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Greatest threat to
#SriLanka
stability, at this time, is SLPP asserting its parliament majority to become a proxy for the rejected leaders of the country.
After 2015&19 elections, parliament majority of the defeated presidential candidate, stood down. SLPP shld do the same now.
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President can be impeached by
#SriLanka
parliament; if he doesn't hear
#GotaGoHome
and resign.
This is not a deadlock.
MPs must publicly explain if they fail to represent the wishes of their constituency, on how they vote in parliament
Find your MP at
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Justifying illegal attacks on protestors by calling their occupation of buildings illegal, shows up
@RW_UNP
as feudal and behind the times.
The Aragalaya methods (Occupation +Civil-Disobedience) had global democratic recognition in the Occupy Movement.
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President of
#SriLanka
cites IMF conditionality as the reason govt is not able to fund the holding of elections (watch minute 1.00 to 1.15)
It is the first time I've heard
@IMFNews
being scapegoated for suppressing democracy, by a govt treasury denying funds to hold elections.
The Opposition does not want an
#election
. They've mentioned this to many of us. Nobody has postponed the election.
@ECSriLanka
has not yet scheduled a date. According to
@IMFNews
we cannot print money. -
@RW_UNP
#SriLankaEconomicCrisis
#President
#Parliament
#Colombo
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Economic policy is on an old broken bus. Talk of "All Party Govt." is a red herring. What can it do that the current govt. cannot?
Emergency vote showed that Executive (1) has a servile legislative majority (2) doesn't care what the opp. thinks.
So what's an all party govt for?
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@ParliamentLK
says to *protect MPs* their contact details were removed.
Other ways to say it are:
🔸Parliament no longer represents the people
🔸
#SriLanka
is no longer a democracy
@ManthriLK
web MPpages still have contact details, to *protect democracy*
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When cabinet approves stuff that does not have a published evaluation of why/how it is good for the country (as it will continue to do), remember... that's exactly how
#SriLanka
got into this mess.
Weep 😭 don't cheer, even if it sounds good to you - like the fatal tax cuts did.
Also, the Minister of Power and Energy,
@kanchana_wij
agreed to a proposal made by me to issue fuel passes for tourists, Migrant workers, and Dual Citizens who are willing to pay in USDs at the airport. No more ques for them.
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Shani, the best corruption and crime investigator, was subject by the "system" to the absolute perversion of justice in
#SriLanka
If
#LKA
remains in corrupt capture, economic recovery will also be elusive.
Therefore, the future of Shani, can be a bellwether of the economy. 👀
#SriLanka
This man did his job. Is being persecuted for it. Not a mention from
@RW_UNP
.
Which policeman in his right mind will prosecute
#politicians
now?
#SriLankaEconomicCrisis
#SriLankaCrisis
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Presenting false budget numbers to parliament is not in
#SriLanka
national interest.
@factchecklka
explains why the Prime Minister is wrong on the budget deficit he claimed for 2019.
Which then makes him wrong on the 2020 deficit number as well. *sigh*
Who is responsible?
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Advocata & Dhananath does
#SriLanka
proud by winning this freedom award.
His speech flags how he committed his own freedom to build Advocata; and the sheer irony, that his wife shld be denied the freedom(a visa), to join him to receive this freedom award
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The front page of the
@Dailymirror_SL
today, is yet another wakeup call: Sri Lanka needs to prioritize life support to its ailing economy, over repaying the debt.
Expect more such news when forex is further depleted to pay the maturing USD 500 million bond next week.
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Today RTI commission issued an order in favour of
@VeriteResearch
v.
@CBSL
to release data on EPF secondary market transactions. Made possible by
#Yahapalanaya
despite all its flaws. RTI is the 1st step in stopping grand corruption. Congratulations
@Im_Anushan
@GehanDG
@malsirini
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Presidential election first please. In
#srilanka
today parliamentary elections cannot be a solution, without a prez election 1st
#PrezElection1st
Otherwise incumbent president, with
#CoupLK
@PresRajapaksa
, will violently stop parliament from functioning, ignoring people's mandate
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What expectations did IMF set in its recent meetings with
#SriLanka
?
Note this carefully worded, diplomatic communication by the IMF.
