10 December, 2024

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Practical First Steps For The NPP

By Vipula Wanigasekera

Dr. Vipula Wanigasekera

The people of Sri Lanka have acted decisively, rejecting entrenched political norms in favor of transparency, simplicity, and corruption-free governance. Yet, the election of figures like Rohitha and Chamara underscores a complex reality: marginalized communities may continue to rely on these politicians for access to basic services and support. Despite their perceived  histories, these individuals have often stepped in to address urgent needs when officials have failed in the past.

While the new government’s minimalist approach has been widely praised, it must now face the daunting task of translating its rhetoric into action. A key challenge is dismantling the pervasive pseudo mafias that have entrenched themselves across critical sectors, including healthcare, policing, customs, land administration, agriculture, trade, and transportation. These powerful groups will continue to exploit the public, undermining the trust placed in the new government and testing the patience of citizens. To address this, the government can begin with practical and straightforward reforms which can serve as immediate steps toward progress.

Enforcing traffic laws more strictly will penalize reckless drivers and restore order on the roads. Offering monetary rewards for evidence-based fines can incentivize officers to act more decisively. Additionally, reallocating excess police officers—who were previously assigned to political security details—back to police stations would enhance community policing. This can improve the response to serious issues like harassment of women, domestic violence, and child abuse, fostering greater trust between law enforcement and the public.

The government should enforce mandatory taxi meters for three-wheelers and conduct regular checks to ensure fair pricing. Banning loud music in public transport vehicles would also significantly improve the commuting experience, creating a more peaceful and organized environment for citizens.

The judicial system requires urgent attention. The government should launch a short-term action plan to resolve long-pending judicial cases, restoring public confidence in the legal process. By addressing these delays, the government would demonstrate its commitment to accountability and reinforce the principle that justice must be delivered promptly.

Public servants need to be more accountable in their service delivery. Government officials must address citizens’ concerns promptly, answer phone calls, and provide necessary information. This would reduce citizens’ reliance on brokers to access basic services, improving efficiency and fostering trust in public institutions.

The government should redeploy excess staff from overstaffed ministries to understaffed institutions. This would increase productivity without incurring additional costs, ensuring that public services are delivered more effectively to citizens who need them most.

The government should expand vocational training programs by allocating immediate funding for the expansion of university colleges and vocational training institutes. Addressing skill shortages in the labor market would not only increase employability but also foster economic growth—both critical for the country’s development.

The government must continue its efforts to dismantle exploitative mafias controlling sectors like vegetable distribution and private bus operations. Just as measures are being taken to break the rice mafia, similar strategies should be applied to other monopolistic practices that harm ordinary citizens.

Another urgent area for reform is the public healthcare system. Increasing funding to improve medical infrastructure, ensuring a consistent supply of essential drugs, and enhancing the quality of services at government hospitals will significantly improve public health.

Agriculture plays a vital role in Sri Lanka’s economy. Implementing support systems for small-scale farmers, providing them with modern tools and techniques, and ensuring fair pricing in agricultural markets can boost food security and agricultural productivity.

Streamlining government procedures and digitizing services can reduce delays and corruption. Establishing one-stop service centers for the public to access multiple government services will make it easier for citizens to interact with the government and get things done efficiently.

Addressing the energy crisis with immediate steps like improving energy efficiency, reducing energy wastage, and promoting renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.) will not only reduce costs but also contribute to environmental sustainability. Expanding rural electrification and ensuring equitable access to energy will uplift communities in need.

Citizens now expect concrete results. Public goodwill can dissipate quickly if the administration fails to act decisively from tomorrow, if not yesterday. The government succeeded in defeating rival politicians, but the true test lies in dismantling both public service and private sector mafias. If sincere and bold actions are taken now, the masses will support and back the government for future terms with visible, tangible progress from the grassroots.

*The writer is a former diplomat, head of the tourism authority, currently senior lecturer at ECU, author, YouTuber, meditation coach for tourists, and Reiki healer.

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    Agree with VW. The pseudo-mafias in various sectors needs to be tackledto protect the consumers interests.
    Wastage of the agricultural produce needs to be minimised. If there are means to produce frozen vegetables wastage can be reduced.
    Actions to REDUCE the Air pollution in towns and cities needs to be taken. Developing the Light Railways Transport system in Colombo and surrounding areas will definitely help to reduce air pollution.
    GoSL should make sure of the welfare of the Children whose mother or father has got overseas jobs. For the children to Growing up without one of their parents must be hard on them.

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      Thanks Naman. Sone of these can be sortes with one telephibe call and they are the very ones politicians forget

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        Naman, I have submitted my light railway project for Jaffna peninsula to AKD. Let us see what action he is going to take. India’s priority is building the bridge across Palk strait and highway from Talaimannar to Trincomalee. There is no money for the government to undertake any mega project like Colombo light railway unless China does it. If that happens India can do the Jaffna metro on same terms.

