Andrew Fidel Fernando
@afidelf
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Author. Journalist. Unkempt. Wandering.
Sri Lanka
Joined March 2012
BREAKIN! FARKAS RUN The year was 2020. Markets were bleeding. The S&P fell off a cliff, oil went below zero, and traders ran for cash like lifeboats. In that chaos, Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) quietly traded at $1.69. Then came Michael Farkas โ not a salesman, but a
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Was plotting the geographical location of the places these 16 players of the Indian women's team come from, and it feels so so good to see it on the map that they come from all the different parts of India! Not a corner left to cover! Truly an INDIAN team in every sense ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ
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Everyone on the tour has a relationship to the military: one lady grieves for her friend who died with Kobbekaduwa, while another recounts a book she kept as a girl, with cutouts of soldiers. โThe Army was my entire heart back then,โ she says. https://t.co/P3pDgs1D8t
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This week, Lonely Planet included Jaffna in its list of best cities to visit in 2026. Three months ago, The Examiner accompanied a tour group, travelling to Jaffna from the south. The three-day tour...
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๐จ 'I no longer feel safe' - British Tamil DJ targeted with racist hate in Sri Lanka Globally recognized DJ Rob R released an online statement about his experiences of racial abuse and threats to his life as a Tamil business owner in the southern coastal region of Sri Lanka
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๐ฅ NEW from @BadRedheadMedia ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฅ? ๐๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ,
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Spent three days in Jaffna with a tour group from the south of Sri Lanka. They stayed at Dambakolapatuna Rest, operated by the Navyโs Buddhist association. On the A9, they ate at Army-run cafes.
The military co-exists with the Central Cultural Fund and the Archeology Department at these heritage sites. In the Jaffna Fort, the souvenir shop run by the Cultural Fund doesnโt carry a single book about the history of the Jaffna kingdoms. https://t.co/sEAiT35mwr
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This is an excellent in-depth examination. SL military both facilitating this kind of tourism (depriving northeners of income) and using it to entrench their propaganda is so malicious.
The military co-exists with the Central Cultural Fund and the Archeology Department at these heritage sites. In the Jaffna Fort, the souvenir shop run by the Cultural Fund doesnโt carry a single book about the history of the Jaffna kingdoms. https://t.co/sEAiT35mwr
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Welcome to the Dark video is live for Halloween! Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. Link in Bio โ๐ผ
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In 2017, a stunning century in the World Cup semifinal knocked Australia out. In 2025, same story. Thinking of Sidhanta Patnaik. His heart would have been so full after this Jemimah performance.
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Unilever / Magnum stopped Ben & Jerryโs from creating a flavor for Palestine โ so Iโm doing it myself. Iโve got a watermelon, an empty pint, and I need your help: Name the flavor or suggest ingredients Or design the pint packaging Tag @yobencohen, @MagnumGlobal use
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So we're back to pining for corruption. Rajapksas could have begun a Colombo metro. They could have upgraded railways+buses. Instead they built infra for private vehicles, turning highways portfolio into one of the most vaunted for corruption reasons. And we're praising them?
Like it or not, when Rajapksas built high ways and flyovers, they did it in record time. Perhaps at a bit inflated cost, but the cost of delay would have been higher. Otherwise, this could have been the fate of airport highway. Sadly, Yahapalanaya ruined the momentum
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Sri Lanka has an estimated 5,700 people living with HIV(NSACP 2025). We donโt have โhigh-risk groupsโ-only key populations who are comparatively more vulnerable & actively engaged in prevention campaigns. Labeling this - โHIV high alertโ is misleading. Fuels stigma,not awareness!
Sri Lanka is facing a serious public health crisis, with more than 150,000 individuals engaging in unsafe sexual and drug-related behaviours, health authorities have warned. Experts fear that without immediate intervention, the country could see a sharp rise in HIV and sexually
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The ideal male physique. Peak performance. Both of them.
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When I wrote The Trump Factor (in 2016), the value of President Trump's New York City real estate portfolio was over $1.5 billion. That included three core assets: Trump Tower ($990 mm), 40 Wall ($400 mm), and other NY properties ($250 mm). After last night's election, the value
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Thatโs VLC media player
met a girl at the deli who was going as a traffic cone for halloween
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Stray incident?????????? EVERY SINGLE WOMAN LIVING IN INDIA HAS BEEN "TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY" AT LEAST ONCE. At least once is the keyword. Catcalled, stared at, made to feel uncomfortable. This statement is just making light of what others face daily.
Breaking ๐จ โIt is a very condemnable but stray incident. India is known for its hospitality and care. We have zero tolerance for such incidents. We appreciate the State Police (Madhya Pradesh) for their prompt action to nab the culprit. Let the law take its course to punish the
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Why Chamari Athapaththu is one of the most important athletes Sri Lanka has ever had. Great read from @Estelle_Vasude1
https://t.co/9RdiW2NdRi
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Since making her international debut in the 2009 T20 World Cup at the age of 19, Chamari Athapaththu, now the captain of Sri Lankaโs womenโs national team and a
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Hugs and high fives from Fatima Sana to many of the little girls performing mascot duties. Pakistan have spent so much time in Colombo this World Cup, they've made a few friends.
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What does it mean toย 'write about places' not as a destination, but as a living, breathing archive of stories? ๐ย Coming soon on The Gratiaen Trust Podcast. #GratiaenTrustPodcast #SunelaJayewardene #AndrewFidelFernando #TravelWriting
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At a travel lit fest in Kerala. Sinhalese has also adopted all of these words but one.
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