TLDR:
1)No quick release of funds
Prior actions
2)Suspend bilateral debt servicing
3)Put into motion a credible plan
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🪫To solve the economy, it helps to have Central Bank regain lost credibility.
👉1. Can we stop the misreporting of reserves?
A malpractice started in Dec. 2021 by incorrectly classifying the Yuan swap as reserves.
🤦♀️Finance Minister is also calling the bluff in
@CBSL
figures
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Brutality is the second reason why
#SriLankans
hate their politicians. Brutes, such as these, act on behalf of the President, Prime Minister & Cabinet, and enjoy impunity. At best they are "suspended"(given paid leave) not even arrested or prosecuted, until forgotten in the media
More video footages have emerged of Sri Lanka security forces brutally attacking protesters moments before protesters entered the President's house yesterday
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Sad 😟: over 95% of the deaths occurring at present could have been avoided if the current vaccine roll out had begun just a couple of months earlier...
Based on figures provided here by the Acting Chief Epidemiologist of
#SriLanka
(& published by govt).
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The RajapaksaFamily 2019+ modus operandi is to drive
#SriLanka
towards destruction and vigorously resist attempts to stop them, until it's too late. Same story for:
Agriculture
Justice
Economy
Democracy
Resignation isn't enough. But corrupt justice system will avoid their arrest
Effective immediately I have tendered my resignation as Prime Minister to the President.
අගමැති ධූරයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වීමේ ලිපිය ජනාධිපතිතුමා වෙත යොමු කළෙමි.
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I worry that MPs and officials are using false fear mongering on safety of banks to justify unequal DDR treatment.
External debt holders (unlike voiceless EPF members) will not agree to govt excluding
#SriLanka
bank holding of ISB debt.
Why will banks be safe then, if not now?
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Of the many reasons for the President to consider reconvening parliament, this is perhaps the most urgent
➜
#SriLanka
has exceeded its legal borrowing limit
➜Responsible entities will want their lending to be legal
➜
#lka
constitution allows only Parliament to change the limit.
Can the govt
#borrow
more than what it is permitted by the Parliament?
The Vote on Account held in Oct 2019 allows the govt to borrow up to Rs. 721 billion for Jan-April 2020
However, the govt borrowings have already increased more than the legal limit
#Publicfinancelk
#lka
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large gap between what's *in the news* and what's *on the ground*
#newsmirageLK
Since these promising headlines (great idea from
@basilrajapaksa
)
#SriLanka
has administered vaccine doses at *such a slow rate* that fully vaccinating even 60% of the population would take >6 years!
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This Royal-Thomian 2024 moment is so layered. Lighthearted fun on the surface, and yet so seeped in irony and truth.
This song requested by the President of
#SriLanka
, is about the “Wadakaha Sudiya” — a notorious 1955 version of the “Dammika [Covid] Paniya” of 2021, marketed for
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Law shld apply equally to Aragalaya?
Listen to Karu Jayasuriya explain how the MPs who unleashed violence in parliament, in an unprecedented assaulted on
#SriLanka
democracy in 2008, and shld have faced criminal charges, escaped even disciplinary action.
Sri Lankans who turned a blind eye to multi-million dollar white collar criminals, tax fraud, misappropriation of public funds, state-sponsored killings, war crimes, and much else, have thus discovered the earth-shattering, mind-bending case of a woman giving the 🖕
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This is good news indeed… much awaited…
#SriLanka
reaches staff level agreement with the IMF on continuing with the second tranche of its ongoing IMF Programme.
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I am puzzled. While I am semi-starving my family, saying I am short of cash to buy food; can I also be boasting, about throwing a promised banquet for a rich friend?
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Think a minute: North Korea is the *only* country in the world, to have both a higher number and a higher per capita ratio of soldiers (“armed forces personnel”), than
#SriLanka
According to the data shown in Exhibit 2 of this Fact Check, by
@factchecklka
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Today
#SriLanka
parliament passed a budget that violated its own laws on fiscal responsibility (but complied with IMF targets).
When questioned in parliament, on why the budget is not complying with the law; the state minister explained: it’s because a similar law will be
The approval of the 2024 budget in parliament violates its own laws, raising concerns about accountability and the purpose of legislation.
