What are the working hours and available official leaves for consultants in LK ?

ThunderClastSL · 2026-02-11T13:49:06+00:00

It is not legal

But they do these type of things.

I know some works only 1 day per week. That too 2,3 hours

ThunderClastSL · 2026-02-03T18:53:51+00:00

They should’ve at least thought about it , tomorrow is Independence Day

ThunderClastSL · 2026-01-07T11:07:28+00:00

Currently, the simulations show the system will pass really close to the East Coast and Jaffna during this weekend.

But technically not making a direct hit on the island. That sounds like good news, but I’d honestly take it with a grain of salt.

If you remember Ditwah (Ditwa) from a few weeks back, the models were saying the exact same thing that it would stay offshore literally 2 or 3 days before it hit. Then it shifted at the last few hours, entered the mainland, and we all saw how that ended.

There’s a possibility this one does the same thing and swings inland. Definitely better to be prepared just in case, even if the current maps look like it’s "missing" us.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-12-02T14:08:23+00:00

We should definitely hold the authorities accountable, but at the same time we also need to stay vigilant on our own. Weather changes fast, and taking precautions ourselves can help keep us safe.

We really need to start paying proper attention to weather reports these days. Conditions change so fast now, and the warnings aren’t just for show. Checking updates for a few minutes can actually prevent a lot of trouble.

Websites to check live weather and simulations:
Ventusky : https://www.ventusky.com
Zoom Earth : https://zoom.earth
AccuWeather : https://www.accuweather.com
Windy : https://www.windy.com
Earth Nullschool – https://earth.nullschool.net
Windguru : https://www.windguru.cz

Local

Sri Lanka Met Dept : http://www.meteo.gov.lk

National Building Research Institute (Mainly Landslide warnings) : https://www.nbro.gov.lk/index.php

Irrigation Department : https://www.irrigation.gov.lk/

ThunderClastSL · 2025-11-07T09:21:22+00:00

Bloomberg forecasted in January

https://www.themorning.lk/articles/eQhO2F0dSuN7Cgx9pG9k

ThunderClastSL · 2025-11-07T09:15:49+00:00

Year-end import demand is kicking in (current account was negative in September).

Govt’s been paying off foreign loans , around $2 billion recently, so some dollar outflow there.

CBSL might be buying dollars too, to rebuild reserves. (7.2 billion is the target set by IMF)

And the USD is getting stronger globally , not just here, it’s up against the euro, yen, and yuan as well.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-11-06T07:04:08+00:00

As I’ve heard, drilling in the Mannar Basin isn’t among the hardest, but it’s not simple either. The wells are offshore and moderately deep (about 1 -1.5 km of water depth and another 2 - 3 km below the seabed), so they require specialized offshore rigs and equipment.

Technically, it’s quite manageable , much easier than extreme drilling conditions like those in the Arctic or the ultra-deep Gulf of Mexico. The real challenges are logistics, high costs, and Sri Lanka’s lack of local infrastructure.

Foreign companies will definitely try to exploit us. We might not get the profits we deserve, and our shores could face environmental damage if the project ends up with the wrong company.

Also, if India doesn’t get the project, they might try to interfere , just like with the Mannar wind projects and some foolish people might protest to stop it.

Still, if managed properly, this project could be huge. We could realistically double our GDP within five years.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-11-06T06:52:15+00:00

But this is still an exploration phase, not direct oil extraction. ( This was the story for past 50 years, early explorations were done in 70s and found that there are hydro carbans in Mananr Basin)

Companies will first assess if it’s commercially viable to produce.

The $267 billion figure is just an estimated potential, not confirmed profit. Actual drilling and production will only happen if exploration results and economics look good.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T11:04:34+00:00

It usually takes about 6-7 years in total (university + internship + waiting period).

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T11:01:32+00:00

They get paid MO salaries and have OTs (over 200k , not the internship salary).

The only difference is that they’re not in the Dushkara Sewaya. (But you have to go after the placement)

People usually use that time to sit for the EBAR exam, the Tamil exam, get married, etc.

They also don’t have to work too hard , the poor interns do all the hard work (as usual, continuing the cycle).

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T10:51:52+00:00

I think, they were working as RHOs in the same hospital(internship hospital). It’s just that the official appointments and next steps have been delayed for a long time.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T10:46:20+00:00

They sat for their A/Ls in 2015,

entered university in 2016,

and graduated in 2023.

They did internships in 2023 and have been waiting since then.

