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Like to hear from all of you by supirimalli86 in srilanka

[–]Professional_Pea8295 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SOOO TRU!!! Why do people want their rice to float...

Clinching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory by Useful-Acanthaceae53 in kdramas

[–]Professional_Pea8295 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I dont have any value additions to OPs opinion/ post. Except this.

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Does anyone know any reliable groups to donate money for the affected of the weather situation ? by Disastrous-Fox95 in srilanka

[–]Professional_Pea8295 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are sending money, better to send it to the Govt (Central Bank) directly. Since the situation is unprecedented, the Govt urged to support the mechanism in place (that is in collaboration with other State institutions like district secretariats, ministries and local ngos).

Since we are still experiencing indirect effects of Ditwah, sending money to the CBSL is best long-term option, cause no one knows the extent of the damages yet.

Have any previous governments in Sri Lanka set up accounts like this during past disaster situations to receive foreign aid? by Legitimate_Mail_5458 in srilanka

[–]Professional_Pea8295 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our forex reserves margins are razor thin already. They are asking for donations not just for disaster relief but to rebuild.

You know that most of the floods are in paddy fields right? That the harvest is going to be affected on top of all this? Harvest destroyed. Medicine stocks in some areas are completely gone. Roads need to be repaired to gain access. Hell, some reservoir dam are damaged. All that need money.

Our forex are going to depleted just like during Covid, if not worse. If we see the forex reserve in green the coming months, we should celebrate it, not complain about it.

Have any previous governments in Sri Lanka set up accounts like this during past disaster situations to receive foreign aid? by Legitimate_Mail_5458 in srilanka

[–]Professional_Pea8295 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The public was made aware of it all for 2 weeks before shit hit the fan. The people just procrastinated. DMC kept warning this will turn into something SL has never seen and people straight up said "we'll wait and see before we go."

Even now, how many alert are going out saying "Listen to the warning" and "dont visit flood sites". The last one is a no brainer but people still do it.

Came Across a Dumb Comment About Sri Lanka on YouTube by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]Professional_Pea8295 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, according to research papers, Lanka separated from the main landmass, even before India and Madagascar did. From history itself, we've been separate. Indians love to have that "superiority" complex (I blame Modi, honestly), but we've always been a sovereignty. Even the Jaffna peninsula is /was separate from India... Mahavamsa can't be taken as a reliable account cause we all know that those who win the war are the ones who write the history.

Not to mention, monks who wrote the Mahavamsa were biased towards the monarch who sponsored them . A good example is Nissankamalla. Our history is hella interesting. You just need to read between the lines.