Dona P.

@warwickecon @LSEIRDept alum | Interests include social development policy and pol. economy issues related to Sri Lanka & Asia

[Yudhanjaya Wijeratne @yudhanjaya]

Or - an addition, not a criticism: find some creative goal that you can dedicate your time and energy to.

It doesn't have to bring you money or fame, but it has to be something that you can look back and think "this exists because I do."

[Jenni @hashjenni]

Zohran Mamdani is 34 years old. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEAD EFFECTIVELY. You don't have to be 70 with "life experience" to do a good job.

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

The Government has decided to formulate an Inbound Labour Migration Policy for Sri Lanka aimed at regulating foreign workers entering the country for employment purposes, according to Cabinet decisions.

Cabinet noted that while Sri Lanka has traditionally focused on managing overseas employment opportunities for Sri Lankans, requests are now being made in several sectors to recruit foreign workers with skilled, semi-skilled and specialist expertise.

D: https://t.co/IxmHriQmtm

[Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) HQ @CPA_Secretariat]

The CPA and @commonwealthsec brought together current and former elected representatives and experts in gender equality for a hybrid Rule of Law Seminar focused on advancing the participation of young women in politics. #WomenInPolitics

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/euUGaZI86a

[Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) HQ @CPA_Secretariat]

Register | Joint seminar on #EmpoweringYoungWomen in Politics

Experts identifying practical ways to increase women’s political participation

Date: 13 May 2026
Time: 3PM – 4:30PM (UTC+1)
Location: Hybrid - in person in London, UK & online

Register ⬇
https://t.co/PoVev8Knbu

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

Sri Lanka has achieved a historic education milestone, with literacy rising to 97.4% in 2024, up from 95.7% in 2012.

For the first time since 1881, the literacy gender gap has closed, with males at 97.9% and females at 97.0%.

Digital literacy has reached 67.6%, while computer literacy stands at 34.7%, highlighting Sri Lanka’s growing digital transformation.

— Census 2024

[Umesh Moramudali @UmeshMoramudali]

A pretty obvious fact, but useful data. Western Province, which accounts for 42% of Sri Lanka's GDP in 2024, has more than 40% of those with a degree or above.

Census data is out and the @LankaSTAT have eveloped this cool dashboard with @UNFPASriLanka

https://t.co/pD8nKIfLjX

[𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘁 @Itssan17]

Interstellar proves that the most terrifying thing in the universe isn't aliens..... it's time

[W.E.B. DaBoi @Tyre_94]

This warped my entire view on human beings as a species on this planet

[Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered @AndySaunders_1]

Left - Apollo 17, 1972
Right - Artemis II, 2026

Two photographs taken by one of us, of all of us, over half a century apart.

What's changed?

[Yudhanjaya Wijeratne @yudhanjaya]

A surprising number of people were interested in my solar setup and have been asking me how to go about doing it, so I wrote a brief guide. It goes into the basics in as much detail as I know.

Please share if useful!

https://t.co/vX1ZdHKMp4

[Dona P. @pbsr60]

So insightful to learn more about Prof Obeyesekere’s early influences and his adventures related to his work on Goddess Pathini and religious symbols. Had to track down a hard copy but it was so worth it!

[PolityLK @Polity_LK]

Gananath Obeyesekere, #SriLanka's celebrated anthropologist, died 25 March 2025. Ranjini Obeyesekere in conversation with Crystal Baines, recalls how literature drew them close and influenced Gananath's study of human society.

https://t.co/NLHDAgTIIq

[Ivie Ani @ivieani]

Toni Morrison, on living in times of crisis:

[Dona P. @pbsr60]

@Rajni_Gamage @ISASNus Thanks very much

[Melani Gunathilaka @melanirgk]

The #UN carbon market counts every tonne from a woman's cooking stove in Myanmar, but nothing from war emissions destroying our air, oceans & soil.

Women pay. Militaries don't. Climate criminals avoid accountability while the planet burns.
#IWD2026 #ClimateJustice #LossandDamage

[Commonwealth Foundation @commonwealthorg]

Calling poets, painters, photographers, and performers: what will you thread?

This #CommonwealthDay, we are creating the first virtual Commonwealth Quilt, a digital tapestry made from creative work across the Commonwealth.

Inspired by Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, we invite you to respond to a single prompt: ‘Thread’.

Dancers thread movement between bodies. Musicians thread melody through rhythm. Painters thread colour. Storytellers thread narrative. Photographers thread light.

What thread do you bring to the Commonwealth?

We welcome submissions across visual, literary and performing arts, including painting, photography, poetry, music, dance, spoken word and short film. Both artists and non-artists can participate. You can submit as an individual or a group.

All eligible submissions will be displayed in the virtual Commonwealth Quilt. Up to three submissions per region will be selected for a physical exhibition during the Commonwealth People’s Forum and will receive a £200 award.

The submission window runs from 9 March to 9 May 2026.

Sign up to learn more and find out how to take part:
https://t.co/0G2AwiQGVr

#CommonwealthQuilt

[Marc-André Franche @MAFrancheUN]

The @UN General Assembly Res 2832 of 1971, declared Indian Ocean a "Zone of Peace" for all time. Initiated by @MFA_SriLanka & @MFATanzania , it called for halting military escalation, eliminating foreign military bases, and ensuring the area remains free of nuclear weapons

[India in Sri Lanka @IndiainSL]

🎓Applications invited from Sri Lankan nationals for 200 fully funded scholarships for the 2026–27 academic session in India.

Scholarships are offered under the Nehru Memorial, Maulana Azad, Rajiv Gandhi & Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth schemes for UG, PG & PhD programmes across diverse fields (excluding Medical/Paramedical & Law).

📚Details soon at: https://t.co/RZ774DmszP
📧Queries: [email protected]

@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy