#Sri Lanka President House

[shaxza]

bad week for PMs of island nations across the world

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आर्थिक संकट के बीच श्रीलंका को मिलेगा नया राष्ट्रपति, 20 जुलाई को होगा चुनाव

आर्थिक संकट के बीच श्रीलंका को मिलेगा नया राष्ट्रपति, 20 जुलाई को होगा चुनाव

Sri New President: श्रीलंका में आर्थिक संकट को लेकर सरकार के खिलाफ मचे बवाल के बाद राष्ट्रपति गोटाबाया राजपक्षे (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) ने 13 जुलाई को इस्तीफा देने की घोषणा की थी. अब श्रीलंका की संसद (Sri Lankan Parliament) 20 जुलाई को नए राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव करेगी, जो गोटाबाया राजपक्षे का स्थान लेंगे. संसद के अध्यक्ष महिंदा यापा अभयवर्धने ने सोमवार को इसकी घोषणा की. ये फैसला आज सभी दलों के नेताओं की…

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When the protesters entered the President's house, they got a huge amount! People were seen counting notes in the viral video

When the protesters entered the President’s house, they got a huge amount! People were seen counting notes in the viral video

Sri Lanka Political Crisis: Anti-government protesters who stormed the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka claimed to have recovered Rs 1.78 crore from inside the President’s house. In a video that has surfaced on social media, protesters are seen counting the recovered currency notes. The protesters said they received 1,78,50,000 Sri Lankan rupees at the President’s…

[rudrjobdesk]

SL vs AUS: टेस्ट मैच के दौरान प्रदर्शनकारियों ने गॉल स्टेडियम को घेरा, सनथ जयसूर्या सड़क पर उतरे, संगकारा ने भी किया समर्थन

SL vs AUS: टेस्ट मैच के दौरान प्रदर्शनकारियों ने गॉल स्टेडियम को घेरा, सनथ जयसूर्या सड़क पर उतरे, संगकारा ने भी किया समर्थन

Image Source : TWITTER Sri lanka protests during test match Highlights श्रीलंका में तेज हुआ सरकार विरोधी प्रदर्शन प्रदर्शनकारियों ने राष्ट्रपति भवन को कब्जे में लिया पूर्व क्रिकेटर भी समर्थन में उतरे श्रीलंका में हालात लगातार खराब होते जा रहे हैं। आर्थिक और राजनीतिक संकट से जूझ रहे श्रीलंका में अब प्रदर्शनकारियों ने राष्ट्रपति आवास पर कब्जा कर लिया है, जिसके बाद देश के अलग-अलग शहरों में…

[don-lichterman]

Sri Lanka Has Been Sinking Since April Fool's Day. Who is to Blame and What's the Last Hope?

Sri Lanka Has Been Sinking Since April Fool’s Day. Who is to Blame and What’s the Last Hope?

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who plans to step down on July 13, bowing to intense pressure after violent protests in which demonstrators stormed the president’s official residence and set fire to the prime minister’s home in Colombo. The violence and political chaos gripping the island nation of 22 million comes amid negotiations with the…

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Sri Lanka President House Attack : समुद्र मार्गे पळाले की विमानातून फरार?, श्रीलंकेत एकच चर्चा राष्ट्रपती पळाले तरी कसे?; पाहा VIDEO

Sri Lanka President House Attack : समुद्र मार्गे पळाले की विमानातून फरार?, श्रीलंकेत एकच चर्चा राष्ट्रपती पळाले तरी कसे?; पाहा VIDEO

Sri Lanka President House Attack : समुद्र मार्गे पळाले की विमानातून फरार?, श्रीलंकेत एकच चर्चा राष्ट्रपती पळाले तरी कसे?; पाहा VIDEO राजीनाम्याच्या मागणीसाठी राजधानी कोलंबोमध्ये प्रचंड निदर्शनं झाली आणि लोक राष्ट्रपती भवनात घुसले आहेत. संतप्त आंदोलकांना रोखण्यासाठी सुरक्षा दलांनी हवेत अनेक गोळीबार केला. लोकांचा संताप पाहून अध्यक्ष तात्काळ तेथून निघून गेले. नवी दिल्ली : आर्थिक संकटात अडकलेल्या…

[bloodpen-to-paper]

So to recap (July 2022 edition) we got:

- 4th of July shooting in Highland Park + a shooting in Chicago

- anyone with a uterus has less rights than an assault rifle in the U.S.; right-wing Scotus can get hit by a plane

- Edit: Native Americans have been added to the list of people with less right than an assault rifle in the U.S.

