#SriLanka: Queues have disappeared, protests have waned, but has the economic crisis really receded in Sri Lanka?
Not for all. It's a daily battle for survival, say Malaiyaha Tamils living in the tea estates - long read in @the_hindu
https://t.co/AIsSbculWO
When our rulers boast about the Lotus Tower, Port City, and Mattala International Airport... some people are struggling to meet their day-to-day needs. Have our public representatives addressed the needs of the public?
#lka#SriLanka#development#corruption
Kattankandy Mosque Massacre
#OnThisDay (3 Aug 1990), 147 worshippers were massacred by the LTTE at two different mosques in Kattankandy, Batticoloa. Disguised as Muslim worshippers themselves, 30 perpetrators attacked the over 300 people, spraying gunfire.
#Srilanka#lka
Memorial for Fr Sara (died #18May2009 aft months of displacement & surviving last months of war)
And those who died during war.
@ #Uruthirapuram Catholic Church today morning.
Priest says #Mullivaikkal is about a "place" being won on 18May2009, but not winning peoples hearts
"We have to protect the priest (Fr Jeevantha Peiris), I will make efforts to protect him" - Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri of Ratnapura diocese #lka, aft police visited a church to arrest Fr Jeevantha & alleged travel ban, due to his strong involvement in Peoples Uprising in Sri Lanka
Today in History (24-30 July 1983)
39 years ago, an Anti-Tamil Pogrom descended across Sri Lanka eventually escalating into mass violence killing thousands. This week, we'll be hearing the stories of the victims, trying to stop it from happening again.
#BlackJuly1983#LKA
President @GotabayaR has emailed his signed letter of resignation to the Speaker from Singapore. The Speaker however wants to see the original signature. The original will be brought to Colombo from Singapore in the next available flight by a diplomatic officer.via @TimesOnlineLK
As President has not resigned nor appointed the PM to act as President and left to Maldives indefinitely, Article 37(2) provides for the CJ to consult Speaker leading to PM becoming President and a Cabinet Minister as PM.
Is this the plan?
#SriLankaProtests#Maldives#Aragalaya