. We could all enjoy guilt-free driving! Yes, it *could* be. But, as I estimated that year, it could supply only 1/380th of demand. monbiot.com/2004/11/23/fee…

3. We were told the same story about biokerosene: also from used cooking oil! And bioethanol: from crop wastes! And biomass: from forestry trimmings! And biogas: from food waste, sewage and slurry! And livestock feed: from food waste! Everything could be powered by waste!

The IMF Board completed the first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with access to about US$337 million to support its economic policies and reforms. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3t6FIN5

The Sri Lankan government has made commendable progress toward restoring debt sustainability, building up financial reserves, reducing inflation & safeguarding financial stability. Moving forward, it's important to stay focused on improving governance and protecting the poor.

How amazing is this! My First Decision After Returning From Ayodhya": Prime minister Modi 🇮🇳Announces New Scheme. The target is to install roof top solar on 1 crore huses in Bharat. Wow - that 10 million! buff.ly/48Y5xxU

#OnlineSafetyBillLK - Watch how MPs vote on controversial Bill that seeks to criminalise online speech. If passed into law by Parliament of Sri Lanka, #OnlineSafetyBill can create a major chilling effect on #FreedomOfSpeech in #lka where 2/3 of population is now online.

. CBSL maintains policy rates at 9% and 10% respectively for deposits and lending, but expects commercial banks to further reduce their current lending rates. Monetary board expects no medium term impact of VAT on inflation. Thinks price increases will remain around 5%.

🚨NEWS ALERT: The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 22 January 2024, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 9.00 per

The Monetary Policy Board of the CBSL at its meeting on 22 January 2024, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 9.00 per cent and 10.00 per cent, respectively cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/…

UN experts call on SL Govt. to immediately suspend and review ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation #DailyFT #FTnews #SriLanka ft.lk/front-page/UN-…

The Central Bank of #SriLanka expects private credit to expand by Rs.100 billion in December 2023 after the November figures showed a Rs.63 billion expansion reflecting recovering economic activity -The Morning

WSO2 WSO2 to be acquired by EQT Partners! Here's my blog about it (with links to the press releases too): medium.com/@sanjiva.weera…

#ALERT: 🔴 Cargills Bank of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 has reportedly suffered what may be the largest data breach in the country's history. A massive data dump has been posted on the dark web, with a hacker group claiming responsibility. ⭕️ The dump reportedly contains highly sensitive

If you applied for a job at Cargills Bank and had an interview between 2015-2020 but didn't get the job, the data breach has you covered - including why you weren't hired: too expensive, not enough exposure, overestimation about herself - and in no shock to anyone: pregnant.

Today, I formally complained to Colombo Stock Exchange about Cargills Bank violating regulations on corporate disclosure (Section 8). Cargills Bank was made aware on Sunday 30 March 2025 about the extent of the data breach, yet they have hid this fact from the public and its investors.