- a third of the British Parliament resigning from various government positions cause of how much everyone hates Boris Johnson

- Edit: Boris Johnson has now resigned cause of how much everyone hates Boris Johnson

- Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, got shot while giving a speech

- Edit: *Former Former Prime Minister... he got Lincoln’d

- a far-right French politician accidentally pinned the assassination of Shinzo Abe on popular video game designer Hideo Kojima, which a major Greek news outlet relayed, only furthering the idea that Kojima did it

- the war in Ukraine is still going on

- the state of Canada can be summarized by this image:   https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/862558639735046146/995130724791365652/unkown.png

- Hunter Biden got trending on twitter for the hundredth time and nobody gives a shit seriously who gives a shit conservatives get him trending for literally breathing why is this still happening-

- Edit: ... Users of the well known “incel” website 4chan supposedly hacked the iPhone of U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and allegedly exposed the both of them as pedophiles, among many other things. Sweet shitting Christ almighty, if this is true, I have been proven incorrect in possibly the most cursed way imaginable, and it is a testament to my willpower and spite that I have not fallen in alcoholism from this news piece alone 

- Baymax is a Leftist

- the U.S. House Select Committee began holding live public hearings for the January 6 insurrection and no one noticed

- Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the popular anime and playing card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, passed away (R.I.P., may he finally be free to kick Shinzo Abe’s ass without consequence in that great dueling arena in the sky...)

- the Argentinian economic minister has resigned (an announcement that was made not through any official news outlets, but via a Tweet) following an inflation crisis that is crippling the country, but all you’ll find on Twitter is people excited about the new futbol jersey for the next World Cup (no one is surprised by this)

- Elon Musk backed out of his deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion; it was believed he didn’t know the meaning of the term “pulling out” so this was quite the surprise

- Edit: Twitter is now suing Elon Musk for not buying Twitter

- the President of Sri Lanka (not to be confused with the Prime Minister, because they apparently have both) pulled a Ted Cruz and has fled the country after citizens stormed the presidential palace in a mass riot following the announcing of the country being officially bankrupt (which the Prime Minister, not to be confused with the President, totally didn’t cause via corruption in office). The citizens involved in the protest then stormed the house of the PM, and took a swim in his pool promptly before sacking and burning the place, thus proving the month of July is truly a Hot Girl Summer

Edit: Both the PM and President of Sri Lanka have agreed to resign their positions; that is two world leader resignations and one former world leader assassination in one week; I now have the sudden urge to drink myself into 2040

[thiziri]

Sir Tim Laurence sending heart eyes to Princess Anne at the President's House during their visit to Sri Lanka, on 10 January 2024.

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in January 2024

04/01 With Sir Tim As Honorary President, attended the Oxford Farming Conference.

05/01 unofficial Sir Tim, as Trust President of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, visited emergency work at the Stanway Viaduct near Toddington. 🦺🚂

10/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Colombo to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

As President of the United Kingdom Fashion and Textile Association, visited MAS Active in Katunayake. 👚

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the Save the Children Sri Lanka Head Office to mark its 50th Anniversary. 👧

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited a Save the Children Sri Lanka programme at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. 🏥

Called upon The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Mrs Wickremesinghe at The President's House. 📩

Attended a Dinner given by The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Mrs Wickremesinghe at The President's House to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations. 🍽️

11/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Kandy and Jaffna to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

Visited the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. 🛕

Met representatives of the Tamil Community at Jaffna Public Library. 📚

Visited the Halo Trust De-mining site, the United Nations Development Programme and International Organisation for Migration Resettlement site in Muhamalai. 🧨

12/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Colombo to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

Visited the British High Commission Office. 🇬🇧

As President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, laid a wreath at Jawatte Cemetery. 🪦

Visited Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu Temple 🛕

As President of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, visited the British Council. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🗣️

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, visited the Mission to Seafarers Colombo. ⛵️

Visited Hatch Works. 📆

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, attended a Key Supporters Reception at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. ⛪️