Why create laws if parliament can disregard them? If existing laws aren't followed, why commit to new fiscal rules in the IMF program
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Increasing Cigarette taxes before fuel prices, would make better economic sense in
#SriLanka
It's good to study the data
LKR 20 billion estimated loss by not implementing cigarettes tax formula in 2020, and set to lose another 20 billion in 2021.
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#SriLanka
workers beware. Bond issues aside, Report 3
#CBSL
forensic audit shows EPF Stock Market activity severely mismanaged: ignoring + removing safeguards, and assisting fraud, to cause 10s of bns in cumulative losses since 2009. It may be the most shocking CBSL exposé so far
EXCLUSIVE: All 5 Central Bank Forensic Audit reports
#lk
#SriLanka
#news
#CBSL
#ForensicAudit
#BondScam
#slnews
#sl
#TheSundayMorning
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“Why?” did an Island wide power failure occur in Sri Lanka (today)…the whole country wondered.
News Alerts (ADA Derana) sent out these delightfully unhelpful set of answers:
“…failure reported due to a system failure - CEB”
“UPDATE…failure is due to a breakdown of the main
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*Tharindu Uduwagedara* is an important political commentator in
#SriLanka
. He exemplifies and amplifies the
#aragalaya
Authoritarian govt's toolkit of suppression has deployed on him.
@saliyapieris
, everyone, help anyway you can.
"...it tolls for thee!"
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Was he looking in the mirror?
What's crazy is not just the silly untruthfulness of what the Presidents said about renowned lawyer
@saliyapieris
;
but also...
that he framed the aspiration to be the President or a Member of Parliament in
#SriLanka
, as the mark of a scoundrel.
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3June’24
#SriLanka
came to an agreement with its private creditors to restructure its debt. The instruments used include a novel Governance-Linked Bond (GLB) designed by Verité Research in Colombo.
Sri Lanka will lead history as the first country to engage this novel governance
Sri Lanka and creditors reached agreement on the terms for a $12 billion bond restructuring, bringing the South Asian nation closer to completing its debt overhaul two years after it defaulted.
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The President’s pushback here is correct. Many think that the lack of a “haircut” (reduction of capital to be repaid) in bilateral debt restructure is a cause for concern.
But the measurement of the extent of debt write down is the reduction in Net Present Value (NPV). Haircuts
Regarding allegations the Govt hasn't requested a principal loan reduction, the President clarified that official bilateral creditors don't reduce the principal amount but concessions are typically provided through extended repayment periods, loan grace periods & lower int rates.
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#VaccinateLKA
Can presidential projection materialise? 13M ppl (26M doses) by Sept30 -> 98 days from today(June25)
Run Rate(RR) in doses per day(dpd)
▪️Current RR < 25k dpd
▪️RR in last 10 days < 50k dpd
▪️Required RR > 225k dpd
daily score posted at:
We could vaccinate 13 million people by the end of September this year & we can vaccinate almost everyone over the age of 30 by that time - President
@GotabayaR
says addressing the nation
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Is
@SagalaRatnayaka
admitting (below) he cooperated with
@MaithripalaS
to scuttle justice on high-profile cases?[while being Minister for Law and Order and
@RW_UNP
Chief of Staff] Tweet suggests an implicit pact: that they would keep each others secrets. Am I reading it wrong? :(
As a responsible Cabinet minister, I have never spoken in public about instances in which the
@MaithripalaS
interfered with high-profile investigations. But if these wild allegations continue, I will be forced to divulge details on who interfered, when, where and how.
#lka
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That’s 24 hour power cuts for 10% of the households (544,488) in Sri Lanka?
Due to CEB price increases that didn’t just cover excessive costs but also led to huge profits?
We do need better approaches to protect the poor and build the social safety net.
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Taxes announced today on casino industry (image left), looks like a card trick.
From Report of the Committee On Public Finance (2019
@MASumanthiran
)
it seems (image right)
1.reductions are presented as increases
2.existing taxes are not collected
3.increases are not implemented
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What is unfolding in
#lka
is a coup. Coercively taking over institutions(e.g. below): this is the structure of a
#coup
. Then, prorogue parliament = shut down to consolidate
#coupLK
. Will it be the 1st successful coup attempt in
#srilanka
history? (Next: corruption cases halted?)
I confirm that Lake House was taken over by SLPP union last night. I was the only woman in the building after 11. My chief sub and I passed the Daily News. Thilanga Sumathipala visited LH. SLPP unionists said they were acting on orders by Keheliya R.
