Tharindu Weerasinghe

Chartered Computer Engineer | Manager | Mentor | Lecturer | Poet | Lyricist | Compere | Freelance Columnist | Crazy Cricket Fan |

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

I am delighted to announce the release of my latest publication, "Behind the Scenes."

This volume is a curated collection of English poetry composed over the past several years.

A significant portion of the work features photo-inspired verses, capturing the synergy between visual imagery and the written word. All captured scenes are through my mobile lenses in Australia and Sri Lanka.

​The book is now available via major online book retailers.

For those interested in exploring this collection, you may find it on Amazon here:

https://t.co/DB1HDsSOGD

[Qantas @Qantas]

A major milestone for Project Sunrise 👏

Our @Airbus A350-1000ULR has completed its maiden test flight, marking a significant step toward non-stop services between Australia's east coast and London and New York.

The specially designed aircraft departed Toulouse for a three hour and 43 minute journey over France and the French Atlantic Coast, operated by two Airbus flight test pilots, three flight test engineers, and one ground test engineer.

This marks the start of a two-month testing campaign for the aircraft, which has been custom-configured for Qantas' ultra-long-range operations. A second Project Sunrise aircraft is currently being painted in Qantas livery with its science-backed cabin interiors fitted.

More to come on that soon… 👀

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

Hey everyone! If you’re looking for your next travel destination, you absolutely have to visit Sri Lanka. Trust me, this iconic island nation is worth every bit of the hype.

​To all my friends who haven't been yet, here is a glimpse of what's waiting for you:

💎​ Rich Culture: Immerse yourself in deep-rooted traditions and stunning historical sites.

🪴 ​Agri-Tourism: Explore lush tea plantations, spice gardens, and beautiful rural landscapes.

🍽 Culinary Adventures: Dive into a paradise of bold, aromatic, and unforgettable flavors.

[Tourism Sri Lanka @tourismlk]

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟰𝟬 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦

Click here to accsess ETA: https://t.co/Cf1cROWhsF

Plan your visit and discover Sri Lanka with ease.

#SriLankaTouism #SriLanka #VisitSriLanka #FreeVisa #YouWillComeBackForMore

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

Glad to appear on Engineers Australia website for the consecutive 2nd year.
https://t.co/YdE0u6B0jI

[World Insights @World_Insights1]

Major Sports and Their Origins 🌍🏅

⚽ Football (Soccer) — England (1863)
🏀 Basketball — United States (1891)
🏏 Cricket — England (16th century)
🎾 Tennis — England (1873)
⚾ Baseball — United States (1845)
🏑 Field Hockey — England (19th century)
⛳ Golf — Scotland (15th century)
🏐 Volleyball — United States (1895)
🏸 Badminton — India / England (1873)
🏓 Table Tennis — England (1880s)

🏉 Rugby — England (1823)
🥊 Boxing — Ancient Greece (688 BC)
🏊 Competitive Swimming — England (19th century)
🏹 Archery — Prehistoric
🥋 Judo — Japan (1882)
🥋 Karate — Okinawa, Japan (17th–19th century)
🤼 Wrestling — Mesopotamia (3000 BC)
🏒 Ice Hockey — Canada (19th century)

[Global Statistics @Globalstats11]

