By W.A. Wijewardena –
Dr. W.A Wijewardena
Colombo forum on road to recovery
In a recent forum in Colombo on Sri Lanka’s road to recovery with special reference to debt and governance participated by the country’s top policy leaders, IMF’s leading managers and select private sector top brass, President Anura Kumara Disanayake is reported to have stressed his Government’s commitment to continue with the ongoing reforms to improve economic conditions and assure lasting stability, while expressing his desire to make the current IMF program the last one in Sri Lanka’s history.[1]
Offering IMF’s response to this, its First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath is said to have appreciated the country’s commitment to reforms, while cautioning against the possibility of reverting to policy errors, a pitfall to which a country falls due to its failure to manage successfully the ailment known as ‘policy fatigue’.[2]
This forum was timely because it helped the country to assess its gains, identify policy errors, and make the necessary amends to keep the recovery program on track. It also provided an open forum for the three parties to meet and discuss the issues faced by the country when it takes the next step for consolidating the gains so far made to ensure sustained economic growth and stability. However, the wishes expressed will become a tall order in a background of adverse global shocks over which Sri Lanka does not have control.
External shocks
I wish to emphasise on two such external shocks which Sri Lanka should tackle immediately to keep the recovery program on track. One is the unilateral tariff hike by USA which is Sri Lanka’s largest export destination. The other is the sudden breakout of the military conflict between Israel and Iran dragging USA also as an active party to the conflict. Sri Lanka is not a party to either one, but these shocks have far-reaching implications on the country’s road to recovery.
Origin of tariff issue
The harsh tariff rates imposed by US President Donald Trump on all exporters to USA have squarely hit the poor countries that export mainly items like apparels and rubber products. The list is long, but the main victims are in Asia like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Trump had imposed very high reciprocal tariff rates on these countries because they had been running a trade surplus with USA. Though the tariffs so imposed have been given a pause for 90 days, it has not removed the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariff reforms. The apparel buyers have first asked the exporters to absorb the high tariffs. Since the high tariff rates were above the exporters’ affordability, they could not accede to that request. Then, the orders have been cancelled, or placement of new orders have been postponed by buyers until the situation becomes clearer.[3]
In Sri Lanka, both the apparels and rubber products that had been exported to USA in large volumes have suffered from this pause in buying. Trump has created uncertainty in the global markets by his flip-flop tariff revisions and that has pushed the market participants to keep wondering what will happen next. While small voiceless poor countries are suffering in silence, the large exporters to USA like China, Canada, and EU have chosen to fight’s Trump’s tariff policy with equally unaffordable retaliatory tariff rates. This has led to a never-ending tariff war.
Issues with Trump’s tariff policy
I have two issues with Trump’s tariff revision plan. One relates to his wrong interpretation of the trade deficit which USA is having with most of its trading partners. The other is the irrelevant and misleading formula he has used to calculate the magnitude of the amount alleged to have been robbed from US citizens by countries which have a trade surplus with USA.
Wrong reading of trade deficits
Trump has claimed that the trade surplus which many countries have with USA is an indicator of the extent of plundering of US citizens by those countries through higher tariff rates. As I have pointed out earlier,[4] USA being the unofficial central banker nation to the world since 1971 has been able to command real goods from the rest of the world by exchanging a worthless piece of paper called the dollar. If that dollar returns to USA, the holder is promised that he could get a basket of real goods and services worth one dollar. If it is circulated as a reserve or exchange currency through the globe, the holder can command a dollar’s worth of real goods and services from the rest of the world.
Falling value of dollar
But these two promises are broken if the domestic value of the dollar falls due to domestic inflation in USA, on one side, and the fall in the international value of dollar due to loss of trust about the issuer of the dollar, namely, the US government, on the other side. USA’s Consumer Price Index or CPI which stood at 100 in 1982-4 has increased to 321 in May 2025[5] meaning that a dollar in 1982 is worth only 31 US cents today. The international value of the dollar should be gauged by reference to the price of gold since gold is the best substitute asset for the dollar. In 1982, a fine ounce of gold was traded at $ 376 in the world markets. The price of same gold has sharply increased to $ 3,324 in May 2025[6], implying that a dollar’s value in the international markets in 1982 has fallen to 11 US cents.
Hence, a foreigner who has acquired a dollar in 1982 by sacrificing a dollar’s worth of a real good or service has been condemned to hold a worthless piece of paper today. Therefore, by having a trade deficit with other countries, it is the US citizens who have got an unfair advantage from the citizens of those countries. Hence, there is a case for USA to compensate those dollar holders, instead of punishing them.
Use of irrelevant formula
The formula, as given in Figure I, used by Trump’s policy advisors to calculate the extent of the amount plundered by the countries with a trade surplus with USA is irrelevant for the purpose. It simply says that the percent of the amount so plundered is equal to the trade deficit which USA has with those countries is proportionate to the amount which USA has imported from them assuming that the import elasticity of US demand times the price adjustment in US market is equal to 1. To arrive at this result, Trump’s policy advisors have used a general import elasticity of 4 and a price adjustment factor of 0.25. These are two strange numbers since the same have been used for both consumer items like apparels, essential items like chips and pharmaceuticals, and discretionary items like components for producing military items or aircraft.
Naturally, this formula fails when it is applied to countries with a trade deficit with USA. Since the trade deficit is a negative number, and it is divided by a negative import elasticity, the outcome is a positive number for countries which have a trade surplus with USA, the ones which are being punished by the Trump administration. However, when it is applied to countries with which USA has a trade surplus like UK, Singapore, Australia, or the Netherlands, the outcome is a negative number meaning that USA should compensate them for the amount it has taken out from them.
Dispute of formula by a co-author
The formula used by Trump’s policy advisors has been disputed by its co-author, Brent Neiman, Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago in a recent interview with Erin Burnett of CNN.[7] Neiman says that the policy advisors have taken the purpose and meaning of the formula out of context. The purpose of the formula was to identify how a country could determine the appropriate tariff rate to balance a trade gap when there is a difference in tariff rates by about 3 to 4%. It is not a formula to be used on a mass scale for countries. For instance, to a query by Burnett, he confirmed that it is not a formula to be used for a country like Sri Lanka which exports a lot of apparels but does not buy sufficient turbines from USA.
According to him, the application is totally wrong because even if Sri Lanka goes for zero tariff for the imports from USA, the trade gap cannot be eliminated. He also confirmed that the actual price adjustment factor should have been not 0.25 used by Trump’s policy advisors, but 0.95. When that factor is applied, the US’s imports from the respective country should by multiplied by 3.8 and not by 1 as had been done by Trump’s policy advisors. In that scenario, all the calculations made by Trump’s policy advisors to impose the reciprocal tariff on trade surplus countries collapse on themselves. For instance, Sri Lanka’s alleged plundering of Americans is reduced from 88% to 23%. And, a half of that is 12% and not 44% which USA has imposed on Sri Lanka.
