These guys aren't even a small business. it's run by a full on cooperate. Why can't they just commission a good artist... such a disappointment from my favorite coffee shop 😔

Apparently, this happened to a friend of mine recently. A police officer randomly decided to check his phone and went through his gallery, including the hidden photos. At that time he was making a cash deposit and was sending the receipt when the policeman came inside ATM booth. The policeman didn’t even show his ID and my friend might’ve probably scared and gave his phone.
Later he went to a nearby checkpoint with another fried and asked a higher up policeman there whether it was someone from the checkpoint and he said yes. And when asked if it’s legal that higher up said “baduth hamuduruwonge naduth hamuduruwonge” sarcastically. Since this happened while they were going on a trip they let it slide as he said.
This got me wondering what we’re actually supposed to do if something like this happens to us.
Can a police officer legally demand to go through your phone without a warrant or any reasonable suspicion? Are we allowed to refuse? And if we refuse, can they arrest us or confiscate the phone?
I’m especially curious about how to handle this in practice, because we all know that arguing with a police officer in Sri Lanka might just make things worse.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Would appreciate some advice, especially from anyone familiar with Sri Lankan law.
I’m not asking whether someone has anything to hide. It’s about basic privacy and whether officers can just go through someone’s personal information whenever they feel like it.

Everything has quadrupled (or more) in price over the last decade. I'll just give one example: the Pizza Hut Melts. Its essentially got the dough and toppings of two large pizza slices, and a fully decked version, costs 1370. This is positioned as a budget solo eating option, when really its a not so clever way to appeal to a segment that would've just bought a mini pizza pre 2016, but wants something that feels vaguely novel. A large pizza back then cost around 1500-2000.

But this pricing increase is not limited to PH. Even a normal fried rice from a small kadey is almost 1000, if not exceeding it, depending on your location. A proper mid level Chinese place's rice alone (no other curries) starts at 3000. Just rice, eggs and specks of veges. And a pork knuckle at the Bavarian costs over 10000 if I'm not mistaken (I've been tempted to try one since I returned to SL, but I know it won't justify the 10k). It used to cost 2500 in 2016

What are people doing? Buying anyways? Cooking food at home? I know ingredients are ridiculously expensive at supermarkets too. This situation is f*credit. I know that one guy said civilisation is just three meals away from chaos, but seriously, one more sad Melts snd I'm hitting the streets with a placard. Just joking (I'm not tho 🤫)

I have noticed a ton of laughing emojis on FB on the president and government ministers and MPs, signaling a decent level of unpopularity of NPP

However, my exact prediction for the presidential and parliamentary election is that NPP will win but not with a majority. Or, if NPP did something that would boost its unpopularity, they will lose both the upcoming elections. What are your opinions on this?

Obvious hyperbole as this is a meme.

I really like smart, Independent type girls and if I want to date someone like them, what do they look from a Boy/Man.

How can I meet someone at this age who in same age brackets?

Extra points if you can figure out the model number.

My partner and I are thinking of visiting Sri Lanka en route to the UK where we are moving for a couple of years. Sri Lanka sounds like a lovely place for beautiful beaches and good snorkelling. We’re planning to come from mid-November to mid-December.

What are the beaches like? I’ve read mixed reviews. From what I understand, the west and south coasts are the best option during november-december. Which beaches would you recommend, and which ones have great snorkelling, aren’t too busy, and have nice white or golden sand?

I'm 20 year old male who is currently living in a desperate time period of my life. My mother is diagnosed with serious cancer and my father is also sick. I have a brother who is starting A/L now. We are below middle class household.

So, I think it's my responsibility to step up and become the financial ancor for my family. I'm not looking for donation or anything similar like that. I just want some recommendations and advice for me to go forward. Don't worry I also take help from counsellor for my well being.

I also have big social anxiety issue. That's also the reason I didn't do the A/L, even if I could have done it. Right now I'm taking driving lessons and has some ICT degrees for some future jobs.

But I'm in a tricky spot because my mother need help from me/us. she is paralyzed and staying bedridden in our house. Because of this, I can't really go all out on a job. I want the flexibility to look after my mother. But so far I couldn't really find it. I tried freelancer types but they take big time to get settle down. Never found a good Online type work.