Top 100 Biggest Economies in 2026 💰

1. 🇨🇳 China - $43.49 Trillion
2. 🇺🇸 United States - $31.82 Trillion
3. 🇮🇳 India - $19.14 Trillion
4. 🇷🇺 Russia - $7.34 Trillion
5. 🇯🇵 Japan - $6.92 Trillion
6. 🇩🇪 Germany - $6.32 Trillion
7. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - $5.36 Trillion
8. 🇧🇷 Brazil - $5.16 Trillion
9. 🇫🇷 France - $4.66 Trillion
10. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - $4.59 Trillion
11. 🇹🇷 Turkey - $3.98 Trillion
12. 🇮🇹 Italy - $3.82 Trillion
13. 🇲🇽 Mexico - $3.55 Trillion
14. 🇰🇷 South Korea - $3.49 Trillion
15. 🇪🇸 Spain - $2.94 Trillion
16. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - $2.85 Trillion
17. 🇨🇦 Canada - $2.81 Trillion
18. 🇪🇬 Egypt - $2.53 Trillion
19. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - $2.39 Trillion
20. 🇵🇱 Poland - $2.12 Trillion
21. 🇹🇼 Taiwan - $2.07 Trillion
22. 🇦🇺 Australia - $2.06 Trillion
23. 🇻🇳 Vietnam - $1.94 Trillion
24. 🇮🇷 Iran - $1.93 Trillion
25. 🇹🇭 Thailand - $1.92 Trillion
26. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - $1.90 Trillion
27. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - $1.76 Trillion
28. 🇵🇭 Philippines - $1.59 Trillion
29. 🇦🇷 Argentina - $1.58 Trillion
30. 🇲🇾 Malaysia - $1.56 Trillion
31. 🇳🇱 Netherlands - $1.56 Trillion
32. 🇨🇴 Colombia - $1.24 Trillion
33. 🇿🇦 South Africa - $1.06 Trillion
34. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - $1.00 Trillion
35. 🇸🇬 Singapore - $988.8 Billion
36. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - $973.4 Billion
37. 🇷🇴 Romania - $949.3 Billion
38. 🇧🇪 Belgium - $925.7 Billion
39. 🇩🇿 Algeria - $915.8 Billion
40. 🇨🇭 Switzerland - $909.1 Billion
41. 🇮🇪 Ireland - $836.7 Billion
42. 🇸🇪 Sweden - $809.5 Billion
43. 🇨🇱 Chile - $740.4 Billion
44. 🇮🇶 Iraq - $739.1 Billion
45. 🇺🇦 Ukraine - $730.8 Billion
46. 🇦🇹 Austria - $705.0 Billion
47. 🇵🇪 Peru - $682.8 Billion
48. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic - $677.7 Billion
49. 🇳🇴 Norway - $621.1 Billion
50. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - $618.1 Billion
51. 🇮🇱 Israel - $600.5 Billion
52. 🇵🇹 Portugal - $556.4 Billion
53. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - $530.8 Billion
54. 🇩🇰 Denmark - $529.3 Billion
55. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - $511.0 Billion
56. 🇬🇷 Greece - $485.1 Billion
57. 🇭🇺 Hungary - $478.5 Billion
58. 🇲🇦 Morocco - $457.5 Billion
59. 🇰🇪 Kenya - $430.3 Billion
60. 🇦🇴 Angola - $417.2 Billion
61. 🇶🇦 Qatar - $410.6 Billion
62. 🇫🇮 Finland - $384.9 Billion
63. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - $353.7 Billion
64. 🇧🇾 Belarus - $319.5 Billion
65. 🇹🇿 Tanzania - $317.9 Billion
66. 🇪🇨 Ecuador - $315.9 Billion
67. 🇬🇭 Ghana - $314.6 Billion
68. 🇳🇿 New Zealand - $309.1 Billion
69. 🇬🇹 Guatemala - $297.1 Billion
70. 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire - $289.1 Billion
71. 🇲🇲 Myanmar - $286.4 Billion
72. 🇰🇼 Kuwait - $285.9 Billion
73. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - $282.2 Billion
74. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - $279.2 Billion
75. 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic - $266.9 Billion
76. 🇴🇲 Oman - $245.9 Billion
77. 🇻🇪 Venezuela - $231.4 Billion
78. 🇷🇸 Serbia - $225.6 Billion
79. 🇨🇩 Dem. Rep. of the Congo - $225.5 Billion
80. 🇵🇦 Panama - $211.0 Billion
81. 🇭🇷 Croatia - $207.4 Billion
82. 🇺🇬 Uganda - $205.3 Billion
83. 🇳🇵 Nepal - $194.9 Billion
84. 🇹🇳 Tunisia - $193.6 Billion
85. 🇨🇲 Cameroon - $183.3 Billion
86. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - $178.0 Billion
87. 🇱🇹 Lithuania - $173.1 Billion
88. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - $166.3 Billion
89. 🇰🇭 Cambodia - $160.0 Billion
90. 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan - $159.0 Billion
91. 🇵🇾 Paraguay - $145.1 Billion
92. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - $144.9 Billion
93. 🇯🇴 Jordan - $138.0 Billion
94. 🇸🇩 Sudan - $135.9 Billion
95. 🇺🇾 Uruguay - $135.1 Billion
96. 🇱🇾 Libya - $132.8 Billion
97. 🇸🇮 Slovenia - $128.1 Billion
98. 🇬🇪 Georgia - $123.0 Billion
99. 🇧🇭 Bahrain - $118.1 Billion
100. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - $108.6 Billion