Attended a Reception given by the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka at the Residence in Colombo. 🍹🇬🇧🇱🇰

16/01 As Patron of Police Treatment Centres,visited Castlebrae Treatment Centre in Perth. 👮🩺

As Vice President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Former Patron of the Heart of Arabia Expedition, attended a Reception at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 🌍

Opened the Vertical Farm Engineering Innovation Centre in Inverkeithing. 🌾⬆️

17/01 Held an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.🎖️

As Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, attended a Reception to mark the 60th Anniversary of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and later opened the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at the University. 🎓🎮

As Honorary Member of the New Club attended the 70th Anniversary Amalgamation Dinner. 🍽️

18/01 As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, visited Advanced Clothing Solutions in Motherwell. 👗

As Patron of Citizens Advice Scotland, visited Hamilton Citizens Advice Bureau. 👩‍⚖️

23/01 Opened the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Sciences at Imperial College NHS Hospital in London. 🏥

As Patron of Livability, attended the Thanksgiving Service to mark the 180th anniversary at All Hallows by the Tower. 🎂⛪️

As Royal Honorary Colonel of the University of London Officers’ Training Corps, attended the Annual Reception at Yeomanry House. 🎓🫡

24/01 On behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the London Head Office. 👧👦

As President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, visited Cox Workshops Limited in London. 🛠️

25/01 As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Cromer Station. 🛟

As President of the Royal Yachting Association, opened Norfolk Schools Sailing Association’s new facilities at Filby Centre, Norfolk. ⛵️

As Patron of National Association of Official Prison Visitors, visited HM Prison Norwich. 🔗

30/01 As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the Stockton Heath Charity Shop. 🛍️

Visited Jodrell Bank Observatory UNESCO World Heritage Site at the University of Manchester. 🌌🪐

As President of the Riding for the Disabled Association, opened the new Centre and Platinum Jubilee Stables at Reaseheath Equestrian College in Nantwich. 🏇🏼

31/01 Held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.🎖️

As Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, attended the 10th Anniversary Reception of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation at Prince Philip House in London. 🏆

Total official engagements for Anne in January: 41

2024 total so far: 41

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in January: 17

2024 total: 17

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by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News

The WW III “hot war” is continuing to escalate this week, as the regional conflict between Israel and Hezbollah (who some believe has 10x the military power that Hamas has) escalates, as does the Naval War in the Red Sea.

US Warship Directly Targeted In ‘Largest Ever’ Houthi Red Sea Missile Attack The US Navy shot down nearly two dozen missiles and drones in a major new Red Sea incident, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed. Given it included at least 21 Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen, it marks one of the single largest attacks to take place there since Oct. 7. The Associated Press dubbed it the “largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea.” An initial military statement had called the Tuesday 9:15pm (local) assault a “complex attack” conducted by the Iran-aligned militants, which occurred off the Yemeni port cities of Hodeida and Mokha. CENTCOM tallied that it involved 18 one-way attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile, according to the statement. It generally targeted an area of the southern Red Sea where “dozens” of merchant vessels were traversing at the time. Some defense sources tallied that the total projectile count was 24. Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the opportunity Wednesday to once again charge that Iran is ‘aiding and abetting’ these Red Sea attacks. It was a major and unusual engagement, even as these Houthi incidents have ramped up to lately become daily events, also because the US carrier and a fighter jet were engaged in repelling it. But crucially, and buried in all the latest headlines, the Houthis have since confirmed that their missiles directly targeted American warships. The important assertion was picked up in The Associated Press as follows: The White House has for many weeks sought to downplay or even obscure the fact that the Houthis are directly targeting American military vessels. This as President Biden has waffled on requests from Pentagon leadership to hit back directly against Houthi launch positions. (Source.)

Iran Warns Against US ‘Adventurism’ After Parking Cruise Missile-Armed Warship In Red Sea The Red Sea continues to grow busy with the presence of naval assets, as the West and its allies attempt to keep international shipping lanes open despite the threat of Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen. This has lately included nations such as Denmark, Pakistan and Sri Lanka sending military ships to regional waters as well. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while meeting with Arab leaders over the weekend before he arrived in Israel Monday evening said, “These attacks are having a real effect on the prices that people have to pay for food, for medicine, for energy. Ships have to get diverted to other places. Insurance rates go up.” Maritime and industry analyst Sam Chambers has observed, “Over the weekend, the number of transits through the Suez Canal fell to the lowest since the waterway was blocked by the Ever Given containership in early 2021, according to Inchcape Shipping Services.”

