Suresh P. Benjamin

Author of 139+ new species. Dad, Husband, AvH fellow. Spiders pay my bills. Personal account; views here are mine alone.

[Suresh P. Benjamin @sureshbenjamin]

නව මකුළුවන් විශේෂ 104ක් ලොවට හඳුන්වා දුන් ශ්‍රී ලාංකික මහාචාර්යවරයා https://t.co/LQyiWo0SMd via @BBC

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

Senior lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah, who spent 22 months in detention without bail under the PTA, commented on former intelligence chief Suresh Salley's reported hunger strike, saying that if Salley is innocent he should remain strong and fight the case.

[Ranga Sirilal @rangaba]

A SriLankan @flysrilankan cabin manager was removed from flight UL503 just before Saturday’s London departure after being found under the influence of alcohol. Mahesh Ranasinghe now faces an internal disciplinary inquiry and a Civil Aviation Authority investigation.

[Rehana Thowfeek | Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🇱🇰 @RegularReh]

Suddenly a major advocate for repeal of PTA 🫠

[Sanjee #GoodGovernance🇱🇰🇪🇸🇧🇪🇪🇷🇿🇼🇳🇦🇫🇮 @nomadic_sanjee]

Today's summary of events in Sri Lanka

"Everyone knows exactly why this tense situation has emerged. The moment news broke about the court-imposed travel ban on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, it became crystal clear to us that something significant was on the horizon —

[Pradeeban @pradeeban]

A very well-written LinkedIn post on AI slop emails.

[Ranga Sirilal @rangaba]

Former SIS chief Suresh Sallay is neither given special treatment nor neglected in CID custody, police say, denying allegations of mental and physical torture. Ironically, Hejaaz Hizbullah @hejaazh was held in the same cell on false charges allegedly at Sallay’s instigation.

[Suresh P. Benjamin @sureshbenjamin]

@MarianneDavid24 @gratiaentrust Is it good? 🥞

[Suresh P. Benjamin @sureshbenjamin]

@nimilamalee 19! Never owned an encyclopedia.

[Suresh P. Benjamin @sureshbenjamin]

@TreyYingst Why is #Kuwait not defending itself?

[Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 @SriLankaTweet]

HISTORIC 🇱🇰🔥
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has stunned the athletics world with a sensational 92.62m javelin throw to win the Rome Diamond League.

🏅 1st athlete to break 90m in 2026
🏅 8th-best throw in world history
🏅 World-leading mark for 2026
🏅 2nd-longest throw ever by an Asian athlete
🏅 First Sri Lankan to surpass 90m
🏅 New Sri Lanka Record & Meet Record

A proud day for Sri Lanka. The Lion roars on the world stage!

[Namal Abhayawickrama @NamalAbhaya]

@ManikkageYasuni @sureshbenjamin We have mats in men's urinals here at the office that advise men to seek medical help if they notice blood in urine. Perhaps this is already practiced in SL too.L, also noticed increased conversation around prostate cancer, often driven by messages in restrooms to get mentalking

[Yasuni Manikkage @ManikkageYasuni]

Is blood in your urine a sign of cancer?
If you notice blood in your urine even once, it is very important not to ignore it and to get it checked.
Because blood in the urine is not a diagnosis itself. It is often the first symptom of an underlying condition that needs medical attention.

මුත්‍රා සමඟ ලේ පිට වීම පිළිකා තත්ත්වයක්ද ?
එක වරක් හෝ ඔබට මුත්‍රා සමඟ ලේ පිට වුනොත් ඒක නොසලකා නොහැර පරික්ෂා කිරීම ඉතා වැදගත්,
මොකද මුත්‍රා සමඟ ලේ පිට වීම රෝග විනිශ්චයක් නෙමෙයි, පලවෙනි රෝග ලක්ෂණයක්
https://t.co/3otnei8AoP

[Denys Shtilierman @DenShtilierman]

Сьогодні починає свою роботу Петербурзький міжнародний економічний форум. Це найбільший і найважливіший захід для Росії, де щороку виступає Путін із промовою про те, як Росія всіх перемагає і стає потужнішою. Цього року на форум приїхав і Родні Мімс Кук-молодший, голова Комісії з образотворчих мистецтв при адміністрації президента США Дональда Трампа. Зокрема, він уже встиг відвідати кіностудію «Ленфільм».

Через таких поважних гостей і важливість самого заходу ми не могли його проігнорувати — і терміново вилетіли до Пітера. Але є нюанс))

Ми дуже хотіли влаштувати гостям екскурсію на крейсер «Москва», але, на жаль, привести його не вдалось — тож довелось мінуснути два інші кораблі вже на місці проведення заходу.

Сподіваюсь, усі гості ПМЕФ-2026 будуть дихати повною груддю та насолоджуватись краєвидами.

[Suresh P. Benjamin @sureshbenjamin]

@dinidu No wonder Dialogue shares are up these days!

[Kavi Senu @KaviSenu]

Ice cream dansala organized by foreign medical students staying at Next Willa Hotel, Anangoda, Galle.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Axios sources say President Trump was "pissed" during call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and told him off:

"You're f*cking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."

"What the f*ck are you doing?"

[Yasuni Manikkage @ManikkageYasuni]

I was at the same beautiful piece of paradise in Sri Lanka yesterday, reading your book "Colombo" - an absolute treat to read.
Highly recommend it.
@AjayKamalakaran

@ Saman Villas, Bentota

[Rehan Jayawickreme @RehanJayawick]

This Vesak, may we remember that no robe, title or position should ever place anyone above morality, accountability or the protection of the innocent. The Buddha’s teachings were rooted in compassion, discipline and truth. We dishonour them when silence replaces courage🙏🏽

[Budu℠ @BuduMalli]

Front of the World Trade Center & surrounding area, some r charging Rs. 600–700 during working hours as flat rates. Who gave these parking lot owners the authority to impose such pricing? are they being decided independently by private operators?
#Colombo #MunicipalCouncil

[Budu℠ @BuduMalli]

කොළඹ මහ නගර සභාව මේ පිළිබඳ දැනුවත්ද? දැක්කා නොදැක්කා වගේ ඉන්නවද?

කොළඹ ඇති සියළුම අහු මුළු වල Parking ගසා, නිවාඩු දින වලත්, අනෙක් දින වල මුල් විනාඩි 10 නොව වි5 මුදල් ගන්නා මේ අයතා හම්බ කිරීම් ගැන CMC එක දැනුවත්ද? මේ පාර්කින් බෝඩ් ගසා ඇත්තේ කවුද? CMC ඒවා කියවා තිබේද? ඔවුන් නිදිද?