With geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, this may be a tough ask! All present indications point to highly probable oil price volatility to come. #SriLanka #lka

This speaks for itself. But I’ll venture to add the following: Absent viable reintegration/livelihood strategy has possibly been greatest impediment to demobilization. Demobilizing without viable alternative livelihood creation holds out high political costs and possibly security

Simply cannot emphasize this enough. I hope all candidates and respective policy teams will take careful note of this crucial factor when thinking through (partial) demobilization - which in itself is essential. But if done hastily/ improperly, the potential for political,

Preparing for opposition. Early signs of a populist drift to come. #SriLanka #lka

For those watching #SriLanka presidential election results, this gives a very quick snapshot, feeding out of the election commission. #lka #srilankaelection2024 #presidentialelectionlk2024 #LKelection2024 #LKvotes2024 Presidential Election Results 2024 –

Pragmatic shift to the Centre to govern amidst very limited fiscal space. When fiscal constraints are this tight, that’s the catch-22: you can’t win without campaigning from the margins, but you can’t govern unless you shift to the Centre. One of the greatest challenges the NPP

The presidential and parliamentary elections 2024 have together produced a tectonic shift in Sri Lankan politics, nothing less. The ‘aragalaya’ demanded system change. True system change and its nature will be determined by the type of constitutional reforms the NPP pushes

This isn’t yet “system change.” It’s “people change.” “System change” needs constitutional reform. Else you merely replace the players within the same system. That’s why constitutional reform must and will happen. That’s also why the type of reforms will determine the outcomes.

Sarinda Perera And these constitutional reforms must include provisions for functional empowerment of all provinces , specially North and East , so that this festering issue is settled for once and for all

The trajectory of SOE reform will be another factor quite dependent on internal ideological and power dynamics. Some of these factors will impact the government’s revenue position and the crucial Debt-to-GDP ratio. The two-thirds favours the President, lending to consolidate his

The utter and persistent tone-deaf nature of appointments from this political camp, even as popular expression at elections was very loud rejection of politicians of Ravi K's calibre, requires a study of itself.

I built paralegal.lk - a search engine for Sri Lankan law. It has been live for the past 6 months and indexes ~23,000 Sri Lankan appellate court decisions as of now going all the way back to 1870s. Search is free.

A great loss to the world of academia and for Sri Lanka. R.I.P.

Extraordinary. We’ve seen this across previous administrations too. The notion of ‘conflict of interest’ is so poorly understood in Sri Lanka.

Storms across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka have devastated communities. At Apple, we’re thinking of everyone affected, and will be donating to relief and building efforts on the ground.