Middle East crisis
The recent conflict in the Middle East arose from the attack by Israel on Iran[8] claiming that Iran’s ambitious goal of becoming a nuclear weapons owning nation is a threat to its survival and therefore it should be stopped at the bud. These attacks were overtly and covertly supported by USA.[9] It culminated to an irreversible high point when USA decided to neutralise Iran’s nuclear warhead producing capability by bombing its three main uranium processing facilities.[10] This led to retaliatory attacks on USA’s airbases in the Gulf region by Iran.[11] A ceasefire was announced by President Trump with agreement from Israel,[12] but many critics have alleged that it had been limited only to paper and on the ground, there are still battles going on.[13]
Both Israel and Iran have been slow to embrace the ceasefire wholeheartedly forcing President Trump to express his dissatisfaction openly.[14] A ceasefire will be successful only if the underlying reason for the conflict is removed. In the case of the present conflict, the reason, namely, Iran’s desire to further enrich uranium and Israel’s animosity for Iran are still looming over them. Hence, the reigniting of the military conflict can occur at any time dragging the Middle East to a more protracted conflict. This possibility should be assessed every time a country reassesses its global risk profile.
Risks to Sri Lanka
If it is a protracted conflict with USA’s involvement, the global economy, specifically countries like Sri Lanka in the global south, will be subject to immense economic hardships. It will adversely affect Sri Lanka’s exports to the Middle East and USA, its re-growing tourism industry, and adverse impact on the overall balance of payments via increases in oil and cooking gas prices and reduced remittance flows. Therefore, though Sri Lanka is not a party to the Middle East conflict, it is a victim of a high proportion.
These two global shocks were not a subject matter discussed in the recent Colombo forum because it concentrated on debt and governance. But their lingering impact will undoubtedly derail Sri Lanka’s move towards recovery, sustained economic growth, and lasting stability. This is a cautionary message which Sri Lanka’s policymakers’ intent on building a safe road to recovery.
Essential requirements
Global economic shocks, whether favourable or adverse, are unexpected and unavoidable. The best a country can do to tackle them is the development of a space to absorb them painlessly. This space takes the form of ensured potential economic growth, undiminished export capacity and markets, and flexible public finances permitting a country to increase or reduce taxes and expenditure at will. In my view, these essential factors should be the main components of Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery. They are the main risk factors faced by the country and its policymakers should be ever cognisant of them.
A negative external shock will derail the country from the potential growth path leading to income losses, unemployment, and an undue charge on the external reserves if the market shortages are to be met out of imports. At the same time, it will worsen the existing income gap by offering opportunities for the rich to get more and impoverishing the poor who do not get an equal opportunity to do so. This type of skewed income distribution in which the rich become richer, and the poor become poorer is a fine recipe for the onset of a dangerous economic, social, and political disorder in the country. Hence, measures should be taken by the country to reverse the dent in the growth by the negative external shock as quickly as possible.
The longer it takes to make the adjustment, the bigger the impact of the social disorder. This requires space for policymakers to operate to minimise the social and economic costs. In Sri Lanka when the country was hit by the negative fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities did not have the needed space to operate and take the country out of the negative growth that followed. This was the trigger factor for the subsequent unprecedented economic crisis that crippled Sri Lanka’s economy.
Footnotes:
[1] https://www.ft.lk/business/Sri-Lanka-s-Road-to-Recovery-Debt-and-Governance-conference-recaps-successes-and-challenges/34-777991
[2] Ibid.
[3] https://www.tbsnews.net/world/global-economy/panic-grips-worlds-factory-hubs-after-trump-tariff-whiplash-1114681
[4] https://www.ft.lk/columns/Trump-dis-order-is-to-hit-Sri-Lanka-very-badly-with-limited-options-available/4-775230
[5] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[6] https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/gold
[7] https://youtu.be/XTwNUl-v57s?si=BQ3PX014mrwXiNJQ
[8] https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack
[9] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/israel-iran-conflict-list-of-key-events-june-23-2025
[10] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9r4q99g4o
[11] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjxdgjpd48o
[12] https://us.cnn.com/2025/06/24/middleeast/middle-east-situation-tuesday-intl-hnk
[13] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/24/iran-israel-us-trump-ceasefire-updates/
[14] https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/live-updates-iran-israel-trump-ceasefire-rcna214671
*The writer, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, can be reached at waw1949@gmail.com
*To be continued..
Ajith / June 30, 2025
As an economist, the author has discussed the external shocks and recovery of Sri Lanka’s economic policy. But he did not discuss about internal shocks which has influenced largely to the economy of Sri Lanka towards bankruptcy (I think this is the first time) or increased debt of dollar and debt of local currency. This is the first time a powerful President who was elected by majority of majority people ran away from the country. It is very sad that professionals still do not like to talk or discuss about the risk of policies related to local shocks that brought the bankruptcy and increased debt.
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Human Touch / July 1, 2025
Ajith
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You are always in a hurry to make comments, but sadly, your comment above is quite incoherent. If you read it again you will find that even you will not be able to fully understand what you have said.
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” (I think this is the first time) or increased debt of dollar and debt of local currency. This is the first time a powerful President who was elected by majority of majority people ran away from the country.”????
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Moreover when the author has said that this article is to be continued, you accuse him of not discussing Sri Lankas internal economic issues.
What are you exactly trying to say?
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SJ / July 2, 2025
“What are you exactly trying to say?”
Very unfair question, knowing very well that he does not know head from tail.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
Ajith,
The final straw broke the back of the horse was Chinese’s poop, Gothapayal imported. China is now on an unbelievable stage in economy. Temu and Shein like companies selling essential goods even cheaper than poop Gothapayal imported. But China did not disclose the racketeering that was taking place in the poop deal. China even employed Gothapayal’s Aanduwa to have its defective Covid-19 Vaccine released by WHO. China attempted to prevent Langkang to import better Medicine from India, for which India had released a $4B loan. Yet, when the Langkang crooks imported faulty vaccine on Indian loan, it was India did the whistleblowing on Rowdy Rambo like health ministry crooks. These we keep explaining to people because Sadampi like agents, with one-word of sarcastic conspiracy illumination, turns the whole ship (all history), upside down. China, by punishing the People’s Bank with black listing, punished people and the country. You still know that one hand doesn’t make the clap noise and Gothapayal not the only one in the game of black listing people’s bank. The People Bank’s Sinhala Buddhist Intellectuals joined their hand with Gothapayal’s to create the noise. Those idiots did not know how to draft an LC letter. There were so many great guys in the Sinhala Buddhist Rapist Army to Train international defense experts to put down their protestors for freedom.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
Something inconvenient happened, So Please see at the end for the full comment.
