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[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

The most dangerous pandemic of this century may not be a virus.

It is the “One Child Pandemic.”

One child carrying the pressure of two parents, four grandparents, and an entire bloodline’s expectations.

One child growing up in silent homes instead of noisy childhoods.

No sibling fights.
No shared secrets.
No built-in best friend for life.

Just screens, perfection pressure, loneliness, and emotional isolation dressed up as “modern comfort.”

Earlier generations grew up with less money but more people.
Today’s generation grows up with more gadgets but fewer human bonds.

A single child becomes the family’s hope, retirement plan, emotional support system, and legacy all at once.

And when that child breaks mentally, the whole house collapses quietly.

Human beings were never designed to grow up emotionally alone.

A society survives not only on economy and technology.
It survives on cousins, siblings, chaos at dinner tables, shared responsibilities, and people who stay after the parents are gone.

The real tragedy is not declining birth rates.

It is declining human connection.

We are slowly creating generations who know how to use every device…
but do not know how to share grief, tolerate differences, protect relationships, or carry family together.

A crowded house was never poverty.

Sometimes, it was civilization itself.

[Shaha @Shaha_s]

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[M U M Ali Sabry @alisabrypc]

Free Education vs. Freedom to Educate:
Time for Sri Lanka to Move Forward, Not Backward

For over seven decades, Sri Lanka has proudly upheld the principle of free education. It is a cornerstone of our social fabric, an ideal that has empowered generations, fostered upward mobility, and built the backbone of our professional class. But like all ideals, it must evolve with time and context. Clinging to outdated interpretations will only lead to stagnation, missed opportunities, and an accelerating brain drain.

Let’s be clear: no country in the world provides free tertiary education to all qualifying students. Different countries adopt different models, some offer full scholarships to top performers, others implement reasonable fee structures subsidized by the state or philanthropic endowments. Many rely on student loans or bursary systems, balancing equity with sustainability.

In Sri Lanka, we provide free education up to A/Levels for nearly every student. But when it comes to university admission, only about 15–16% of those who qualify through A/Levels are actually accommodated. What happens to the rest?

Do we ignore them? Abandon their dreams? Throw them into the streets?

In reality, many of these young people pursue education elsewhere,at private institutions or universities abroad. Their families pay dearly, draining billions in foreign exchange each year.

This is not rocket science. It is common sense.

If Sri Lanka could improve the quality and scale of its higher education sector, including both private and public institutions, we could educate more of our own, attract international students, earn foreign exchange, and position ourselves as a regional hub for knowledge and innovation.

We had this opportunity decades ago. The proposed Private Medical College in Ragama in the 1980s was tragically abandoned due to pressure from narrow-minded ideological forces. That short-sightedness has cost us dearly. Today, India, Malaysia, the UAE, China, Belarus, even Bangladesh and Nepal, have seized the opportunity we let slip through our fingers. They are now welcoming thousands of Sri Lankan students, and profiting in the process.

Meanwhile, our own institutions such as NSBM and SLIIT have proven that high-quality, self-sustaining, affordable, and job oriented education is possible right here in Sri Lanka. These universities are flourishing, producing graduates equipped for the modern job market, many of whom would not have had a chance under the traditional university system.

It is in this context that the government allowed KDU and Lyceum to establish medical faculties. This was not a betrayal of free education but a long-overdue step toward balancing national needs with individual aspirations.

So why the outrage?

Because a small but vocal group, trapped in a 1970s-style ideological echo chamber, continues to equate “free education” with the belief that only the state has the right to educate, and that education must be free for all, at all times, regardless of capacity, quality, or economic feasibility.

Ironically, many of the same senior members in government who once demanded 6% of GDP for education while in opposition, now struggle even to maintain previous allocations. Governance, as we know, is very different from making promises and demands from the opposition benches.

That is not what free education means.

True free education means providing every child with a fair start. But it also means giving society the freedom to educate, innovate, and grow. While we must preserve and strengthen our state university system, we must also open the doors for complementary private initiatives, subject to rigorous quality standards and proper regulation.

Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Shutting down new opportunities is not a victory for social justice. It is a step backward, one that may take generations to correct. We must learn from other countries that have integrated public and private education systems successfully, often with better outcomes for both students and society.

Let us be bold. Let us be sensible. Let us do justice to our youth, not only by protecting their right to education, but by creating more avenues for them to learn, grow, and lead.