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          Hello Doctor,
          Build a Tunnel. If the French and the British could agree to do it in 1987, 50 km in length, under the English Channel (or La Manche), then anything is possible. They originally started digging in 1880 and completed a couple of Vertical shafts before abandoning the idea around 1882. Just call it your contribution to “The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)” and see if the Chinese will fund it.
          Best regards

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            LS, Adani with friends in govt will fund for such mega projects, bridge across , tunnels, LR and …………………….. provided it’s okay with Ceylon Tamils. Now that Kenya told Adani Group, to get the hell out, they will be happy to do so. That may fit into 13, 13 -, 13 + ………. only winners , no losers.

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              Chiv, US even poking fingers in Adani’s Colombo port work and also with Kenyan govt probes, the summer looks to be ending for Adani. I am wondering what will be the fallout on his best friend Modi!!! 🤔

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                Jit, FBI found files stored in Adani’s US educated Nephew’s phone detailing every Rupee paid in bribes to get deals approved.
                ( power / Green energy supply) . One such deal was sanctioned by former AP , Chief Minister Jegan Mohan Reddy.. In Kenya a whistle blower come activist meticulously investigated and exposed illegal deals where top govt officials were bribed to sanction deals.

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                  Just saw, today’s digital Island News “Lanka should be VIGILANT about Adani power deal, following US indictment says experts”. Adani green energy is investing $ 442 million in a wind power project in Mannar and Pooneryn in North. Gotha govt roped in the firm in 2022. Same year top CEB official told parliamentary panel that Modi pressured Gotha to accept deal. The official subsequently resigned after withdrawing statement under pressure. Regardless RW govt went ahead with the project . When Adani first came under spotlight, where Hindenburg alleged Adani of ” largest con in corporate history” then FM Ali Sabry said “RW admin was very, very confident” of the project, which it saw it as govt to govt deal with India. The current allegations are Adani collected $ 250 million from US investors, without divulging the true purpose or the ongoing investigations against firm, initiated in 2022, which were later used to bribe Govt officials of various states , AP, Manipur, Odisha, TN ………… to approve green energy supply over 10 years, yielding TWO BILLION in estimated profits .

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                    Today’s business news ” JKH shares affected by Adani Group linked transactions “. Reason, in November 2023 Adani Ports container Terminal Project, a $ 700 Million , joint venture among Adani, SL port authority and JK Holdings, was signed. . Overnight , Adani’s personal wealth has dropped from $ 70 Billion to 55 Billion. Shares of all major Adani conglomerate subsidiaries fell across the board. Though it’s considered to be the next big scandal after ” Bofors Gun Deal “, most Indian media outlets are discussing ” how Adani can be saved from US law”. ( business as usual ) . Denying all such allegations , Adani says “in future he will not approach US markets for funds, regardless, foreign funds are expected to dry up soon. .

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                  Interesting times Chiv! Now my concern is what will happen to these investigations and cases when the world’s most talented con artist takes over the Presidency in January. He has already declared trade wars with China, Mexico and Canada but not with India! The types of his cabinet will fit like a glove with the types of Adani and his ‘friends’ so as the whole lot of them are thick as thieves, probably all cases would be pushed under the carpet come 2025!

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      “Agree with VW.”
      It is simple to tell or produce a list of things to do but is it possible to do all in a country which is bankrupt and unable to pay over 100 billion dollars. We should not forget that Srimavo couldn’t do with the left wing NM Perera and Colvin with land reform and banning imports to major agriculture products. Most of the people are given up agriculture and wants to white colour jobs. In the past we tamils managed long period of time with no electricity, no gas, no fertilzer, no transport etc. All these were banned to north by the centre. AS A GOVERNMENT SERVANT I travelled every week more than 50 miles to my work by bicycle for years. but people in the south couldn’t stand for few days without fuel and gas shortage. People do not want to sacrifice their themselves but expecting more from the government.
      If I am correct. Author did not talk about improving the efficiency of military or reducing the defence expenditure. Is there any threat from the North? Why we need to have military?

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        Ajith,
        “Author did not talk about improving the efficiency of military or reducing the defence expenditure. Is there any threat from the North? Why we need to have military?”
        I have been asking the same question. But nobody wants to talk about it. The military takes 400 billion rupees, but healthcare only 200 billion.

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          “I have been asking the same question. “
          How long? We were promised by many past leaders of the country at least to reduce it since 2009. But Rajapaksas didn’t do, Ranil didn’t do, Sirisena didn’t do But this is the changed government. They should do it now. if they fail, country fails.

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            Ajith,
            The military takes 400 billion rupees, but healthcare only 200 billion.
            Why was the NPP talking about low quality medicine but nothing about too many soldiers?

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              Why was the NPP?
              NPP did talk about the poor quality of medicine but now they have to do it to improve the quality of medicine. We’ve to wait and see what they are going to do through the budget which will be delivered in March 2025.we should not forget that RW and Rajapakse,s wants to bring back racism and fundamentalism. We show how Namal reacted when the government removed a military camp in the North.

