Andrew Fidel Fernando
@afidelf
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Author. Journalist. Unkempt. Wandering.
Sri Lanka
Joined March 2012
Among the ten top-ranked men's T20I teams, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have the lowest scoring rates over the last ten years 🫤 @afidelf takes a deep look at their batting troubles: https://t.co/UgykR9ypUt
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A senior officer at a land registry office APOLOGISED to me and said for others in the office to hear that HER OFFICE WAS TO BLAME for the delay. Nothing in Lankan life has prepared me for this moment.
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I can’t in good conscience continue to work for Reuters given their betrayal of journalists in Gaza and culpability in the assassination of 245 our colleagues.
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Get him in the LPL at least for 1 season!
Special day and hence a special beginning. They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today🤓. Would like to thank all the franchisees for all the
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Chemmani mass grave excavation – Phase 2, Day 34 Today, 16 additional human skeletons were identified, bringing the total number of identified skeletons to 166. Of these, 150 have already been fully exhumed. Among the remains uncovered today were also those of infants.
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Hiring top engineers shouldn’t take 3+ months. One Series A startup hired a Google alum + AI founder in just 25 days using Fonzi Match Day. Here’s how. 🧵
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Eat your heart out, Rupi Kaur.
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According to latest-available data, it would take an average Sri Lankan household 18 years to earn the 16+ million rupees Ranil Wickremesinghe is accused of unlawfully spending. Trivial to who @ShashiTharoor ? How much corruption should Lankan people tolerate?
Concerned about the detention of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe on what, on the face of it, seem trivial charges. His health issues have already seen him taken to the prison hospital. I call on the government of Sri Lanka -- while fully respecting that this is
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A politician on whose watch the public suffered a Bond Scam, the Easter Attacks, and whose tax policies contributed to a harrowing economic and malnutrition crisis, has been arrested for misusing more than 16m rupees of state funds. You'll forgive me if my tears go unshed.
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However trivial you find the charges against Ranil Wickremesinghe, surely you have to concede that this is utterly hilarious.
#SriLanka: Opposition parties hold press conference in connection with arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Theme: 'Let's defeat the constitutional dictatorship' Current speaker: Former President Maithripala Sirisena
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me: what could i have done in my past to deserve this karma me during the mesozoic era:
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Very into humans roasting AI, but bullying ChatGPT is probably the most sure-fire way to make it develop a sense of humour as a coping mechanism.
ChatGPT to Macbeth: Of course, murder is wrong, but in that moment, you were hurting. Your wife told you when you durst do it, then you were a man. You weren't trying to take the throne; you were trying to feel seen. It wasn't the right choice, but it came from a very real place.
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Kumanan, a journalist documenting the Chemmani mass grave from day one, has brought global attention to the atrocities against Tamils through his powerful photos—widely used by human rights orgs. Now he's summoned by police, with no reason given. #Chemmani #PressFreedom #SriLanka
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Must-read thread on the harrassment and intimidation of @kumanan93 by CTID.
Journalist @kumanan93 is currently being interrogated by the Counter-Terrorism Investigation Department Mullaitivu sub-station @ Alampil. Commenced at 10am & ongoing. Summoned re: his coverage of Tamil people's struggles in the North, based on a '23 military intel complaint. #lka
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Tough as an English cricket fan to applaud Johnson 😬but 👏👏👏👏 Spot on, mate.
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Hartal in #SriLanka’s north and east seeks de-militarisation; Media freedom bodies, rights groups condemn interrogation of journalist @kumanan93
https://t.co/z0GwOC3Uxb via @the_hindu
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Hartal in Sri Lanka's north and east protests militarization 16 years post-civil war, sparking mixed responses and calls for justice.
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A nerdy little deep-dive into the numbers of Joe Root, who could become Test cricket's leading run scorer. https://t.co/JleExrjpAS
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And do his achievements trump those of the others in the Fab Four?
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The Govt of SL has a long history of attacking journalism, especially voices from minority communities. This has to stop. The military and CTID must immediately stop harassing journalist Kumanan Kanapathippillai. #StandWithKumanan
#SriLankanJournalistsStandWithKumanan
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49 arrests under the PTA this year. Journalist colleagues in the North being summoned to the TID. Nearly a 1,000 arrested daily for ‘drug related offences’ (since August, we’ve been getting PR like below from the Public Sec. Ministry). Is this the promised system change?
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Purpose is to discourage publicizing human rights violations and prevent citizens holding the state accountable. Lack of civilian oversight of intelligence agencies has led to them becoming threat to rule of law @anuradisanayake @Dr_HariniA you must put an immediate stop to this.
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