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Douglas / June 30, 2025
All the theories on “Global Shocks” and “Road to Recovery” are being discussed by the pandits, completely forgetting the “Behind the Room” maneuverings put in place by the acclaimed “Big Powers” who have put the whole world and the universe into disorder. Have we identified those maneuvers? I don’t think so.
These “Big Powers” are led by individuals who suffer from “Egoism”; “Superlative” ideologies, “Selfishness”, and “Age” related degenerative deficiencies. For example, think of the three who have brought turmoil to the world at this moment – (1) The President of the USA, (2) The President of Russia, and (3) The Supreme Leader of Iran. Think for yourself for a moment how and in what ways (maneuvers) these three have brought the lives of the people into disarray. In mentioning these “Threesome”, I am not forgetting and discounting many more “leaders” who suffer from the same dysfunctions and bring misery to the people in various parts of the world, and cause “Global Shock”.
Then how could we achieve “Road to Recovery”? That “Road” must be built by the people. The people must RECOGNIZE those characteristics of the leaders, STAND UP, and DEMAND a CHANGE, and if NO CHANGE, completely kick them out of power. That FOUNDATION for “Road to Recovery” must be laid on “Live and Let Live” policy based on “Morality and Justice”.
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SJ / June 30, 2025
How come that Israel is not in the list?
Did Iran initiate trouble anywhere?
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Douglas / July 1, 2025
SJ: Thanks. Certainly, Israel is included.
Without Iran, Hamas cannot exist.
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Native Vedda / July 1, 2025
Douglas
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“Without Iran, Hamas cannot exist.”
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I am not sure.
In fact without Natanyahu and his oppressive state security apparatus there won’t be Hamas. It was Natan who created Hamas in the first place.
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Please read:
Israel’s chickens come home to roost
BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 11/07/23
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4295880-israels-chickens-come-home-to-roost/
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Douglas / July 1, 2025
NV: No doubt that Nithyahu created Hamas, because he had to survive a criminal case of bribery and corruption. The Gaza assault was a manipulation to divert the attention of the Israeli judiciary. Don’t you see my description of the corrupt political leaders who ruin countries fit well into these disruptive manipulations to survive in power rather than the well-being of the country?
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SJ / July 2, 2025
” Nithyahu (sic) created Hamas”
“Some stories we swallow hook line and sinker.
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Mallaiyuran / July 2, 2025
“we swallow hook line”
Really?
Really; Really?
Why are we?
It is you, the hallucinatory only. Only the dreamer, exclusively. Why are you subcring it to us? Unwanted!
You swallowed the fishing minister threw, Kerala hooks, on behalf of SLFP- Siri Ma O, Chandrika and Old Royals Rowdies and keeping choking, coughing and throwing up. Sad, the long hook still holding you up to the Mechanical School Marxism and Royal Rowdies patriotism. Think about where was Wijeweera on his policies and where NPP has advanced? Did you hear about what UNHRC HC said about the government after talking to them? You swallowed all the outdated conspiracy theory b(h)ooks, never read a useful book even in school time, like in religion, politics, science, economics, etc. That is why always come out with Hook Swallowing, your own deficiency, but no useful talk. Now lizards who were carrying you, their lost tail, have scraped you and escaped. You are struggling without knowing where to go and have you attached so they can wag you. Let me know if you need money for a plane ticket to Uganda. There are a lot of washing job openings. It was USSR, Russia, China bulling all small nations after WWII. It looks like you are thinking that by praising the Hamas, Bathiudeen may wake up and adopt you again.
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SJ / July 2, 2025
Some are dope gobbling dumbbells..
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LankaScot / July 1, 2025
Hello Douglas,
Here are 3 different News Organisations that have commented on Israel’s involvement in the Creation and Funding of Hamas –
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This is from Analyst News
https://www.analystnews.org/posts/how-israel-helped-prop-up-hamas-for-decades
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This is from Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-borrell-says-israel-financed-creation-gaza-rulers-hamas-2024-01-19/
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This is from The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
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This last one is from France 24 on Israels Arming and Supporting Criminal Gangs in Gaza “Netanyahu’s government was arming “criminals and felons”. Many of the previous attacks on UN Aid Trucks was carried out by these Gangs which Israel blamed on Hamas.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250607-israel-admits-support-anti-hamas-armed-group-accused-looting-gaza-aid-bedouin-abu-shabab
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Yes by all means, Yala Shabab, lets go and kick these leaders out. Are you going to lead the Revolutions?
Best regards
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Douglas / July 1, 2025
Hi LS: Thank you for the links. I, too, have the same opinion. Please refer to my reply to Native Vedda.
In my original comment, I have stressed the”charismatic” measures adopted by these corrupt and criminal-minded political leaders to stay in power unconcerned with the sufferings of the people.
I know my capacity and capabilities, and those would not fit to lead at such a large level “Revolution” that you have mentioned. However, I participated in the “Galle Face Aragalaya” and contributed in whatever way to fit in with my capabilities.
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whywhy / July 1, 2025
Douglas ,
” Without Iran , Hamas can not exist .”
Without Hamas who is not safe and from whom ?
Where is Hamas and Israel and where is Israel and
the West ? I mean geographically . How can it be that
you want bad elements eliminated at home but they
thrive elsewhere ?
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SJ / July 2, 2025
You talk of Hamas to place Iran in the dock.
Iran did not create Hamas or any other Arab resistance groups.
Iran did not provoke any war. The US encouraged Saddam to start a war on Iran, which it lost badly.
Iran has been a defender of the people of Palestine, who had been betrayed by every Arab client of the US.
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The US is the source of all war from late last century.
The rest of the list is redundant.
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Human Touch / July 1, 2025
Douglas
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I agree with some of your ideas such as FOUNDATION for “Road to Recovery” must be laid on “Live and Let Live” policy based on “Morality and Justice”.
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While the following is also true :
“These “Big Powers” are led by individuals who suffer from “Egoism”; “Superlative” ideologies, “Selfishness”, and “Age” related degenerative deficiencies.
For example, think of the three who have brought turmoil to the world at this moment – (1) The President of the USA, (2) The President of Russia, and (3) The Supreme Leader of Iran.”, you have conveniently forgotten (4) Benjamin Netanyahu who attacked 5 countries at will over the past few months.
Do you think Iran did wrong by counter attacking Israel?
Anyway let us leave that matter alone.
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Don’t you think Sri Lanka’s economic struggles over the past 77 years stem largely from our own incompetence, racism, and corruption?
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There was a time when many Sinhala Buddhists, especially in the South, blindly idolized Mara and his band of thieves, despite clear evidence that the Mara family was looting the country in broad daylight. Doesn’t this remind you of Trump and the MAGA movement?
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Douglas / July 1, 2025
HT. Thank you. To your question, my answer is a big “YES”.