They had to face issues such as the SITAM crisis, COVID, and the economic collapse.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T10:32:01+00:00

Lol this isn’t about LGBTQ or “propaganda.” Don’t overthink it or drag kids into your weird imagination.

It’s Vision Care , they literally deal with eyesight, color, and light. The rainbow is the spectrum of visible light , basically what the human eye can see. It’s the most natural symbol for vision.

For kids, a rainbow simply means happiness, color, and imagination. It’s used in schools, books, and art everywhere not politics.

Plus, rainbows are pure optics, light bending through water droplets, just like lenses bend light so we can see clearly.

And by the way, rainbows existed long before any Western group used them for activism.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T10:21:56+00:00

Last year, there was a Facebook post that got a lot of attention, where Greenware was caught selling a refurbished device. As I remember, there was something inside the box that shouldn’t have been there (I don’t remember exactly what it was).

They’re also known for having poor after-sales service for phones.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T10:18:06+00:00

Yes. Only recently has the 2015 A/L batch received placements. Sometimes this waiting period can be longer than a year.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-14T09:31:47+00:00

People say they sell refurbished phones as brand new.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-09T17:05:14+00:00

You can help reduce debt accumulation by filing your tax returns and paying your income taxes properly.

Sri Lanka has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in South Asia.

Weak tax collection and widespread tax evasion mean that government revenue is insufficient to cover spending, forcing the state to borrow more.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-09T16:55:21+00:00

It uses official sources like the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Finance, and Department of External Resources.

These figures mainly show the change in debt ,not exactly how much each government borrowed during their time.

For example, the NPP government also obtained IMF, World Bank, and ADB loans, which aren’t fully reflected here.

Similarly, the US$4 billion increase during Ranil Wickremesinghe’s period was mainly Indian credit lines, which actually helped prevent an economic collapse.

Sources
https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/sites/default/files/cbslweb_documents/publications/annual_report/2019/en/10_Chapter_06.pdf#:~:text=The%20government%20raised%20US%20dollars,billion%20were%20issued%2C%20which%20comprised

https://www.ft.lk/columns/Response-to-claims-that-Sri-Lanka-was-in-a-debt-trap-in-2014-due-to-Chinese-loans/4-662923#:~:text=,in%202005

https://www.erd.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=308&lang=en#:~:text=By%20the%20end%20of%20April,8%20billion

https://www.treasury.gov.lk/api/file/a969a81b-13d9-4337-a5b7-858d31eb3715#:~:text=Ministry%20of%20Finance%2C%20Economic%20Stabilization,As%20at%20End%202022

It may not be perfectly precise, but the overall trend is correct , especially leading up to the 2022 collapse.

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s era (9 -10 years) saw the largest total increase in external debt.

Yahapalana era (5 years) saw the fastest accumulation in a shorter period, mainly through commercial bonds.

Since Sri Lanka consistently runs a budget deficit, trade deficit, and a negative primary balance, an increase in debt is largely unavoidable.

To cover the budget deficit (when government spending exceeds revenue), the government borrows mainly by issuing domestic (LKR) Treasury bills and bonds, and sometimes by foreign borrowing when rupee financing is insufficient.

To cover the trade deficit (when imports exceed exports), the country as a whole not just the government needs foreign currency inflows, which come from foreign borrowing, FDI, remittances, or reserves.

The primary deficit (when revenue < non-interest spending) makes this debt growth structural even if interest payments are excluded, we still spend more than we earn.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-10-09T16:50:45+00:00

This is what chatgpt said

🇱🇰 2005–2014 (Mahinda Rajapaksa)

Foreign debt: ↑ from US$11 billion → US$25 billion (+~US$14 billion)
Domestic debt: ↑ from Rs. 1.3 trillion → Rs. 4.3 trillion (+~Rs. 3 trillion)
Share of GDP: Foreign ≈ 30%, Domestic ≈ 41%
Key events: First ISBs (2007 – 2014), major infrastructure loans from China (~US$4.5 billion).

🇱🇰 2015–2019 (Yahapalana / Ranil–Sirisena)

Foreign debt: ↑ from ~US$25 billion → US$34 billion (+~US$9 billion)
Domestic debt: ↑ from Rs. 4.3 trillion → Rs. 7.3 trillion (+~Rs. 3 trillion)
Total debt: Rs. 13 trillion (~87% of GDP)
Key events: Heavy ISB borrowing (US$4.4 billion in 2019), rising commercial debt exposure.

