Saumya Hettiarachchi

Free thinker~
Lankan

[Enes Kanter FREEDOM @EnesFreedom]

After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines,
I’m officially declaring myself a @WNBA prospect.

If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.

My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA’s eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion. Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in April 2027.

I know my presence on the court will stir up strong opinions.
I am definitely not here to mock, make fun of, or disrespect any community or personal choices.
I’m simply asking that the current rules be applied equally to everyone — the rules that represent the very values many WNBA players and coaches have publicly advocated for.
My team and I are prepared to ensure these guidelines are applied equally, consistently, and without exception, and I look forward to the #WNBA honoring its stated principles.

See you at training camp.

https://t.co/zlwWpVF0Ou

[kuz @kylekuzma]

Ngl it’s exhausting hearing athletes break down how their millions “aren’t really millions” after taxes and fees. 40M after taxes is still 40M.
The real issue isn’t the system, it’s lifestyle creep. Nobody told you to live like a king, buy 5 cars, or move with a 10‑person entourage. Modest is allowed.

[TRON @Tron91757]

@skumWgmi They give you a discount if you go paperless and now charge a fee to pay online. Gotta love greed.

[HB @hanabryanne]

remember when everybody pretended men were super obsessed with talking about the roman empire? what the fuck was up with that

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

🏏 From 168 to a duck... that's cricket.

Just a week after smashing 168 runs in UK village cricket, Kumar Sangakkara was dismissed for a nine-ball duck in his latest outing for Shillingstone CC.

But the former Sri Lanka captain still played a key role in the victory, producing a miserly spell of 2/25 from 9 overs to help his side get over the line.
A reminder that cricket remains the ultimate game of uncertainty — one week a record-breaking century, the next a duck, yet still finding a way to contribute to the team's win

[AruniW @aruwij]

I called the number and was informed that this is a genuine service.

[Sam⋆☕︎ @Abhivridhi_Vani]

He looks like those kids who cosplay adults in flipkart ads

[Mamello🧚🏽‍♀️ @MelloFelicia1]

WhatsApp forgot its biggest strength was being simple. Nobody asked for a social media multiverse inside a messaging app 😭

[Harsha de Silva @HarshadeSilvaMP]

After my absolute refusal to accept postponement of the summons, the Secretary to Treasury and senior officials attended the COPF meeting along w @CBSL. All members of the Commitee were present and participated in the meeting in a most professional manner immaterial of political affiliations.

It was revealed that 10 payments totalling USD 2.5m had been robbed from the treasury from Oct 25 through Jan 26.

Notwithstanding red flags being raised the process had continued and officials had made payments upon approvals being obtained from multiple reporting layers. We were astonished to find the massive gaps in procedure which had been manipulated to commit this crime over four months. Serious questions remain as to why audits did not pick up the tell tale discrepancies.

While it is the duty of law enforcement to track down criminals our responsibility is to continue oversight on public finance in general and in this case debt repayment in particular. On that count, I took the strong position that it was the duty of the Treasury to inform us and not be told by outsiders. Their excuse of sensitive nature of the matter etc was not accepted.

ST had obligations under several Acts and FRs to inform the FIU within 48 hours, to get an initial report within 7 days and have the complete report submitted to Auditor General and Parliament within 3 months etc. While there is discrepancy on when exactly the Treasury found out about the crime, they informed us that they had initiated all such action, evidence for which we directed the officials to submit to us along with all relevant details.

Next session on the matter will be held in four weeks at which point we will decide on further action.

#SriLanka #cybercrime

[Alabi.🎈 @alabitweets]

The concept of hiding your baby’s face in a photo shoot that we didn’t beg you to post

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

After 14 remarkable years at the helm, Duleep Mendis has stepped down as Head Coach of the Oman Men’s National Team, moving into the role of Chief Development Officer at Oman Cricket.

Mendis leaves behind a legacy of historic milestones, having taken Oman cricket to unprecedented heights both on and off the field.

[Cham J @Uppercut07]

They go unsold in IPL and other high paying leagues. Sri Lankan players and their fans should know this by now.

All better performing players around the world are the ones who horned their skills in these leagues.

But #SL fans just treat leagues as the mother of all evil.

[figures ⚕ @figxres]

not allowing students to see what they got wrong on an exam is weird.

[Blue Cain’s Burner @CookedbyCain]

No off the court issues
Stays healthy
Just a clean ole fashioned bust

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Nick Wright says the NBA could fix the All-Star Game by doing White players vs. Black players 😅

“Guys would play f*cking hard.”

(🎥 @ringer )

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

Legendary Cricketer Aravinda de Silva returned to his alma mater, DS Senanayake College, for the Back to School programme.

Speaking at the event, he also shared his views on Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup team and made a special request to fans ahead of the global tournament.

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

President AKD said there will be no salary increments until the 2027 cycle, despite protests, noting that the government has already spent Rs. 330 billion on salary increments and allocated an additional Rs. 110 billion for the second phase of public sector pay increases.