Akshar Rathish

27 | Making Markets Move · Colombo 🇱🇰

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

If app icons matched their names perfectly in real life.

#DesignHumor #GraphicDesign #TechLife #Google #CreativeConcepts

[Gita Rachel Mathew @gita_mathew]

Colombo’s art scene is absolutely thriving right now !
🇱🇰🎨✏️
From grand historic museums filled with heritage to sleek contemporary galleries showcasing incredible local talent, striking installations, and vibrant creative spaces,
Sri Lanka’s capital is buzzing with art in every corner.
Beautiful architecture, thought-provoking works and such a warm creative energy.
If you’re in Colombo or planning a trip, you have to check out the art scene in Sri Lanka - it’s seriously awesome !
Highly recommend exploring it all 👌
Credit : cntravellerindia
@malakatalwatte
#SriLanka #ColomboArt #ArtScene

[Architectural Art (A-A) @4AAAAart]

Round House Estate Bungalow at Ahangama by Narein Perera

Ahangama, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[Thisura de Silva @de_thisura]

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ස්වභාව සෞන්දර්ය‍ය #teampixel #googlepixel කාචයෙන්

[Uvindu Rajapakshe @UvinduBro]

Sri Lanka is testing the Metro Bus Digital Platform (MBDP) by Lanka Metro Transit pilot launching this April on Makubura–Pettah & Kadawatha routes.

• Real-time bus tracking
• Tap-in/Tap-out mobile payments
• Centralized smart transport system

#DigitalSriLanka #SriLanka #LKA

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

ලැබුවාවූ සිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුද්ද ඔබට සහ ඔබේ පවුලට සාමය, සතුට සහ සාර්ථකත්වයෙන් පිරුණු සුභ අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!

May this Sinhala & Tamil New Year bring you and your family happiness, peace, and success!

#avurudu #sinhalatamilnewyear #srilanka #awurdu #avurudu2026 #lka

[Dr.Amila Fernando🪬 @DrBukkabwoi]

Everyone laughed when they said Sri Lanka's location is its biggest asset. Nobody is laughing now

The Strait of Hormuz just shut down. 20% of the world's oil supply: blocked. 34,000 shipping routes diverted. The biggest shipping companies on earth such as Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd are all scrambling to find alternative routes

Guess which country sits right in the middle of every single alternative route? 🇱🇰

Colombo Port just recorded 8.29 million containers in 2025. A record. Transhipment surged 15% in January 2026 alone. Colombo Port is now the most connected port in the Indian Ocean region. More shipping lines call here than any alternative except Jebel Ali in Dubai which is currently inaccessible because of the Hormuz crisis. The next closest options? India and Malaysia. Neither match Colombo's connectivity!

But this isnt new. The ancient world already knew this too. Arab traders, Chinese merchants, Portuguese colonisers, Dutch, British they all came here for the same reason.
We sit on the crossroads of every major sea route connecting East to West. Thats not luck. Thats geography. And geography doesnt change

You know what the Dutch called us right? The Cinnamon Island. You know why the British wanted Trincomalee? Not for the beaches. For the natural deep water harbour that could control the Indian Ocean. The same harbour we're now handing over to India and UAE to develop because we couldnt do it ourselves in 80 years of independence

Right now ships are rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Hormuz. That route passes Sri Lanka. Ships going from East Asia to Europe pass us. Ships going to Africa pass us. Every rerouted vessel is a potential customer for Colombo Port

The problem? Our port is already congested. We have the location but not the capacity. The West Container Terminal is still being built. We needed it 5 years ago. Every month of delay is revenue going to Singapore, Malaysia and India instead.

Singapore has no natural resources. No agriculture. No beaches. Just location and infrastructure. They turned a fishing village into the world's busiest port. We have the same location advantage PLUS natural resources, agriculture, tourism, and a deep water harbour the British built their entire Indian Ocean strategy around

The difference? They executed. We debated
For decades we've been saying "we have nothing." We have everything. We just never built the systems to use it. The Hormuz crisis wont last forever but the lesson should. Sri Lanka's location is worth more than any resource. If we ever get serious about it

[Gita Rachel Mathew @gita_mathew]

My Sri Lanka ♥️🇱🇰
#Ella
Credit : pramuditha_tharaka

[Kavi Senu @KaviSenu]

Hirikatiya from Above 🌴🌊🚁✨

Pic: Ashan Upekshaka

[Global Statistics @Globalstats11]

15 Best Countries for Food in the World 🍽️

1. 🇹🇭 Thailand
2. 🇮🇹 Italy
3. 🇯🇵 Japan
4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5. 🇪🇸 Spain
6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
7. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
8. 🇬🇷 Greece
9. 🇿🇦 South Africa
10. 🇵🇪 Peru
11. 🇲🇻 Maldives
12. 🇨🇴 Colombia
13. 🇲🇦 Morocco
14. 🇫🇷 France
15. 🇹🇷 Turkey

Note: Based on global cuisine popularity, diversity & traveler ratings

Source: Condé Nast Traveller 2025 Readers' Choice Awards

[Architecture & Tradition @archi_tradition]

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[Ceylon Catalyst 🇱🇰 @SethFromColombo]

Thank God, I'm Lankan 🇱🇰

[✶ @echoesofworld]

Sri Lanka

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

Some streets don't need lights.
this one proved it.

Sat at monsoon when the sky clocked out. menu read like a dare. took it. won.

Colombo 1 - my expectations 0. 🖤🌿

#colombo #streetphotography #foodie #aesthetics #monsoon #dinnervibes #urbanphotography #contentcreator #lka

[Asela Waidyalankara @aselawaid]

Vega Innovations, is proud to announce a historic milestone for Sri Lanka: the development of the nation’s first electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in Sri Lanka.

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

Photo seen on FB: Grateful that Leesons Hospital Ragama offered free OPD services during the #FloodsSriLanka. Amazing compassion! 🙏

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

අනේ අපේ රටේ වගේ රත���තරන් මිනිස්සු වෙන කොහෙවත්ම නැතුව ඇති 🥺♥️🙏

[Akshar Rathish @aksharized]

Even at her worst, she never left her friend ♥️ #SriLankafloods #SriLankaFlood2025 #SriLanka

[Gita Rachel Mathew @gita_mathew]

The vibe when you’ve had the best holiday in your life 😅
#LoveSriLanka♥️🇱🇰
#IslandVibes
#SriLankaMagic

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starlink now available in Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