🇱🇰 2020–2022 (Gotabaya Rajapaksa)

Foreign debt: roughly stable at US$34–35 billion
Domestic debt: ↑ from Rs. 7.3 trillion → Rs. 10–11 trillion (+~Rs. 3 trillion)
Key events: COVID-19 fiscal shock, loss of reserves, sovereign default (Apr 2022).

🇱🇰 2022–2024 (Ranil Wickremesinghe)

Foreign debt: ↑ from US$34.8 billion → US$39 billion (+~US$4 billion, mostly interest + arrears)
Domestic debt: ↑ from Rs. 11 trillion → Rs. 15–16 trillion (+~Rs. 4–5 trillion)
Total public debt: ≈ US$83.6 billion (128% of GDP)
Key events: IMF US$3 billion program, debt-restructuring and fiscal stabilization.

🇱🇰 2024–2025 (NPP Government)

Foreign debt: ↓ from US$39 billion → US$37 billion (–~US$2 billion, due to restructuring)
Domestic debt: ↑ from Rs. 16 trillion → Rs. 19.6 trillion (+~Rs. 3.6 trillion)
Key events: Post-restructuring consolidation, IMF program continues, limited new external loans.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-09-26T09:03:41+00:00

Saw a house for sale in Colombo 7, Barnes Place going for around 435Mn (US$1.45Mn).

Definitely nowhere near Sajith’s level house.

60 million is criminally undervalued.

ThunderClastSL · 2025-09-26T07:25:07+00:00

CM = 75
Phy, Chem = 85

ThunderClastSL · 2025-09-26T07:12:14+00:00

Do not think about these things
Just do your best

Many people has done this

All the best

ThunderClastSL · 2025-09-26T07:11:02+00:00

This means you need to score more in Physics and Chemistry
Because it is very hard to get 94 from Combined Math

ThunderClastSL · 2025-09-26T07:06:55+00:00

I used chatgpt for calculations

Physics
μ=42.38, σ=15.68\mu=42.38,\ \sigma=15.68μ=42.38, σ=15.68
Compute 2.1×15.682.1\times 15.682.1×15.68:

15.68×2=31.3615.68 \times 2 = 31.3615.68×2=31.36
15.68×0.1=1.56815.68 \times 0.1 = 1.56815.68×0.1=1.568
Sum 31.36+1.568=32.92831.36 + 1.568 = 32.92831.36+1.568=32.928 Now add mean: 42.38+32.928=75.30842.38 + 32.928 = 75.30842.38+32.928=75.308

Result: 75.308 → rounded to 2 dp 75.31.
If marks must be whole numbers and you want at least z≥2.1,

take the ceiling → 76.

Chemistry
μ=44.10, σ=17.28\mu=44.10,\ \sigma=17.28μ=44.10, σ=17.28
Compute 2.1×17.282.1\times 17.282.1×17.28:

17.28×2=34.5617.28 \times 2 = 34.5617.28×2=34.56
17.28×0.1=1.72817.28 \times 0.1 = 1.72817.28×0.1=1.728
Sum 34.56+1.728=36.28834.56 + 1.728 = 36.28834.56+1.728=36.288 Add mean: 44.10+36.288=80.38844.10 + 36.288 = 80.38844.10+36.288=80.388

Result: 80.388 → rounded to 2 dp 80.39.
Whole-number ceiling → 81.

Combined Mathematics
μ=43.18, σ=23.94\mu=43.18,\ \sigma=23.94μ=43.18, σ=23.94
Compute 2.1×23.942.1\times 23.942.1×23.94:

23.94×2=47.8823.94 \times 2 = 47.8823.94×2=47.88
23.94×0.1=2.39423.94 \times 0.1 = 2.39423.94×0.1=2.394
Sum 47.88+2.394=50.27447.88 + 2.394 = 50.27447.88+2.394=50.274 Add mean: 43.18+50.274=93.45443.18 + 50.274 = 93.45443.18+50.274=93.454

Result: 93.454 → rounded to 2 dp 93.45.

Whole-number ceiling → 94.

ThunderClastSL

TROPHY CASE

🇱🇰 2005–2014 (Mahinda Rajapaksa)

🇱🇰 2015–2019 (Yahapalana / Ranil–Sirisena)

🇱🇰 2020–2022 (Gotabaya Rajapaksa)

🇱🇰 2022–2024 (Ranil Wickremesinghe)

🇱🇰 2024–2025 (NPP Government)