Yolani Fernando
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Advocate for an idle society. In the meantime runs Arutha (@AruthaResearch) | Political Economist | @IDS_UK alum | Views are personal
Sri Lanka
Joined July 2013
Arutha’s Debt & Tax Dialogue is kicking off now! 📊 Stay tuned for more updates!
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Happy to be at @AruthaResearch’s debt and tax dialogue to learn more about Sri Lanka’s public finance eco-system. Thank you to @yolanifernando and team for putting the event together 🙏🏽
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#RepealPTA 5 persons were arrested for alleged involvement in organized crime not terrorist offences. Hence, detaining them under #PTA is an abuse of the PTA. Current govt is continuing abuse of the PTA like govts of the past. This is not system change. It undermines rule of law
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Women only buses, please and thank you. (Because most women cannot avoid public transport till the root causes are miraculously fixed)
used a bus for the first time in 5 years. 10 mins in - there’s a boy behind me, pressing his crotch on my backside. thankfully, i’m able to uber almost everywhere i go and avoid being harassed in public transport - but what about the women who use busses and trains daily?
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Happy Weekend 🎴 The poor cannot innovate with what they lack: wealth and modern capacity. Necessarily, they must repurpose what they have—practices and resources that the rich may dismiss as backward—to kickstart change. This simple principle is the way out of the
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Oh so now you care about SLTB profitability?? Public trnasport unions constantly proving that they will choose themselves over commuters.
SLTB employees have launched a trade union action, protesting the combined timetable for long-distance bus services with private buses. SLTB bus unions allege that the government was incurring losses due to this combined timetable system. D: https://t.co/ALW8ivrpUO
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Wrote a paper on the Executive Presidency's role in the the Economic Crisis with the support of @neelanofficial. Talking about it on Monday!
Meet @yolanifernando , researcher on Macroeconomic Policy & Socio-Economic Rights in Sri Lanka. Focus on Sri Lanka’s Accountability Deficit. Join our Virtual Convening 🗓️ 1-2 Sept 🔗 https://t.co/HYLG1WuCyI
@ambikasat
#SriLanka #EconomicPolicy #SocioEconomicRights
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Applying for a Chevening scholarship in 2025? An Alumni Q&A Session is happening this Thursday, August 28th, at 6:30 PM. For more details, register: https://t.co/l4Ggjek2Uh
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A somewhat premature headline from the Economist -- Last I checked, China's growth was being driven by: a) net exports of manufactures b) investment in new manufacturing production 1/4
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The previous version of the Fishermen’s pension scheme didn't adequately provide social security due to: ⭕️High default rates and difficulties recovering outstanding contributions – available data says the default rate in 2003 was 50% ⭕️Low contribution amounts and high default
Pension scheme for fishermen to be reintroduced next month Read more: https://t.co/qsr76MiDsO
#lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #SriLankaNews
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LOVE LOVE this exhibit on SL post-independence history by @chdmlka on at the Colombo Public Library through this weekend. Take yourself and any kids you know. Interactive, thought-provoking & brill research. CHDM will also be one of our partner exhibitors in Matara in Dec :)
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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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In 2023/4, the NPP opposed #OSA with @Dr_HariniA & others challenging it in the SC In 2025, a U-turn? Why? There is no salvaging a bad law. Repeal it & initiate law reforms to address gaps Online Safety Act: Govt. seeks public input for amendments
themorning.lk
In the turbulent wake of the September 2024 Presidential Election, Sri Lanka’s political landscape has undergone a profound transformation.
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Save the Date! Virtual Convening on Macroeconomic Policy and Socio-Economic Rights in #lka 01 – 02 Sep 2025 | 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM IST Register https://t.co/HYLG1Wvaog
@ambikasat @mirakraheem @UmeshMoramudali @yolanifernando @werawella @NilupuleeRathn1 @ThisuriRojie
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What is behind Sri Lanka’s remarkable performance on revenue and primary balance targets? @UmeshMoramudali, @ybr_123 @yolanifernando take a look at how the country recently exceeded IMF expectations and what it takes to move towards lasting change. Read their latest article
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A lot of the information in this post is from @TimesOnlineLK's original reporting and investigations with no credit given. That is not fair.
Story of SupremeSAT 🛰️ and PM Harini ⭕ May of 2012, SupremeSAT registered with the BOI with a stated investment of Rs 1.828 billion. ⭕ Ownership: Supreme Global Holdings (80%) and Supreme SL Investment (20%). The project was led by R. M. Manivannan, who owns Supreme Global
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I think you're forgetting a tiny difference between China and us. Happens every five years? We all get a holiday and to get our nails done?
JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva says China’s CPC officials believe meaningful reforms in Sri Lanka would require a government staying in power for 15–20 years—and winning at least three more elections. The remarks follow the JVP delegation’s recent visit to China. D:
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Read our new brief on the VAT on digital services 👇
🚨 New Release in the Arutha in Brief series! 📘 Volume 1 is out - “VAT on Digital Services is NOT a Tax on the Digital Economy.” ✍️ Written by @RegularReh , the brief explores how Sri Lanka’s new VAT amendment ensures fairness and neutrality in the digital services sector.
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Exactly! Just cut the Gordian knot already.
Why not just make this entire question moot by abolishing the executive presidency, like the party currently in power promised to do?
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SriLankan Airlines Named ‘Best Airline for South Asia’ Details: https://t.co/59ToeWtnpQ
#news #news1st #newsupdate #newsfirstenglish #latestupdate #srilankanairlines #bestairline #southasia #srilanka
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