Note: GDP Figures Based on PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Source: IMF via Visual Capitalist

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

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[Bloomberg @business]

A slide in the Sri Lankan rupee, Asia’s worst performing currency this month, has intensified due to speculation of further weakening, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Anil Jayantha Fernando https://t.co/p1J9YCFc74

[Bloomberg @business]

Read today’s Australia Briefing for your daily dose of the best of Bloomberg from Down Under and around the world https://t.co/MBPHluMm7C

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

Key Indicators Database - Sri Lanka @ADB_HQ
https://t.co/iESAE8TD1d

[Gita Rachel Mathew @gita_mathew]

Travel Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🌴🌊💛

[United Nations @UN]

Happy English Language Day!

As one of the UN’s two working languages and six official languages, English is an essential tool for global cooperation and diplomacy.

Find out more: https://t.co/chu47hkcLO

[Australia in Sri Lanka @AusHCSriLanka]

The Australian High Commission and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Finance are aware of irregularities in payments owed to the Australian Government.

Sri Lankan authorities are investigating the matter and are coordinating with Australian officials who are assisting the investigation.

Australia remains committed to supporting Sri Lanka’s return to debt sustainability.

[Learn Something @cooltechtipz]

Timeline of storage technology

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

Project management qualifications that future-proof an engineering career👉
https://t.co/k8eCQtJwXU

[Julie Chung @JulieChungUSA]

Endless memories of the magical island of Sri Lanka, a place everyone should visit in their lifetime

[Market News🇱🇰 @MarketNewsLK]

Colombo #SriLanka among 20 'Best Food Destinations in the World 2026' by Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Best of the Best
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[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

Importance of Critical Thinking in a Social-Media Driven Society https://t.co/uYC6vzFlmj via @CeylonToday

[Tharindu Weerasinghe @TDBWeerasinghe]

5 major infrastructure projects that opened in 2025 in Australia:
https://t.co/rvnXlBc2vh

[80s Kidz @80s_Kidz]

MTV officially shut down its 24-hour music channels yesterday. They ended their final broadcast with 'Video killed the radio star' by The Buggles, the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.

[Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 @SriLankaTweet]

Sri Lanka in the global spotlight 🇱🇰

Jaffna has been named among the Best Cities to Visit in 2026 by Lonely Planet in its Best in Travel 2026 list.

Visit Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🙏
https://t.co/pnXN5kQtK1
A proud moment highlighting culture, history & regional tourism.

Sri Lanka has gained global recognition as Lonely Planet named Jaffna among the Best Cities to Visit in 2026 in its prestigious Best in Travel 2026 list.

The selection highlights Jaffna’s rich culture and history and reflects Sri Lanka’s growing reputation as a diverse and authentic travel destination. It also underlines efforts to promote regional tourism beyond traditional hotspots.

Lonely Planet publishes its Best in Travel list each year, selecting inspiring destinations worldwide based on sustainability, innovation, and unique travel experiences.