To my mother, my wife, and every woman who loves without pause and gives without expections, Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

Heart goes out to the families and friends grieving the Kotmale bus crash, 21 precious lives stolen, dozens still fighting. Keeping our buses road worthy and enforcing speed limits isn’t beyond us; Making our roads safe is the simplest promise we can keep.

As a proud Sri Lankan, I warmly congratulate the trailblazing trio named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia. May your brilliance, grit, and innovation inspire a new generation of leaders.

During the campaign Sri Lankans were promised a 33% CUT in electricity bills. Today the government raced to impose a 18.3% hike just to tick the IMF-review box. Debt can’t be cured with deceit. There was room to negotiate: We could have tabled a time-bound plan to plug CEB’s

Thusitha Halloluwa survived but luck is not a security policy. 43 shootings in barely five months and targets chosen with chilling precision. When critics keep dodging bullets,the worst threat is not the gunman it’s the security vacuum engineered at the top. Sri Lankans deserve

Silenced in Parliament today, so I’ll ask here: power bills proposed hike at 18.3% after a promised 33% cut now water tariff hikes are rumoured next. When will they land, and how hard will they hit already strained households?

Honoured to gift Rt Hon Winston Peters a picture of a Minneriya baby elephant, Sri Lanka’s playful ambassador of friendship between our far-flung islands. 🇱🇰🤝🇳🇿 #SriLanka #NewZealand

I am for free education. I am also for access to education for all. In a country where less than 25% of students gain acceptance into local universities, how can a government justify blocking others from pursuing private education? This is not equity, it’s exclusion, driven by

388 Vesak pardons were cleared; yet a fraudster not on the list walked out. The President who promised transparency signed the order, so in the interest of transparency and system change, the President should not just pass the buck, but publish the full list in Parliament & audit

Before the election, the President vowed to slash every household’s electricity cost by one-third and to rewrite the IMF clause that keeps pushing prices up. Today the PUCSL confirms a 15 % hike to satisfy that very same clause. This leadership claimed to be “above politics”

Devastated by the crash of Air India flight AI171 shortly after departing Ahmedabad for London. My deepest condolences to the families of the passengers and crew, and solidarity with the people of India as we mourn this unimaginable loss. 🕯️🇮🇳🇱🇰

Deeply saddened by the passing of General Hamilton Wanasinghe, former Army Commander and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s military history. His service with courage and bravery during some of the Nation’s most critical moments will be remembered with respect. Condolences to his

Another daylight shootout, the tally keeps growing unabated. We’ve raised alarm after alarm about rising crime, but the government continues to act as if this isn’t a crisis. Why is that? How many more lives before they even acknowledge the problem, let alone solve it? Law and

After weeks of hurling insults at the Opposition the Cabinet has now slammed the reverse gear and reopened applications to Sri Lankan day-scholars for the MBBS programme. What happened in the meantime? Hundreds of qualified students were left in limbo, scrambling for foreign

Sri Lanka may be small on the global e-commerce map, but the new customs squeeze feels huge at home. Parcels are locked up, affordable global shipping has paused, and thousands of micro-entrepreneurs are stuck with no stock and no cash to clear. Reasons: Customs switched

The Polpithigama elephant is fighting for his life because help came too late. Kenya sends mobile vet teams within hours. India built a dedicated elephant hospital. Thailand gives abused giants a real sanctuary. Why not us? We should launch a 24/7 wildlife ambulance, a national

A 30 % U.S. tariff on Sri Lankan exports is the price we pay for poor negotiation. Our ego kept us from seeking every ally, every expert hand, and now nearly $3 billion in exports hangs in the balance. This is a good case study on how textbook experts are not meant for real

At a time when global trade is tough, the UK is backing developing nations, and we’re grateful. UK has relaxed its rules-of-origin under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme. This means greater opportunities for the different sectors to export, create more jobs and increase FX

Bathiya, the Polpithigama tusker we all prayed for, passed away this morning. This was an undeservingly painful death for a gentle giant. I hope his death stirs compassion and action in all of us. 🐘💔 #Bathiya #SriLanka