The choice is ours: move forward with vision, or stay trapped in the ghosts of yesterday.

I hope the government and relevant authorities will re-examine this ill-conceived decision. Instead of scuttling the progress of Sri Lanka’s forward march in higher education, rightfully led by wider sectors of the country, not just the state, it is time they encourage and facilitate the next phase of transformation.

I hope saner counsel will prevail, sooner rather than later!

[Easwaran Christian Rutnam @easwaranrutnam]

The claim that the "suspects were shot dead when they tried to open fire after being taken to a location where weapons were hidden" has become a really stale narrative. When in the opposition @anuradisanayake raised suspicions over these incidents. What will he do now that he is President?

#Srilanka #lka #President

[Kusum Wijetilleke @KusumW]

2012- Extrajudicial killings during Welikada Prison Riots

Samayan killed while being transported in a Police bus in 2017

Makandure Madush, extradited from UAE in 2019; killed in a shootout while escorted by Police for a raid in Maligawatte in 2020

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[Inner Practitioner @MindTendencies2]

Become a ghost. Forget attention, validation, recognition, and what people think of you. Focus on yourself. Live in private. Date in private. Make money in private. Heal in private. Unlearn in private. Work on yourself in private. Grow in private. Checkmate in public.

[Jeevan Thondaman @JeevanThondaman]

The new Government has restarted the practice of evicting plantation community members from their homes if they don’t work in Government owned estates.

During my time as Minister, we stopped this. It’s sad to see in just 5 weeks, this disgraceful practice has started again.

People who have been living in their homes for 200 years shouldn’t be forced into homelessness just because they choose not to pluck tea anymore.

The Cabinet of President @RW_SRILANKA took a decision to grant every family 10 perches of land and to carve out these line rooms from the control of estates and make them villages. We were ready with the first 1161 deeds and an operations secretariat in the President’s office before the Elections Commission @elecomsl halted it.

The new Government of President @anuradisanayake and @Dr_HariniA should implement that decision and carry out the programme instead of making people homeless.

#modernslavery #homelessness #plantationcommunity #malaiyahatamils #endmoderndayslavery #endexploitation

[PublicFinance.lk @PublicFinanceLK]

🔴Sri Lanka’s government spending on education as a percentage of GDP has been among the lowest in South Asia for 15 years. In 2022, it was the lowest. Investing in education is essential for building human capital, a key driver of economic growth and societal progress.
What sectors do you think the government could spend less on to prioritise education?
Visit https://t.co/hF3cqALbxr to read more!

#BudgetPriorities #lka #InvestInEducation

[Yasuni Manikkage @ManikkageYasuni]

Yes,we must increase female representation in parliament,but it should be the right kind of women! @Dr_HariniA brings intelligence & grace to the table.
Wish we had more chances to hear @Dr_HariniA over the past few months.
We need more voices fr the 11 million women of Sri Lanka

[Shaha @Shaha_s]

@MarianneDavid24 @MiHCMHQ Congratulations

[Asela Waidyalankara @aselawaid]

Another Gentleman who has successfully moved to cashless QR payments is ජනහිත සහල් සැල (Shop No.E6) at Narahenpita Economic Centre.

[Shaha @Shaha_s]

@ameenizzadeen Deepest Sympathies

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[Freddie Ponton 🇫🇷 @freddie_ponton]

Al Mawasi which has been designated by the IDF, as a safe place for the people of Gaza to migrate to, is a trap.

Al Mawasi represents 4% of the Gaza strip's superficies and Israel wants 80% of the Gazans to be relocated into this enclave from hell.

This is highly suspicious...

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

After being detained by the police on 16 November, he was produced before a court and sent to the Kalmunai Reformatory School. However, within just days of being sent to the institution, his family were informed that Darsanth was found dead in his cell on 29 November.

A post-mortem report carried out at Amparai Hospital found multiple injuries on the schoolchild’s body.

His family allege that he was murdered. Darsanth would have turned 14 years old this month.

📸 The last known photograph of Darshanth alive, handcuffed in Sri Lankan police custody alongside another suspect.

[Chaminda Dias @chami9539]

40 State hospitals closed & 100 more heading for closure.

Completey normal for a soon to be non-bankrupt nation with so much stability.

At the risk of being accused of spreading lies, here it is from 2 news sources.

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#SriLanka
#SystemChangeLK