“MARA” was a huge “CULT” and that was decimated during the last elections. That is one reason I supported the NPP to dismantle that serfdom. No other politician or political party was available to undertake that job. Besides that, I count on NPP to bring all those responsible and accountable to book who brought our country to this deplorable situation, you speak of. Building that road has started and hopefully it will be done.
Thank you again for your valuable input.
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
Dear Readers,
Sri Lanka’s problem is based not only on corruption, but also on people’s attitudes.
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I believe people should realize that what they have been following is not “real Buddhism”; rather, it is a branch of Jainism or old Hinduism that was practiced a long time ago.
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Jathaka katha-based sinahal Buddhism has duped the entire country. People believed in making strong public statements about their hatred.
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Looking back, most NPP and JVP PARLAMENTARIANS are not experts in their own fields, but rather specialized in sowing hate
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. Whether it’s artists turned politicians, local graduates turned politicians, or MANY OTHERS, they all have one thing in common: they envy others. That is strictly a psychological issue.
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Even Dr. Harini Amarasooriya is adept at insulting anyone in public; what did she study in sociology and psychology to emulate the GANKABARYAs? She was recently questioned about Sajith, one of her students, and she stated that Sajith knew very little about the topic being taught. It was simply to place him under a category. I’m not a Sajith fan, but everyone deserves to be treated civilly. Her attacks were intended to make the individual feel inferior.
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whywhy / July 1, 2025
L M ,
Character assassination of each other is in the culture of our
country . We put all our weight behind that . We can live even
without food and oxygen but not without having a blade in hand .
All because we can not change . Under different labels we can
introduce cosmetic changes but deep-seated culture ? The N P P
main election weapon was character assassination of the
opponents , left and right . The general public enjoyed it at election
rallies but now want results . And the opposition was not saints
either . The joke is , whole country behaved like saints while being
fully corrupt .
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leelagemalli / July 2, 2025
WW, That is a genetic trait. Nearly all of our people have that mindset, regardless of their race, religion, or anything else.
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Observe the proportion of CT commenters who value “facts” The best evidence is that alone. We don’t support party politics, and we join from outside the nation. We all want our motherland, Sri Lanka, to develop into a developed nation.
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Tamil and the typical Sinhala mindset are very similar. They also don’t ask why before acting, even though they are more devoted to their caste-based lifestyles. In some ways, Muslims in Sri Lanka are diverse, and their political will is weak. As is the case with certain smaller minorities in European nations, Burghers and other minorities are not even outspoken about their rights. Even if we hope for a better future for our motherland and country, I don’t think anything will change as long as our people don’t adopt a new mindset.
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
so-called strong NPP government.
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1) The former speaker claimed to have a doctorate; the president and premier even disputed this, demanding proof within three months; now, it has been six months or longer, but they have remained silent. RANWALA remains a member of parliament. If they came to sel examples, how could this be?
2) How does this so-called powerful minister, who is also the finance minister, view the world and the economy?….
Why did people keep falling into the same pit, I wonder? Douglas and late SM are more prevalent in this nation. They don’t give a damn about the facts. They are only pursuing jealously motivated thoughts.
yCgoers5q_8&t=104s https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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I wish I could read some constructive statements from Douglas or other pundits who misled his “kadamandiya” community.
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LankaScot / July 1, 2025
Hello Leelagemalli,
“Kada Mandiye Dola Ayine” by Nanda Malani was probably the first Sinhala Song that I heard way back in 2011. Very haunting like some of the Gaelic and Scots Traditional Ballads.
I have a rough idea of what is meant by the “kadamandiya” community but maybe you could educate me some more with a Sri Lankan perspective.
Back in the 60s and 70s we disparaged the Culture of our Grandparents and prior Generations. Some of our Television Programs were stuck in the Bothy Ballads/Bothy Nichts Communities, and the Tartan Clad singers like Andy Stewart and the Alexander Brothers. We didn’t mind the Folk Groups like “The Corries” and others, however the Lifestyle promulgated by some Grampian TV programs was as alien to us as having Tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral.
My Grandmother used to sing this song to us at New Year Parties whilst playing the Fiddle. One of my Uncles would accompany her on the Harmonica “Maids when your young never marry an old man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi0yh4jpdBM&list=RDhi0yh4jpdBM&start_radio=1
Best regards
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old codger / July 2, 2025
LS,
I feel you would be justly annoyed by this American lady describing Charles Stuart as “a British Prince”.
https://youtu.be/BlO9zzMRYyU?si=3hxPvF_jOlmf7VKj
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LankaScot / July 3, 2025
Hello OC,
The song (Skye Boat Song) is about Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, who raised an Army on the Basis that the French would invade at the same time. They never did, which probably, but not definitely, made the Highlanders chances of overthrowing George II almost impossible. His Grandfather James VII tried to bring back Catholicism and was exiled; Charles was trying to Claim back the Throne for his Father James VIII de jure
They got as far as Derby causing panic in London. They were betrayed by a Double Agent called Dudley Bradstreet who persuaded the Scot’s Leadership that Butcher Cumberland was on his way with a huge Army (a lie). Once they turned back only defeat and the Massacre of Culloden awaited
As an aside I was Teaching at Carlisle Crown Court near the Castle where many of the 45 Rebellion prisoners were held and Executed. Not long after I went to York Crown Court where one of the Judges said that many of the 45 were tried there. He said that some of the Cells where they were held still existed as the Court was part of the Castle Buildings.
Best regards
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leelagemalli / July 2, 2025
Hello LS,
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LS, my dear, I was forced to read the following about what some professors did to put the JVP in power, but I will give you a few more solid examples in my next comment so you can see who the Kadamandiya people are in our nation. Despite this fact, our KADAMANDIYA leaders of Mlechcha nature, Douglas-like people, continue to speak highly of the NPP government. How is that possible?
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UEw1jp8pg0&t=226s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL8fj0mZoHg
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Those who formerly supported the AKD have now praised former President RW for the daring initiatives he did during his 26-month tenure.
And many of them have observed that the AKD-led NPP will be unable to work for the anticipated “real change”.
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People are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the game being played by the present “clean” government with them.
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This country is full with enemies within them rather than pro-progress people, which is why they do not care about the truths spoken by some politicians.
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Prof Nirmal Dewasiri from the University of Colombo revealed that the governing attitude was not the JVP’s potential, but he backed the NPP because he knew that trait in the JVP.
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leelagemalli / July 2, 2025
LS,
In Sinhala, the term “kadamandiya” refers to utterly stupid villagers who would nod their heads in agreement with anything said or done to them, no matter how untrue. The “filthy langauge” of Sinhala would be the main dessert for these people.
Popular filthy terms would be more important to this social group than the truth. Our Unawatuna Douglas, whose main information source is them, may be able to tell you a lot more about them.
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They also have strong emotions. In my opinion, Kadamandiya people make up the majority of the Lanken population. Since more than 80% of Lankens are like that, politicians target them in an attempt to win over voters.