#lka
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This exposé of criminal purchases in the health sector, is a window into the root cause of
#SriLanka
’s economic troubles. (by Investigative journalist Namini Wijedasa)
It spells out how, as the country went into economic crisis, diabolical corruption went in to high gear;
The health sector investigation is the single longest one I've done in a while, starting December 2022. Had we kept silent, or given up, many more innocent users of government hospitals would have died or suffered. That is now blatantly clear.
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👏President
@GotabayaR
asked China for a debt restructure -- a wise, constructive step towards stemming the outflow of foreign reserves.
@CBSL
has been refusing to do the same with ISBs. But ISBs hurt reserve depletion more than repayments to China.
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😀 this is just hilarious. The point in
#SriLanka
politics where I can't distinguish between
@AzzamAmeen
's
@NewsWireLK
and the comedic genius of
@NewsCurrySL
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Property Tax as an “Imputed Rental Income Tax” mentioned by the govt and IMF has a serious problem. It has no known analytical basis for its design as an efficient and effective tax measure for
#SriLanka
This is unfortunately the case for many other tax measures as well, under
In the month of March, I attended a meeting with the
#President
. While I attended the meeting, you said you'd give it, then you tweeted this, then you came to this house & said it'll be given. Three months have lapsed, & the Technical Reports to the
@IMFNews
have not been given.
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The economy can ill afford a
#Diluted21A
Why?
To put the economy on a better path, a credibility boost in governance is the need of the hour.
The
#Original21A
can help to get that
Rejecting it and introducing a
#Diluted21A
will harm
#SriLanka
govt credibility, not enhance it.
The SJB's
#Original21A
can be found here
@Keheliya_R
:
What you are referring to is the Govt's proposed
#Diluted21A
, the objective of which is to counter
#Original21A
, and thereby retain the Executive Presidential System...
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Today parliament, not heeding analysis, will pass a bill putting a tax gun to the head of EPF trying to force “voluntary” bond exchange.
The monetary board would be wrong to accept it.
Shld it not make the analytical basis public and open to PRIOR _external_ scrutiny first?
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I have been puzzling over this myself, thank you
@David_Blacker
for voicing the question.
Is it that
#lka
authorities treat
#SriLanka
citizens as second class, next to foreigners - like some casino's do?
I would like to hear another explanation...
Fully vaccinated foreigners on holiday free to travel anywhere, but fully vaccinated Sri Lankans who need to earn a living stay locked in their homes.
#onecountryonelaw
#wedakaranaratak
#IQ79
#lockdownlanka
#curfewcountry
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@ManthriLK
video lists the 10 MPs with the worst attendance in parliament in the last 3yrs in
#lka
.
@PresRajapaksa
has the second worst attendance record, and 9 of the 10 are with UPFA. Another reminder that parliamentary democracy is not valued by the purveyors of
#CoupLk
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The “system change” demanded by unprecedented protests (Aragalaya) in 2022 boils down to 1 thing…that still eludes
#SriLanka
👉“To have a government that’s accountable for acting in the public interest”
Interview on International Day of Democracy 2023
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By pardoning
#SunilRatnayake
GR follows in MS footsteps: disgraces the Presidency + takes
#lka
justice system another giant step down, into the abyss. Reminds us why
#SriLanka
in 5 Presidential Elections voted to abolish/reduce powers of Presidency -- & will do so again, in 2020?
We've locked up 4,000 people for violating curfew - and this is the man they choose to let walk free. Everything about this utterly shameful - the timing, the priorities reflected, the disregard of the courts, the implication that Sri Lanka's armed forces are no better than this.
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COPF sees attempt to rush huge tax breaks through
#SriLanka
parliament, without any analysis, before the enabling/corrupt laws are dismantled, as agreed with
@IMFNews
@HarshadeSilvaMP
COPF shld make cost benefit analysis available for public scrutiny.
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Swiss emb
#lka
staff lawyer in court >she was
*Called to an apartment to help w/visa forms; then blindfolded, molested, interrogated
*got 2options on safety of child+husband:1.say nothing 2.say abducted in white vehicle
Reported by Tamil Virakesari. English/Sinhala media silent?