[krazyshoppy]

श्रीलंका में बिगड़े हालात, इस्तीफा देते हुए ये बोले प्रधानमंत्री रानिल विक्रमसिंघे

श्रीलंका में बिगड़े हालात, इस्तीफा देते हुए ये बोले प्रधानमंत्री रानिल विक्रमसिंघे

Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigns: श्रीलंका में आर्थिक संकट को लेकर हुए जोरदार प्रदर्शन के बाद देश के पीएम रानिल विक्रमसिंघे (Ranil Wickremesinghe) ने इस्तीफा दे दिया है. इससे पहले सूत्रों ने बताया था कि पीएम रानिल विक्रमसिंघे ने इस्तीफा देने से इंकार कर दिया है. हालांकि अब उन्होंने खुद ही इस्तीफा देने की घोषणा की है. उन्होंने ट्वीट कर कहा, “सभी नागरिकों की सुरक्षा सहित सरकार की निरंतरता सुनिश्चित…

[seasonarium]

Happy President's [Kid's Cat's] Day!

this is Amy Carter with her cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang.

While Carter was in the White House, [his daughter Amy] had a Siamese cat named Misty Malarky Ying Yang, which was the last cat to occupy the White House until Socks, owned by Bill Clinton. Carter also was given an elephant from Sri Lanka from an immigrant; the animal was given to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. -via Wikipedia

(Yeah I know I'm skipping around a bit. The Obamas kept dogs, Bushs Senior also kept dogs. Reagans did have cats, as well as dogs, but opted to keep their pets at their ranch away from the White House. Suffice to say, a lot of presidents kept pets. Just gonna hit the highlights from here on.)

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अज्ञात जगह से गोटाबया राजपक्षे दे रहे विभागों को निर्देश, राष्ट्रपति भवन पर कब्जे के बाद भागे थे

अज्ञात जगह से गोटाबया राजपक्षे दे रहे विभागों को निर्देश, राष्ट्रपति भवन पर कब्जे के बाद भागे थे

Image Source : AP Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa(File Photo) Highlights राष्ट्रपति गोटाबया ने गैस विभाग को दिए गैस आपूर्ति में तेजी लाने के निर्देश श्रीलंका में शिक्षा विभाग ने 15 जुलाई तक स्कूल में अवकाश की घोषणा की Sri Lanka Crisis: राष्ट्रपति गोटाबया राजपक्षे ने अज्ञात जगह से गैस आपूर्ति विभाग को निर्देश दिए हैं । विभाग को कहा गया है कि वो तत्काल प्रभाव से गैस आपूर्ति में तेजी…

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Even more news today… this week can’t stop won’t stop!

The World Round-Up 4/? (July 2-9)

Tags from shadowsandatarlight

Hello Canada (Article: A Major Internet Outage in Canada Disrupts ATMs and 911 Services)

Hello again Sri Lanka (Articles: “Protestors Storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Residence” and “Sri Lanka Protestors Storm President’s House After Clashing with Police”)**

*Protests have been happening on and off in Sri Lanka since March, but this looks like the biggest one in a while. Thousands of people have come to Colombo from all over the country to take part, quite a feat considering how difficult transportation has become due to fuel shortages. Some protestors have said they will not stop until Rajapaksa resigns.

*Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is the worst ever seen since independence. Need a refresher on what’s going on? Click here. (Article: “Sri Lanka Crisis-Daily Heartbreak of Life in a Country Gone Bankrupt”)

Hang in there everyone.

[mogseltof]

3, 10 and 17 for the book ask!

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3: Top five books I read this year (excluding answers to the other questions because I ate well this year)

A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig (I'm currently waist deep in the follow up "I Alone Can Fix This") which is some of the most detailed investigative journalism applied to biography I've ever read, this thing is a doorstopper and covers the Trump presidency in great detail while still being extremely engaging. I Alone Can Fix This somehow manages to be even better at splitting the focus of its narrative but I haven't finished it yet, these were easily my best impule pick ups from the library this year.

Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang I read for bookclub and it was one of my favourites! The most lasting impression I got from the narrative was one of "Oh this is what it is like to exist while Chinese on the broader internet", it's a sci fi that takes a leaf out of the Dispossessed following the narrative of an 18 year old girl returning home to Mars after spending her teen years on Earth in capitalist society and the effects of everything around that. Very cool and an extremely good author.

Hell House by Richard Matheson is not the most recent release but I only got round to it this year and Jesus H Christ. Prototypical haunted house novel, you can see the fingerprints this thing left over the horror genre in its entirety, I loved every minute of it. Haunted houses, 20s occultism taken too far, seventies paranormal scientists trying to be taken seriously, washed up child psychics, New Age sensibilities put to the test, this thing has everything *pats the roof of this sucker*

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka I finished while camping in August and is one that's going to stay with me for a while. I loved this book, I loved its presentation of the afterlife, I loved the main character, and it's definitely the 'further reading' book of the year for me given how little I know about Sri Lanka's history, especially in this context of late 80s/early 90s conflicts. This one's my hard recommend of the list.

Leech by Hiron Ennes was deeply fascinating and threw me for the most loops. I love a hivemind and reading from the perspective of one was so cool, especially at the points of [redacted] and [redacted]. I was also totally taken in by the historicality of the setting so when I realised that what I was reading was actually [redacted] it hooked me even more. The interplay with the demographic elements as experienced by a parasitic hivemind was also deeply fascinating, this was my fastest read on this list because once I started I couldn't stop.

Honorary mentions to: The Darkest Web by Eileen Ormsby, Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, Mister Magic by Kiersten White, Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero (minus the last like, 500 words rip), and Troll Hunting by Ginger Gorman.

10: My favourite new release of 2023

I'm not great at keeping up with new releases but this one goes to my only preorder of the year,

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, which I absolutely devoured. There's something about the mid century occultists that I find both hilarious and fascinating, and Kingfisher/Vernon managed to hit exactly on what I love about reading about them, while also capturing the horror of being stuck in your racist grandma's house. I'm a huge fan of her protagonists as well, and 'furloughed archaeoentomologist' is overflowing with great character bits and I love her. I want to reread this book now because I opened it up to the first chapter to make sure I was remembering her job accurately and got totally sucked into the vulture commentary in the first few pages. Goddamnit.

In close runner up is Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle because holy fuck man, I read that like 2 days ago and I'm a little bit obsessed. I've known Rose Darlings. I've met all of those characters (except maybe the demons). Incredible work by the Tingler Master.

17: A book that suprised me with how good it was

Fairy Tale by Stephen King. One of my friends gave this to me right at the beginning of the year because she'd bought a copy and then had two friends buy it for her as well, and holy fuck mom. I'm really on and off with King, I love some of his stuff, but when I don't like it I hate it, and Fairy Tale I genuinely loved. There were definitely bits that made me go 'mmm', but King also had the forethought to cover for it in later narration which I appreciated ahahaha. I've never gelled with his fantasies before, so I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one, but this is the closest to a spiritual successor to the Oz novels as I've ever read, and I loved his take on it. Still kind of amazed at how much I loved it.

[salmankhanholics]

★ Interesting: Salman Khan’s The Bull is based on this historic military operation!

Dec 10, 2023

Salman Khan was last seen in the film Tiger 3, directed by Maneesh Sharma. In comparison to the recent films of the Bollywood Megastar, the film fared slightly better. Up next, he will be seen in Vishnuvardhan’s directorial The Bull. For the unversed, Vishuvardhan directed Pawan Kalyan’s Panjaa, Ajith’s Billa, and Sidharth Malhotra’s Shershaah.

The Bull is based on “Operation Cactus,” a military operation carried out by the Indian Army in 1988. A coup attempt in the Maldives forced the then-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoon to move to a safe house. A group of Maldivians led by businessman Abdullah Luthufi planned this attack, but it was thwarted by Indian Army. Initially, President Gayoon requested Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Singapore for help, but none came forward for various reasons.

The President then requested the Indian government, who responded swiftly and carried out the operation successfully. Operation Cactus is thus a historic military operation.

The subject is pretty interesting, and it seems that fans’ wish to see Salman in a content-driven film will likely be fulfilled with The Bull. The star actor will play a paramilitary officer in this flick, which will be produced by Karan Johar.