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For instance, your wife is used to say, “That is our Reuter of the area,” in reference to the woman who frequently visits her small business and spreads rumours. Our ancestral home was a well-respected residence in the community, and when I was a child, Kadamandiya people would visit it to hear some village experts discuss “PENA BALANAWA” (In some rural parts of Sri Lanka, people make predictions by gazing at the flame of a lamp made of coconut oil.)and engage in gossiping with my grandmothers and other relatives.
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leelagemalli / July 2, 2025
LS,
The “new govts” in our hellish “Srilanka” are made and overthrown by the Kadamandiya people: Rereading what NPP promoter Douglas had to say about “AKD’s recent trip to Germany” will make you realize how knowledgeable the Kadamandia people are.
Anyone who closely examines their mindset will quickly understand why Sri Lankans continue to behave as though they were subjected to “torments of tantalus” nearly every other five years. They should be the true “balloters” of society because they vote based on “considering what Kadamandiya people have got to say” rather than intelligence.
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Native Vedda / July 1, 2025
Human Touch
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“Don’t you think Sri Lanka’s economic struggles over the past 77 years stem largely from our own incompetence, racism, and corruption?”
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People are not forced to vote for a particular party or a candidate. They are free to chose. If they knowingly chose to vote for an incompetent, racist and corrupt candidate which means they themselves have no problem with incompetency, racism, and corruption.
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In such circumstances I have no time nor sympathy for the voters nor for their chosen leaders.
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Isn’t it why our mate nimal fernando supports Velupillai Prabaharan, no need to go through the tedious process of multiparty elections, if we are going to elect the worse candidate why waste time, money, breath, … engage in endless useless debate, support the Pol Pot already sitting on the throne, …… ?
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It is a neat idea.
SJ would wholeheartedly support anyone who mentions quote Mao/Siri Mao.
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chiv / July 1, 2025
Native ( and Douglas ), correct me if I’m wrong.
“I have no time nor sympathy for the voters nor for their chosen leaders “.
Agreed. To me, “Lankan voters fully deserve what they get “.
Coming to nexus between Israel / Hamas / Palestine, I see a lot of similarities.
Our incompetent, racist, corrupt politicians created Tamil Militancy. What started during Srimao’s time became full fledged with help of JR and India’s financial / political backing.
Irony is that, every politician after JR, including Prema, Chandrika, RW, Mara made deals with various militant groups.
Finally, what started with India, ended up involving China, Russia, West, Israel, Palestine, Iran – – – – the list is too long.
So much so, Pillayan, Deva and Karuna became powerful king makers of elected governments. Even today few PS / local councils are under their rule.
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Douglas / July 1, 2025
chiv: “Lankan voters deserve what they get”. Very true.
For the last few decades, the Lankan voters were brought up to be “Lotus Eaters” by the “Elite” power blocks for their benefit and to enjoy a life of luxury. To give that “Lotus Eater” life, the “Elitist” power block begged, borrowed, and stole whatever was available and from wherever available. Unfortunately, the Lankan voters still, to a great extent, expect that life and it would be a daunting task to change that setup. However difficult it is to change, that “Change” must be made for the betterment of the country and the people.
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SJ / July 2, 2025
” economic struggles over the past 77 years ” All 77 years?
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HT, the entire Global South has been facing economic troubles, and the reason is that colonialism has given way to neocolonialism.
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whywhy / June 30, 2025
The failure of world powers over Palestine issue with them has exposed
double standard world politics . No more time waste now , the US stands
naked with Israel . The world was forced to see it . This is where current
world affairs stand with the most vital part of the world that is the Mideast .
Our citizens started to panic in Israel and Iran . Situation didn’t spill into
Saudi and other gulf dollar countries . Are we ready for such a massive
exodus ? Our Mideast dollars ? We saw the impact of Covid already . Shocks
after Shocks , how much can we absorb ? Not only peace in our country ,
global peace matters too . If our leader A K D believes that the I M F would be
over the moon to hear that Srilanka loves to settle the account with them
for good , then he does not know to run our economy .
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SJ / June 30, 2025
“The failure of world powers over Palestine issue”
What failure?
They are not in the least worried while Israel is joyfully destroying people in Gaza.
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davidthegood / July 1, 2025
SJ, even you are still unaware that there is a place called Palestine. No Palestine (Philistines) will ever come into being ever. Hamas with Iran trying to rob Israel to call it Palestine is only a dream. Wait and see.
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SJ / July 3, 2025
Wait for what?
You are an un-Christian liar.
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Native Vedda / July 1, 2025
“They are not in the least worried while Israel is joyfully destroying people in Gaza.”
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While “Pakistan Army Chief calls J&K terrorism ‘legitimate struggle”, The Hindu (01 07 2025)
He is supposed to a very close friend of Trump and China (all weather friend).
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LankaScot / July 2, 2025
Hello SJ,
Yesterday I saw Kidney Dialysis patients in Gaza being told that there is no Fuel for the Generators and they cannot have Dialysis. This is a Death Sentence for Patients. This is not “The failure of world powers over Palestine issue” it is Complicity. The British or the European Union Countries should send a Warship to accompany a Fleet of Humanitarian Supplies. And this time if the Israelis bomb it, like they did the Liberty, on June 8, 1967, the whole world will see it with the exception of BBC TV viewers.
Best regards
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SJ / July 2, 2025
LS
Thanks.
They care far less than they did then.
In fact deep down they endorse Israel’s actions.
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Human Touch / July 1, 2025
whywhy
We need to ask ourselves: what has actually changed since AKD came to power?
Have any key performance indicators improved?
Has the cost of living or essential services decreased?
What concrete steps has he taken to strengthen the internal economy and production?
Let’s not allow AKD and his team to continue misleading us.
Like you said if he is thinking, that we can change our economy with out actual effort, then he does not know anything.
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davidthegood / July 1, 2025
Human Touch, historically, expenses for living have never gone down ever. S o why expect the impossible because AKD is leading the nation.
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Human Touch / July 1, 2025
dtg
Your statement that expenses continue to rise unchecked is not entirely accurate. During his tenure, RW managed to ease the high cost of living to some extent. The JVP/NPP, in their manifesto, pledged to reduce it even further — a promise that played a key role in their electoral victory.
However, after being in power for a considerable period, we have yet to see any meaningful decline in the cost of living. In fact, the opposite seems to be occurring. The manufacturing sector has shown no significant improvement either. Moreover, the billions in stolen assets they vowed to recover remain elusive.
Most notably, they went back on one of their core promises — refusing an IMF loan — and ended up doing exactly that.
Let us remain objective in our analysis and clearly recognize where we stand.
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SJ / July 1, 2025
“RW managed to ease the high cost of living to some extent. “
Which tenure? How well?
