Helmet Man's not dead! 🎉
Rumours are flying around about the death of the man who gave the epic speech at the #gohomerajapaksas Mirihana protest.
We’re happy to say that he seems to be alive and kicking. Here’s the statement Watchdog received from his lawyer:
"I am appearing for him today at Gangodawila courts . Case no AR1066/22 full name is Jayasinghege Sudara Nadeesh. As we speak he is now before the JMO. He will be produced before court today."
"I, Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, will appear for Sudhara with Kalinga Indatissa PC .AAL Dilumi de Alwis and AAL Sithari Perera."
Seeing a lot of forwards and whatnot of Indian troops arriving into the country. @IndiainSL issued a statement to journalists and media organisations correcting this.
We promised you the most detailed piece we could do on foreign debt in #SriLanka, and it's here! Our resident economist @UmeshMoramudali digs into every aspect of how much we owe. Link⬇️ and summary in thread:
For the first time since independence, Sri Lanka is at high risk of defaulting foreign loan commitments. Some international media as well as global investment firms have already pointed out that Sri Lanka will default on its foreign debt in the upcoming months.
So: 1) how much does #SriLanka — and to whom? 2) why and how have we borrowed so much that we can’t seem to pay it back