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If this latest MS-MR stunt is allowed, country has no budget passed for 2019, and government cannot spend money after January 1st. :) Latest act of Hara-Kiri in
#CoupLK
drama.
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Community spread (cs) of Covid-19 in
#SriLanka
is a sad fact. Continuous attempts to deny it is a sad farce.
cs denials have been debunked by
@factchecklka
since Dec 2020
▪️
▪️
But they are still published without a health-warning 🤨
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*Human* Wellness is what matters most amidst
#Covid19LK
; above & beyond all other Clinical/Control objectives, which are means, not ends
#lka
response needs to be
Human-centered not Virus-centered
If you agree, reply w/ stories to remind us, like below
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In
#SriLanka
, Sacha Baron Cohen’s point applies to all media, not just social media... "democracies depend on shared truths" while "autocracies depend on shared lies" In
#lka
these platforms can help our democracy
@EthicsEye
@factchecklka
@verite_tma
‘I believe it's time for a fundamental rethink of social media and how it spreads hate, conspiracies and lies’: Sacha Baron Cohen issues a searing rebuke of social media companies, with particular aim at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Forensic Audit 2019 showed huge Central Bank corruption.
To protect people's EPF, law on more autonomy to
@CBSL
[=
@IMFNews
condition] shld come with more transparency & accountability.
@MASumanthiran
submits Bill to do that.
Read link on reasons for Bill.
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Dear Ranga, which economist are you quoting here? Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. These are highly confused/misinformed claims. If you cite your soure/economist, I will reply. Otherwise readers beware.
Some are suggesting govt should default given the forex situation of the country. what will happen if Sri Lanka defaults?
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Santa Clause has overruled
#SriLanka
IMF agreement… 😳But not for the poor.
Govt dolled out irrational tax exemptions/reductions to corporates, even since crisis in 2022, alongside huge tax increases on population. So the latest IMF agreement had explicit clauses to stop giving
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#SriLanka
@LakmaliJd
received the 2021 Stanford Historical Society Susan W. Schofield Oral History Award👏
Her work surfaces the gratuitous injustice & indignity heaped upon those who need a
#visa
to travel.
Watch interview 👇
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#SriLanka
govt forfeited one third of its tax base in Dec 2019, with no analysis of consequences. This was perhaps the fiscal equivalent of "chemical fertilizer ban" in agriculture.
...and topped it with tax amnesties to "widen tax base", despite evidence that it wouldn't work.
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So many of us in
#SriLanka
today have advised the govt. to immediately suspend capital repayment of debt.
#SaveThe500Lk
and provided the analysis and reasons in many forums.🤞
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If "match-fixing" is illegal, why is "parliament-fixing" legitimate?
@sarojpathi
asks this excellent question in light of the ongoing attempt to consolidate
#CoupLK
Truly: even a majority in a parliament, "proRogued" in this way, can no longer confer legitimacy, on
#CoupLK
If fixing a game for money is a punishable offence, (
#cricket
or any other), what about "parliament-fixing" or "party-fixing"? Isn't it an offence?
#lka
#ConstitutionalCrisisLK
#matchfixing
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This might be the first survey on how
#SriLanka
citizens are coping with govt. response to
#Covid19
.
In a Nutshell
#Covid19SL
:
*Overwhelmingly satisfied with govt. response
*Highly insecure about the month ahead
*Present problems differ across districts
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The Camel’s nose(+head) is now under the tent (of our democracy)…
If it is not pushed back, this ruling of the Speaker will be the death knell on separation of powers (b/w judiciary and parliament) in
#SriLanka
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Monumental callousness of
#lka
govt. 🙁 is sadly exposed. Left to opposition lawmaker
@MASumanthiran
to table in parliament a modern fit-for-purpose framework to deal with covid-19 pandemic, now aggravated in
#SriLanka
by the irrationality and incompetence of its administation.
I presented the “Public Health Emergency Bill”, as a private member’s bill in
#Parliament
today for
#pandemic
and other health emergencies as current legal regimes are inadequate. . . .
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Grand Corruption Alert! Is the parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) also influenced by the same system of grand corruption that drives economic decisions in
#SriLanka
?
This report of a COPF discussion on cigarette taxation suggests that it is (link below).
Let me say
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Rating downgrades are no longer a surprise. There is more to come. Why?
