When a Beach Became a Battleground for Filmmaking On 23rd December 2023, We had an unexpected run-in with the “private beach” myth while working as the First Assistant Director on Director Asoka Handagama’s film Rani. We had scouted a stunning stretch of sand near the Mount

The story of solar energy development in Spain reveals something important about our current crisis and how to resolve it. Spain has achieved a massive increase in solar capacity in recent years, outpacing the rest of the EU. As a result, energy prices have dropped. The FT

Public, media invited to comment on Online Safety Act amendments ift.tt/knexZth

The Daily Mirror completely misses the point here... linking migration to free education like they’re the same thing. They are not. Don't conflate two very separate issues. Education creates social mobility & migration is about the lack of opportunities to use it. Free

This is, without exaggerating, one of the most extraordinary things a US Treasury Secretary ever said. It should be mandatory viewing for all citizens of US "allies", Europeans first and foremost. What Bessent is saying is that the US will now treat US allies' wealth as an

repeal the PTA already!

If we're better at investigating and gathering evidence, there would be no need to hold people without evidence on the off chance they might be "terrorists".

Zero carbon electricity generation by 2050 is ridiculously unimaginative. With equatorial sunlight, coastal wind and preexisting hydro infrastructure, this should be doable in under a decade. Countries with none of these advantages have more aggressive timelines.

If the recent Sri Lankan experience is any indication, a 3rd party in the mix is, on balance, a good thing for traditionally two-party democracies. Good for the UK. Sad that it can never happen in the US.

As we say in mathematics, the only time politicians or media use the second derivative is when they badly want to hide a trend.

I once had an owner of a posh Colombo establishment say to me, unironically, that the biggest tax problem in this country is professionals and that they "should be shot" (his words). Engineers because they migrate, doctors and lawyers because they underreport cash income.

Just paid my taxes online. This is the easiest it has ever been. Thanks to whoever set this up, including Harsha Purasinghe

The job of US politicians is to defend US monopoly capital: Europe's largest airline, Ryanair, wants to buy safer, lower cost planes from China's Comac, instead of crappy, dangerous, expensive Boeing jets. So a US congressman threatened them. The US does not want any

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte passed away ift.tt/AW9iqpl

The percentage of child dead in the Ukrainian conflict is 0.3%. Zero point three per cent. The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%. Thirty seven point seven per cent. In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide.

The comment section is a reminder that one should live life in such a way that people will not rejoice when you die.

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