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Human Touch / July 2, 2025
SJ
Let me take you back to 2022 pre RW era when the USD to LKR was close to 1 USD to almost 380 LKR and rising.
The cost of living too was quite unbearable due to this. Post RW, the LKR stabilized around 300 LKR to the USD and by the 2nd Quarter of 2023, prices eased off by about 30%.
You would have known this if you were living in SL at that time.
This is not to mention the prices of things like Dhal that came down from 560-600Rs a kilo to about 150Rs per kilo.
Other items like Sugar, Milk, Chicken, etc too became available and affordable. Price of Petrol too reduced from 450Rs to 315Rs.
You may wish to verify this.
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SJ / July 2, 2025
HT
Thanks
But do you suggest that RW performed some miracle that brought prices down?
If that was the case, why was the trend not sustained in the rest of his term?
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Besides the drop in FC reserves, there was a total screw up of import orders at the time of the Aragalaya (nothing to do with the protest though) which caused the shortages.
The queues for fuel eased because orders arrived at the time of RW’s taking charge.
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I fear that we are giving too much credit to RW.
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leelagemalli / July 2, 2025
HT and readers,
NPP would undoubtedly be unable to manage such an emergency situation if it arose again.
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They have repeatedly shown that they are capable of spreading lies, but they have done nothing to help the faltering economy recover.
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These men were arguing at the time that we shouldn’t solely rely on IMF recommendations to revive the Sri Lankan economy; we have a number of other options.what are they ?
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What other alternatives exist for reviving the Sri Lankan economy?
Why in the world haven’t any diaspora investors shown up over the past eight months?
Grafite to Graffin: What are the strategies they plan to implement in the near future?
Remember how our leaders plundered the state while claiming that “we are sitting on a gold mine” in the form of ilmanite or other mineral resources?
Salfuric acid is produced using lanken sea waters, and salt is finally produced and exported to Asia in a shorter period of time. What took place today? Had these teenagers ever considered the gravity of completing such projects?
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According to what I understand, “Sunil Handunetti,” a figure in Sri Lankan media who became an expert for no good reason, was one of the JVP leaders who was always debating “various other options.”
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LankaScot / July 2, 2025
Hello DTG,
Strange, Vegetables and Milk are both Cheaper than they were a few months ago.
Best regards
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old codger / July 3, 2025
LS,
Vegetables are very cyclical in price. Take tomatoes, they were going at about 120/kg about 6 months ago. Then they rose to 900, and now they’re at 220. The same wild swings happened with chillies, 2000 to 200 in a few months.
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LankaScot / July 3, 2025
Hello OC,
This is what I don’t understand. Sri Lanka has a fairly predictable Climate and I have been to Nuwara Eliya many times to buy Wholesale Vegetables for my Wife’s Grocery. I understand that when there are shortages the price will go up. But these wild swings in prices defeat me. What is behind these fluctuations?
Best regards
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Native Vedda / July 3, 2025
LankaScot
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“What is behind these fluctuations?”
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Haven’t you heard of Rice Mafia, Sand Mafia, ……. Seafood Mafia, …. there used to be Parippu Mafia (Lentil Mafia) ……… ?
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leelagemalli / July 3, 2025
NV, I had believed that under AKD leadership, everything in Sri Lanka was excellent today.
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What’s wrong with these price increases?
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Do you not recall that Jeppos were in control of their government? The Mafia would not be operating there. They made lofty promises.
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I believe Wattiamma, also known as Dr. Amarasooriya, and AKD will need to find something to think about.
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Now that Sri Lankans have access to Star Link, the government has no meeks. Elon Musk was being criticized by that pseudo-expert Handunetti, who called him an economic murderer or something.
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SJ / July 3, 2025
LS
I think that scale of operations and bad planning based on poor market information.
We have had repeated gluts of pumpkin.
Some vegetables go dirt cheap like ladies fingers while others go high like beans.
Some vegs are sensitive to weather fluctuations like rain and hot/cold weather.
But some planning and guidance to the cultivators can help both produce and consumer.
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SJ / July 3, 2025
oc
Chilies and lime among a few others seem to have regular seasons of shortage. Tomato price fluctuation I think is because of its vulnerability to even moderate changes in ether.
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leelagemalli / July 3, 2025
LS,
You will receive the same response if the question is posed to Angoda (psychiatric hospital) or Mulleriya (psychiatric hospital))patients. So why bother with the predetermined answers of DTG?
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Native Vedda / July 1, 2025
Human Touch
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“what has actually changed since AKD came to power?”
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I would say this government is still digging albeit at a much slower rate.
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Human Touch / July 1, 2025
NV
This shows that promises were made arbitrarily, without being grounded in facts. Accusations were based more on imagination than evidence.
But actions speak louder than words.
So, how much longer will they keep digging without results? Meanwhile, ordinary people continue to suffer.
If they can’t catch the thieves, the least they can do is take meaningful steps to reduce the high cost of living.
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
They the JEPPOS misled the gullible people by going beyond the lengths that GOTABAYA and Rajapakshes did, while promising “real system changes”. However, what have they accomplished in the last 9 months other than seeding “hatreds” against former politicians? I believe the Rajapkshes caused significant damage to the country, society, and economy; however, given the good their tenure accomplished, as well as their age, they should be recognized. Hate will not satisfy its wants. Only love and caring will solve our problems. Given the nitwit mentality of the JVP and NPP, I believe all prior politicians accomplished some positive things.
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
cont.
Sunil Handunetti (SO CALLED ARTHIKA OSTHAR), a powerful minister of WEDABARI ANDUWA and others behaved like true deliverers, but he is acting like a school boy telling about “myself” at school meetings, but in a global stage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRDbJYSlzdc
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Can our Douglas deyyo continue as a DOBY? Just after hearing the performance of an MNIISTER in the current cabinet?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcHowiWywMA
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They used to mock everyone, but now they and others are being caught by teenagers. If he is unable to respond in English, he may request assistance (electronic or simulataneous); however, those who believe they know better appear to be unaware of the fundamentals. Man power and man-made are two different words, but SH has been mixing them up and entertaining the panellists at that world forum.
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old codger / July 1, 2025
Native,
“this government is still digging albeit at a much slower rate”
With regard to the Chemmani mass grave, it seems to be digging much faster than any previous government. Lester and his ilk were claiming that Chemmani had only 2 bodies. Now there are 20 plus.Yo think any Ranaviruwos will be locked up though?
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chiv / July 2, 2025
OC, our local forensic experts Sarath . W, Ven. Dayaratna , Wimal . W and others, have already confirmed ” it’s all LTTE ( including children ) and few war heroes.
How they (both parties ) ended in the same grave, is still a mystery.
Lanka should consider coming up with an attractive tourist package
including, Ramayana trail, Archeological sites and Mass Graves.
Sorry for being insensitive, stereotyped Lankan.