#SriLanka
economic policy has the wrong goals: repaying foreign debt holders in full is now counter productive. The right goal is to increase the quality and quantity of reserves.
But govt is not listening.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Credit rating to 'CC', from 'CCC'. A dropped in foreign-exchange reserves, high external debt payments, and limited financing inflows have worsened the external liquidity position of the country Fitch says.
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👍Constitution gives
#SriLanka
parliament full control over public finance.
👏
@RW_UNP
puts positive emphasis on making executive branch even more accountable to parliament.
👉Then, isn't it time to put before parliament the staff level agreement being pursued with the IMF❓
Apart from the economic issues, there are also 2 major issues in the political sphere we are facing.
1.21st Amendment: We, as party leaders, are now finalizing this.
2.The abolition of the Executive Presidency: The timing and methodology must be decided by the Party Leaders.
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After the vote of no confidence in the government on 14th Nov. (declared by the Speaker), it's not possible for there to be Ministers: Cabinet stands dissolved. Yet, media outlets (see below) report with ignorance on
#CoupLK
actions.
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Past President of the bar association
@saliyapieris
explaining the same point (as in quoted tweet) on democracy and actions of the speaker, captured in this video
The link above is to the comments in Sinhala, the video below is with English commentary.
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#SriLanka
stands out as exceptional in the world for its manner of DDR.
What were the dynamics unique to Sri Lanka that it’s domestic debt restructuring shld have been different to every other country and (known) episode of DDR in the world?
Out of 14 countries that carried out domestic debt restructuring in the last 25 years.
#SriLanka
stands alone in targeting social security funds while excluding banks and private creditors.
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Rape is not දූෂණය.
▪️We don't just think, and form words to express ourselves
▪️The words we use to express ourselves, also form how we think
This important
@bbcsinhala
article is on Sinhala+Tamil words for Rape, that affect how we think.
@EthicsEye
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GoodNews:👏 govt says it will implement an indexation method to regularly increase cigarette taxes.
BadNews:🙅♂️ it's going to ignore the published rational formula, and let vested interests write the method.
#CorruptionLk
wins the day!
TheRationalFormula
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This "news" on
#HejaazHizbullah
is a classic example of weasel media/reporting in
#SriLanka
: where allegations against a person are presented as facts "revealed"
But the spin is selective.
#lka
media can be mapped with data on who/what is cast as "revealed" vs "accused/alleged"
Parts of
#medialk
claim
#Hizbullah
's 'connection to an incident involving training children to use firearms' was 'revealed'
As suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty & investigations are ongoing, is it acceptable for
#lka
media to criminalise a person in this manner?
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On
#PresPoll2019
results, this real time analysis by
@nuuuwan
is going to be a very interesting space to watch...
#PresPollSL
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The “Online Safety Bill” passed into law yesterday in
#SriLanka
, is a great example of the precise point being made here by
@elonmusk
When you hear the names of legislation or anything done by the government, it is worth remembering that the group that sent so many people to the guillotine during the French Revolution was called “The Committee of Public Safety”, not the “Cut Off Their Heads Committee”
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What's
#SriLanka
's decision?
"Every sovereign bond restructuring boils down to one decision — How much of the country’s pain should be borne by its citizens, and how much should be borne by the creditors?”
Lee Buchheit at Economic Forum by NextGenSL & FNF
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This campaign to repeal
#SriLanka
PTA, led by
@MASumanthiran
shld have had more support then.
"Never send to know for whom the bell tolls..."
So that many would have escaped suppression through the PTA now. 👇
#InPics
A campaign led by TNA MP M. Sumanthiran and ‘Justice for All’ was launched today seeking support to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act
#Srilanka
#lka
#PTA
@MASumanthiran
@ShanakiyanR
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#Orwell
's "Animal Farm" comes to
#SriLanka
🙂
Are professionals, who champion equal treatment before the law, saying that: "some are more equal than others"?
🔸What word from our law faculty academics?
@DineshaSam
🔸Can members of the
#lka
Junior Bar explain, or fix this?
So lawyers - easily amongst the least at risk from the pandemic - demand ‘special hospital allocation’. Not ‘all hospitals have adequate facilities’, apparently.
The professional class in this country is sick. This horridly written letter-signed off by a PC no less-is proof.
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