Aritha W @aritha

Banking Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Adventurer. Tweets are personal. facebook.com/aritha.w London, Colombo and the World Joined November 2008

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Tim Cook @tim_cook

3 weeks ago

Happy Pride!

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Aritha W @aritha

a month ago

@colomboinsights Sri Lanka is still recovering from the damage caused by his economic policies.

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@aruni_t @NalakaG Genuine investors to Sri Lanka consistently complain about how difficult it is to get visas here. Most go from pillar to post and everyone is subject to lengthy Defence Ministry clearances - which happens every year. It is very obvious how these visas are obtained.

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Aritha W @aritha

a month ago

@HarshadeSilvaMP highlights a major flaw in Industrial and Tax policy. Usually, when negotiating trade deals, foreign countries want to make sure that goods imported here are treated no less favourably than locally produced goods. Looks like they don’t have to worry about that.

Harsha de Silva @HarshadeSilvaMP

a month ago

Removing CESS is right. But slapping VAT on locally sourced inputs defeats the purpose entirely. A BOI exporter importing fabric = no VAT. Same exporter buying the same fabric locally = VAT. Same product. Different treatment. That's not industrial policy. The real

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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP

2 months ago

The revelation that a large number of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka are accused of abusing children was made in response to a freedom of information request by OCCRP. It comes as the country grapples with child sex allegations against one of its most senior Buddhist clergymen. occrp.org/en/news/child-…

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Aritha W @aritha

2 months ago

The police officer in charge of the Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women prides herself in the number of families she’s “put together” and often refuses to take complaints down from abused women and children. The situation has got worse.

Chaminda Dias @chami9539

2 months ago

This is dire... but not a surprise. We have built a system that routinely fails victims of abuse. Recently, a friend was physically assaulted by her husband. When she went to the police and made a complaint, the response was for the policewoman to call the husband and ask him to

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Kithmina Hewage @khewage1

2 months ago

Rs 10bn = USD 30mn Here's just a small sample of things you could buy with that money (based on a quick Google search): 👉🏾 10 high-end MRI machines 👉🏾 2 specialized pediatric cardiac wings similar to Little Hearts 👉🏾 10 regional hospitals 👉🏾 75,000 - 100,000 laptops for low-income students Every rupee wasted on perpetually loss-making SriLankan Airlines comes at the cost of the health and education of Sri Lankan citizens!

NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK

2 months ago

SriLankan seeks Rs. 10 bn as Govt moves to PPP model ift.tt/PqVNYQz

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Aritha W @aritha

2 months ago

@LihiniFernando Sri Lanka desperately needs a system to maintain monastic discipline and to disrobe monks who violate it. For decades politicians have used the lack of such a system for their advantage to increasingly politicise the Sasana. These measures should reverse that.

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Aritha W @aritha

2 months ago

@RehanJayawick @aruni_t Rehan - how can an audit report be ready when it’s only been 6 months since the fund was established? First a financial year has to end, then accounts prepared and subject to a Government audit which takes many months (same as a Pvt company) and then the report is published.

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The Examiner @ExaminerLK

2 months ago

The JMO’s report concluded that the child had been raped over a long period of time. The NCPA told the court that even as recently as April 27th the police had failed to name any suspects. examiner.media/police-delayed…

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Centre for a Smart Future (CSF) @CSFasia

2 months ago

The price of slow progress is rising. Sri Lanka’s trade, exports, and FDI agenda needs an urgent refresh and acceleration. Read our sharp Media Release published in today’s @FTSriLanka. Private and public sector stakeholders must work together proactively ft.lk/top-story/Sri-…

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Aritha W @aritha

2 months ago

@ManikkageYasuni @gayaradesilva Any crime is a crime against the State and the prosecution is done by the State. Private lawyers can support the victim by guiding them through the legal process. When the victim is a child, any supplementary private legal support must be sought by the NCPA and the parents.

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Nalaka Gunawardene @NalakaG

2 months ago

Will #SaffronCrimes against children in #lka receive due criminal investigation & judicial action? Or will #SaffronImpunity prevail? Watch this space...

Namal Amarasinghe @NamalAmarasing

2 months ago

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Aritha W @aritha

2 months ago

Where are all the religious leaders who are always protesting about “protecting” children?

Kelum Samarasena @kelums

2 months ago

The monk must be immediately removed from position as the chief prelate responsible for key historic places in Anuradhapura including Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. The alleged crime surfaced in 2022. Siyam Nikaya heads should've taken action long before.

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Aritha W @aritha

3 months ago

@gita_mathew Looks yum

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Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor

3 months ago

Points well taken. Things are going well currently. But we need a major push to enhance our relationship even more! @santoshm

WION @WIONews

3 months ago

"Indians are investing close to $30 billion every year around the world, but only about $1 billion has come into Sri Lanka. So, we need to be critical. Around 30 million Indian tourists travel across the world every year, yet only 452,000 have visited Sri Lanka. For me, all of

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Daniel Alphonsus @danielalphonsus

3 months ago

Meanwhile in a parallel universe 32 kms away…

Chenthil @jcrajan00

3 months ago

Air India just received its 100th aircraft since Tata takeover. In 3 years, Tata has taken an airline with a fleet average age of 14 years and injected 100 new planes into it. That is one new aircraft every 11 days. The order book is staggering. 470 aircraft from Airbus. 220

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Aritha W @aritha

3 months ago

@SethFromColombo Rajagiriya doesn’t belong to Colombo. Also, the green algae is a result of prolonged dry weather which has reduced the flow and depth of the water and increased its temperature.

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Lihini Fernando @LihiniFernando

3 months ago

When national interest rises above party politics, When integrity and ethics outweigh individual ambition, That is where you find @EranWick Eran Wickramaratne. When his own party failed to recognise his true worth, The ruling party made the smarter call. Credit to President AKD for choosing meritocracy over party politics, for placing the right person in the right role, rather than siding to party loyalty. Looking at the interim committee, what stands out is balance. The industry specialists, financial minds, legal expertise, strong female representation and the leadership. I’m sure it was Eran who recommended the names. Many would agree that some of the finest minds in our political landscape presently have spent years on the opposition benches, without the opportunity to truly govern. So, appointments like this- at least aimed at restoring a game we all cherish is a refreshing signal, that real progress requires looking outside ones own camp and President AKD has acknowledged it with this appointment. Wishing the interim committee led by Eran Wickramaratne the very best!

DailyMirror @Dailymirror_SL

3 months ago

Eran Wickramaratne appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee Read More dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/…

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Aritha W @aritha

3 months ago

@WrongLK @anuradisanayake If you don’t want to buy Pakistani milk - don’t buy it. No one is forcing you. Let market forces reign and let consumers choose what they want to consume.