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old codger / July 2, 2025
Chiv,
It’s a great consolation that these pimps aren’t in the government.
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Native Vedda / July 3, 2025
chiv
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“How they (both parties ) ended in the same grave, is still a mystery.”
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Those LTTE cadres who were frustrated with Prabaharan and those Ranavirus who hated their commanders together made a suicide pact and collectively committed suicide.
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They must have thought it was worth dying for the sake of humanity.
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Native Vedda / July 3, 2025
old codger
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“Now there are 20 plus.Yo think any Ranaviruwos will be locked up though?”
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According to a spokesperson for Chemani victims the mortuary archaeologists have discovered 33 skeletons.
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I doubt the Sri Lankan rulers have the vital organs to lock up the war criminals. Those active JVP members who joined the armed forces (in 1980s not out of patriotism) but because of means of avoiding the wrath of the state death squad would have become senior officers in the army by 2009.
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I doubt Asgiria and Malawattu would allow the state to punish Rana-viruses.
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leelagemalli / July 3, 2025
“I doubt Asgiria and Malawattu would allow the state to punish Rana-viruses.”
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According to some websites, it was undoubtedly an act of cyber-law enforcement by the ruling NPP government. Right now, even within the CT forum, no one cares about the “blatant lies” spread by the NPP as a survival tactic.
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The judiciary of Sri Lanka is frequently referred to as “independent”: Why would anyone ask monks of the HIGH CHAPTER to get involved?
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leelagemalli / July 3, 2025
My dear OC,
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Handunetti’s wise words about how we can improve our economy
Shouldn’t Sunil Handunetti receive the Nobel Prize?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pIyDaBf7Q
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Ilmanite
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Grafite
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Oil tanks
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Salt production
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Sugar production
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AND AND….. For the past eight months, what have they been up to?
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
HT and other logical thinkers,
“We need to ask ourselves: what has actually changed since AKD came to power?”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw1X2BB5IwQ&t=739s
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Hatred grows exponentially, as in Somalia or any trible state in AFICA. I am against older people being harassed, regardless of the huge mistake they have committed.
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The truth is that it is another strategy to keep the stupid people under their umbrella, as most of the people who are suffering today would be delighted to see Rajapkashes or any other rival party men executed.
However, I believe that former Minister Mervin Silva did far more good than bad. Considering them, their property may be confiscated, but these people should not be harassed.
Human beings are society’s reflection. When they represent their people, politicians carry the majority of their opinions. Rajapakshes misled this nation for a long time. On the other hand, many people think that his tenure resulted in more development initiatives. And considering how AKD, also known as THAMBUTHEGAMA deyyo, has emerged as the nation’s destitute leader through his EXAGGERATED public statements, what have we accomplished in the past eight months besides spreading hatred like wildfire?
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nimal fernando / July 1, 2025
Humans ……… primarily and foremost …… are animals.
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Whatever one might think ……. things always revert ……. to the law of the jungle.
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The ol’ Survival of the fittest. …….. The strongest.
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Look at history …….. it’s how things have always been.
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A little bit of makeup …… fancy dress ….. smooth talk ……. don’t hide much.
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Except to the blind …… who can’t see ….. to begin with …….
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And the deluded …… willingly blind ……… who keep eyes shut ……
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chiv / July 1, 2025
Nimal, did you say “Law of the jungle “.
There is nothing more fun, than two of a kind “blowing hot and cold”.
Musk said , he may start his own party soon to defeat, those who vote for
“big and beautiful debt” in mid terms.
Trump in turn threatened
“to shut down EV and Space X, and send Elon back home, to South Africa.”
I LOVE IT .
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leelagemalli / July 1, 2025
Dear Readers and brain users,
“AKD, also known as the nation’s tompatchaya,” he says.
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Nobody on our team, including myself, would ever tell a lie; everything we say is the absolute truth. However, they have exposed some very serious lies over the years.
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The entire world is now aware of Handunetti’s gaffe at the World Economic Forum in China, but the government is now claiming that the video was a fake.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVdbWDZ7nJQ
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The former speaker’s doctorate was highly dubious, but President AKD, Prime Minister Dr. Amarsooriya, the media minister, and the others believed that Ranwala’s prefix “Dr.” was correct and that we should wait for proof.
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nimal fernando / July 2, 2025
Chiv,
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We are witnessing the lingering slow death of an empire …… before Native the Lank ….. arrive at the gates with the marauding hordes ………
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The people who are basking in American “Greatness” haven’t contributed an iota for its “Greatness” ……… so what can you expect?
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LankaScot / July 1, 2025
Hello Nimal,
There is a slight difference when we look at the Law of the Jungle and animals. Even Chimpanzees can gang up on the Alpha Male. We have more articulate communication than they have, and can outsmart and outnumber the strongest opponent when we organise together.
The coordination and subterfuge used by hunting gangs of Chimpanzees is both horrifying and amazing. They truly are our fellow Apes.
Best regards
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nimal fernando / July 2, 2025
LS,
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You are a human ( hope so! ….. have doubts about DTG ) and will try to show humans in better light ……. the ol’ self-serving bias! :))
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Elite, educated, intellectual, knowledgeable, …… or not …… I’m yet to meet a Lankan who can change his mind – I leave out women, their minds are not so rigid.
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Now that you’ve lived in Lanka ….. have daily read Native …… and fallen under his spell ……. your mind is cast in stone.
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Too bad, you didn’t read the sign posted in every port of entry to Lanka ….. “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.” :)))))
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The mind is a beautiful thang ……… if one can change it …….
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LankaScot / July 2, 2025
Hello Nimal,
To quite an extent Humans are the same all over the World. I first read “The Naked Ape” by Desmond Morris back in School around “O Grade” times.
I had forgotten how closely he agreed with me (or more likely the other way round) about the influence of collective Hunting in Human Development.
At the same time that I started thinking about Human Origins we were debating the meaning of songs like “Lola”, “Take a Walk on the Wild Side”, “The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys”, “The Pusher” and “Waiting for my Man”.
We thought that our Generation could change the World, and to some extent we did .Kent State University is not that long ago and we are back to those days again.
Best regards
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nimal fernando / July 3, 2025
LS,
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“To quite an extent Humans are the same all over the World.”
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Very true!
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Not just in general but specifically as well …….. the people I’ve met all around the world …….. the place, the name, the face may be different, but I could pick-out a person, from a vastly different culture, who uncannily had the same characteristics …… of another person in another culture/place.
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The only “other” I couldn’t pick-out, was for Old Codger …….. then someone from Lanka itself stepped out and blew him out of the water: the former Chairman of Air Lanka!
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Shouldn’t trust anyone named Wickramasinghe …… with boys or gals. :)))
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Native is named Wickrama-Singhe …….. he’s double-barrelled ……. can’t decide which way to shoot ……… runs with the foxes and hunts with the hounds ……..