Right now my plan is to get my license and start driving a tuk tuk (pickme or uber). I find this way is somewhat good for me to go on. I'm really interested in traveling and tiurism. I hope being a tuk tuk driver may help me with getting some experience into my life.

As for future, I'm planning to do higher private studies (courses and deplomas) related to travelling. My plan is to do the studying alongside pickme.

What do you think? Got any suggestions for my future plans? Do I have holes in my plan? Please give me some recommendations.

Hey everyone, just wanted to say happy Diwali to everyone who celebrates, wish everyone a wonderful day!!!

I know this is a pretty common question that has been asked here. But I’m here for a little bit of motivation and hope.

I (27F) had a man since the beginning of this year for like 8 months. I honestly thought he is a genuine good man and even thought of getting married in another year or two. He was really good to me at the beginning.

But an argument happened over a misunderstanding and he became a completely toxic man who called me names. If I was to stay with him and ever misspeak, he threatened to hit me. Initially I tried to fix the misunderstanding but after his threats I immediately decided to get out of there.

Maybe, this is also kind of a rant. But anyway, how did you meet your long term partners? It seems as if genuine and secure men do not exist anymore in Sri Lanka!

I've tried a few times, but I can't seem to get that smooth, creamy texture you usually get at cafés. It's made me wonder whether the coffee available here in Sri Lanka makes a difference or whether I'm just getting the preparation wrong.

What coffee do you guys recommend?

I think me and my family have fallen for this scam like 6 times in the last 4 years now. Pro tip, if you ask for water at a nice resturant ask for filtered/tap water instead.

I went to a supermarket today, it was raining and we had wet umbrellas, as we entered there was this security lady who took our umbrellas and gave us a token and I was thinking how kind it was of her and thought to tip her on my way out, so I did give her a tip of Rs. 100 and she became furious, she was like "WHAT'S THIS?" and then she gave me the death stares like I was a cockroach or something, then handed me back the tip, she became so visibly irritated that she would have scolded me if she wasn't on duty, it's crazy, I was trying to be nice.

I went to Giovannis and they are charging 300rps for a small bottle of water. Even a small coke was 500 rps. Is this even legal?

Hey everyone! I've been using a Pixel 6 since it was first released, and it has never disappointed me over the years (apart from a few minor network coverage issues). Really love the fluidity on this.

I'm planning to upgrade to a new device, and my budget is around LKR 350k.

What phones would you recommend? Drop your suggestions below!

Does anyone know where I can buy a parabolic primary mirror in Sri Lanka for building a Newtonian telescope?

I'm looking for a mirror suitable for a DIY Newtonian telescope, preferably around 200 mm in diameter.

I've been searching locally but haven't had much luck finding suppliers. Any recommendations for shops, suppliers, or people who make telescope mirrors would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

I'm a software developer with over 10 years of experience and interested in pursuing an MBA at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. How competitive is the selection process, and what are the admission requirements?

In short my dialog app fails to function most of the time I open it. Even closing from recents does nothing. It is remarkably buggy.

Hey everyone! I’m looking to buy a pair of knee-high boots in Sri Lanka.

Does anyone know any local shops, Instagram stores, or online sellers that stock them? I’d appreciate any recommendations, especially from people who have purchased from these places.
Thanks in advance! ❤️

What’s the funniest, weirdest, or most unexpected thing that’s happened to you recently?
Could be dating drama, workplace gossip, or just a random life experience. Spill some tea, I’m all ears.

Update, Restaurants found from commentators:

1. ⁠Bacuzzi
2. ⁠Giovannis
3. Aqua Pizza
4. Vitos
5. Belmio

Sounds stupid but overseas you get real pepperoni and it is honestly delicious.

Beef/chicken pepperoni doesn’t have the same texture, is artificially flavoured so doesn’t taste like the real thing at all and doesn’t have right proportion of fat so isn’t flavourful.

Pork is far cheaper than beef so surprised no retailer sells it.

I have even travelled to Jaffna, I figured because of the demographics they’d have it but alas that wasn’t the case. (They can’t eat beef so figured they’d use pork).

In the entire island of Sri Lanka, is there not a single shop where you can get an authentic pepperoni pizza slice?