Disna Mudalige

Journalist, communication officer
(personal account)

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When we were in school, we were told that the morning sun is best to absorb #vitaminD, but it turns out to be a misconception.

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#SriLanka #VitaminDDeficiency #VDD

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Coming soon in #Colombo is the first-ever celebrity #waxmuseum in #SriLanka.
#SundayObserver
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The cost of dying has become as real as the cost of living!

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#SriLanka #SLfunerals #commercialization #SundayObserver

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#SriLanka #GenZ #Reading #children

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Growing in acidic soil with little air, #mangroves teach us an important life lesson, the art of adaptation in surviving difficult conditions.

#SriLanka #mangrovesday
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#SriLanka #govpay #trafficspotfines

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We have stumbled into decades of unrest, driven not by differences, but by the refusal to understand and respect those differences.
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#SriLanka #OfficialLanguagesDay #ethnicharmony

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Campaigns like “Mathata Thitha” & “Operation Yukthiya” created headlines with a high number of arrests, but with a lack of genuine political will to tackle the roots of the drug crisis, they were losing battles from the start..
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#SriLanka #BreakTheCycle

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A healthier nation starts with a healthier plate. A healthier plate should be 1/2 full of vegetables & fruits, with 1/4 to protein-rich foods & the remaining 1/4 for carbohydrate foods potatoes.

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#SriLanka #healthyeating #NutritionMonth

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"These floating particles, often transported across oceans, can carry microbes over great distances, playing a troubling role in the much-discussed issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)."

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#microplastics #BeatPlasticPollution #SriLanka

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"New laws will be introduced this year to make Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR - Responsibility of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life) mandatory"- Environment Min Dr Dhammika Patadendi at Envir Day Program in Kegalle

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In #SriLanka, 89 percent of the annual amount of #plasticwaste (more than 232,000 tonnes) is mismanaged. The annual per capita ratio of mismanaged plastic waste stands at 10.5 kg.

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#beatplasticpollution #WED2025

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Having a #campaignfinancelaw merely on paper, which nobody cares to comply with or fears to break, is the last thing expected by election authorities & advocates for clean #elections. Yet..
#SriLanka

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Buses off track, lives at risk
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#SriLanka #roadaccidents #roadsafety #SundayObserver

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"While this is not a retrospective law per se, it can be used to forfeit assets acquired illegally in the past, as long as the offenders still benefit from them".

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#SriLanka #POCA #anticorruption #StolenAssetsRecovery #ProceedsofCrime

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The first-ever ex-situ #coral nursery facility in #SriLanka..

#beruwalareef #coralrestoration

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Let us pause to rethink our consumer habits & make a genuine effort to move away from the throwaway culture. After all, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. 

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#SriLanka #circulareconomy #3Rs #ZeroWasteDay

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Fond recollections of a humble man who rendered a silent service.

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#SriLanka #engineering #electronics #kkywperera

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Blackout wake up call, balancing solar power with grid stability

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#SriLanka #solarpower #blackout

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Women & diversity shine in new #ParliamentLK

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#SriLanka #womeninpolitics