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nimal fernando / July 3, 2025
“Lola”
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LS,
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The Kinks made some good concept albums …….. not bad as social commentary of the period ….. of a changing British society/culture/what-not …… I listen to them as background music while doing other things ……. surprisingly they are well recorded. I feel some of the early Rolling Stones on Decca had the best sound, especially Mono. At the time Decca was renowned for Classical, so they had to be up in the game than EMI and others ……
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Have you listened to Bob Marley recordings before his sound was polished by the guy from Island Records? Just raw …… and all out there …… how it should be without commercially appealing filigree …. I just love it. I stumbled upon it in a strange way …. I borrowed it from a library …… couldn’t find it in any record shop to buy. So I kept the record and paid the library for a lost record. A heavenly trick DTG teach ….. in his sermons …….
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leelagemalli / July 3, 2025
The question is if there are any human beings residing on that island.
Two young men were shot dead in the Kaluthara area just two days ago. That is not even in news.
In order to win their LG council elections, they allowed some PS MPs to be dissuaded. Regardless of what might have gone wrong, Malima has become “Kageth manamali” style as of right now. Absolutely no principles.
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That is not the focus of the news. A human being’s life is evolving. After the Thambuththegama know-all was elected president, people envisioned a society governed by the law. Today’s crime rate is higher than it was in the past.
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Ajith / July 1, 2025
The author as n economist discussed only about Sri Lanka, not about Palestine or Israel or major powers of USA or China or Russia. USA, China and Russia are three powerful nations of this world with large population, large military and weapons.There is no secret that the world is divided and these powers are divided . Among those who are commenting in this forum or even the authors are divided and they are not consistent in their comments. Sri Lanka became independent in 1948 which is same as Israel. Sri Lanka has the same ethnic population distribution as Israel.
There are some try to control the democratic rights of the people who express their views on the needs of Equality, Morality, Justice, and peace.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
Langkang, from the time of Don Stephen disenfranchised the Tamils and brought down the only export of the country the Estate industry, negligence had pervaded the whole country’s mind for the minority’s income, human rights and their survivability within the country. That is how Sinhala Buddhism created a deprived sector, which at the end have brought down first the Tamils, second the country, now the UNP-SLFP union who devastated the country with their Modaya skills. Now the Sinhala Buddhist Intellectuals, who are the sole reason for the change of Asia’s first Magic into Asia’s age-old beggar wound, running like headless chicken, while their hind legs hit their buttock, crying “Solution for Trump’s tariff”. Remember, when the EU listed Langkang as Heaven of Money Launders and diluted the rupee, America did not just want to lead on but was not even ready to follow it. It was that America this author grinding in his Oster liquidizer. There was a joke, the nursery and primary school kids, playing. They take a pencil and draw two lines on a piece of paper, one short and the other longer. Then they ask the viewer to make the small line taller than the other one, but not extending with the pencil. When viewers concede, the first one would take the eraser side of the pencil and would erase a long part from the tall line and make it a dwarf.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
That is how he/she claims to have beaten the others in brainy deeds. We all saw the effects of Siri Ma O and Bathiudeen’s standardization policies have influenced the number of graduates and impact on the countries’ economic outcomes of Sinhala Buddhist sturdy young men. Robert Knox made the classical observation that the Sinhala Intellectual misunderstand cunningness as superior to productive intelligence. Robert Knox is not the first one, as I had repeated many times earlier, “Sinhala Modaya” is not in Tamil or English; it is in classical Sinhala, composed by wise old Sinhala men, with a good intention of introducing self-criticism with in Lemon Puff Weeraya, Rear Admirable, Savage Indra……… like Sadampi class students. The first stride for country’s bankruptcy was Don Stephen started and played many games, sequentially. At last, Buddha pushed him from the horse to stop Don Stephen. You know, one straw doesn’t break the horse’s back. It was the whole Langkang, i.e, Sinhala Buddhist Intellectuals, Kandy Ayatollahs, Drug and alcohol addicted racist politicians, all threw their two cent straws on the horse back so It’s back broke. The last straw was Gothapayal’s Poop import.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
The final straw broke the back of the horse was Chinese’s poop, Gothapayal imported. China is now on an unbelievable stage in economy. Temu and Shein like companies selling essential goods even cheaper than poop Gothapayal imported. But China did not disclose the racketeering that was taking place in the poop deal. China even employed Gothapayal’s Aanduwa to have its defective Covid-19 Vaccine released by WHO. China attempted to prevent Langkang to import better Medicine from India, for which India had released a $4B loan. Yet, when the Langkang crooks imported faulty vaccine on Indian loan, it was India did the whistleblowing on Rowdy Rambo like health ministry crooks. These we keep explaining to people because Sadampi like agents, with one-word of sarcastic conspiracy illumination, turns the whole ship (all history), upside down. China, by punishing the People’s Bank with black listing, punished people and the country. You still know that one hand doesn’t make the clap noise and Gothapayal not the only one in the game of black listing people’s bank. The People Bank’s Sinhala Buddhist Intellectuals joined their hand with Gothapayal’s to create the noise. Those idiots did not know how to draft an LC letter. There were so many great guys in the Sinhala Buddhist Rapist Army to Train international defense experts to put down their protestors for freedom.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
Sad, that there was no one honest Modaya in People’s Bank to warn Gothapayal that “Sir, this time the water has started to overflow the dam; Please don’t play with the Dragon with your usual tricks and technology. If you do so, the dam can break and inundate the country.” Metaphorically, every Sinhala Buddhist Executive in the country would join the leader in looting, but would never go for while blowing, because Don Stephen created Langkang’s impunity justice system punishes the whistleblower, not the corrupted one. The Lankaweyans’ who were battered by Covid- 19 were about to come to the road for begging, Gothapayal forced China to blacklist People Bank. While all this was happening, Europeans had a very tight noose on Langkang’s well known money laundering games (one with the special purpose of saving Old Rowdy’s $20B to turn white.) It is only pompous talk, whatever the way a country could have affected, still the President is giving all countries equal chance to go and explain their problems with the decision.
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Mallaiyuran / July 3, 2025
AKD’s team did it, and they were told to wait until the common 90 days deadline ended. Then he will start other methods to deal the individual countries. We don’t know what it is, but we know how the House and Senate and presidency work.
Now these PhDs are out and vocal about how America should correct its formulas. I need to repeat, that, in 2009 the $400B destructive war and UNHRC started it tortoise strides to question Langkang about the genocide, Ponny, Savage Indra like Genocide criminal started schooling the international military leaders for how to use Thermobaric, Cluster and Chemical bombs, with banning media to the war be one without witness to end their countries’ protests and demonstrations. All the Rapist Army and Sinhala Buddhist Intellectuals’ methodologies are only to find a sand mound for the ostrich to hide its head. What worthless effort is this article! (If I have time I will write this article line by line latter, latter).
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