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                Ajith,
                OK, to keep it simple, why didn’t the NPP talk about the 300,000 armed forces, when they talked about reducing wastage? They don’t need a budget to do that.

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              You are asking a man with one bag full of excuses for some and another full of charge sheets against others.
              OC, the man is a dead loss.

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                SJ,
                You are pathetic. You have behind the lost BSF.

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              Dear old codger,
              .
              Thanks
              for having said what you have, above.
              .
              About seven months ago, when Sunil Handunnetti had a meeting for the business community in Bandarawela, (the one where he referred to Elon Musk😂 “hadayaya”) I did raise this issue😂 of having too many soldiers.
              .
              Immediately after the meeting, I was accosted by a man who said he was a Major, and who told me that it is very good to have soldiers on hand who can help in rescue efforts, and the like. I think that I got my face to show disagreement☹️, but I said nothing.
              .
              I assure you that some of us – Douglas is another – will persist in making the necessary noises. And I gave your comment a like.
              .
              On the other hand, see for yourself, how all these red thumbs appear 😉”automatically” for every comment that I make. The “rational thinking” one-time giver of chocolates denies that he is responsible.
              .
              Please answer this question: do you believe him?

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                SM,
                “Please answer this question: do you believe him?” Yes.
                Unlike some other people I could name, I don’t think he has the rime to sit around downvoting you, because he spends a lot of time writing long comments.
                Re. the soldiers, I think you know as well as I do, that the real reason is to keep these guys in employment. But it is at OUR cost. It cuts into education and health, or even fertilizer subsidies, which affect, among other things, the price of rice. But , like other politicians, the NPP prefers to point at evil mafias.

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          ajith.

          military has the guns.politicians don’t.Myanmar,pakistan,thailand,list goes on.

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            “military has the guns.politicians don’t.”
            Military rules has guns but Politicians used military guns for their Power. WhiteVans, East Bombs, Bombs to kill people, White vans and so many in the past Sri Lanka.

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              ajith

              saw what happenned to white van gota when the military told him they cant save him from the mob.Ran to maldives.Ranil did not run because military protected him.When a segment of the population has all the guns then they automatically become powerful so politicians have to be wary of them.

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            Hello Shankar,
            “military has the guns.politicians don’t”. No, you are right, but who provides the Money for the Arms and Ammunition?
            Best regards

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              LS
              Shankar has a point.
              The legislature has in general control over the army. But the army has a life of its own that has power to overturn governments.
              As Mao would say “Political power grows out of….”.

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                Hello SJ,
                Yes you have to be careful what you say in Print nowadays. Did you see that the Israelis have sanctioned (boycotted) one of their oldest Newspapers Haaretz. They did a fairly good job of providing objective reporting of the Gaza situation. They reported things that the Western Media wouldn’t e.g.the Plans to partition Gaza and the General’s Plan.
                And yes, the Army will have to be dismantled piecemeal until it is a manageable size and not a threat to Sri Lankan Democracy. How remains to be seen.
                Best regards

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                  Thanks LS.
                  It is sad not surprising to hear of sanctioning Haaretz.
                  I have read some articles published in it. Very bold and informative.

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              lanka scot.

              the people do but what if the people are willing to do it and fund the armed forces minus the politicians.the armed forces will say it is only temporary but will continue later as sisi did in egypt after killing the elected islamic president.

              the generals can always contest the elections and they are then elected.

              AkD has to watch it.The army will be always like a sword over his head.

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    Poverty in SL must have produced lots of LOAN SHARKS. These loan sharks practice needs to be under check.The co-operative banks can give them loans on reduced interest rates.
    Public are interested to know the people who own the media, both TV & News papers. The former rulers had made sure that their stooges were running them.

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      Agree

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    a practical first step would be to take a shave.However keep the moustache.

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      Then Muslims will start yelling that it is against Islam, which says to shave the moustache and grow the beard.

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        dr.gnana

        if they do that he can appoint a committee to look into it with a retired judge as the head of the committee.Once the report is given it can be tabled in parliament with a lot of verbal abuse towards the muslim mp’s.Then a motion is passed in the toilet.

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        You are ill informed.
        There is nothing against a moustache in Islam (except that women are not asked to grow one).
        Being pragmatic, one avoids hair that gets in the way of food.

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          how dare they tell a woman not to grow a moustache.Wherein in the koran it is mentioned.It her face and she can grow on it whatever she likes.also sexy.

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          SJ,
          “There is nothing against a moustache in Islam (EXCEPT that WOMEN ARE NOT asked to GROW one).”
          ARE THE WOMEN PERMITTED TO GROW BEARDS at least!!??

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    An important matter the author has failed to mention is the utter chaos prevailing in the issue of passports. The Dept. of Immigration & Emigration must be put on a war footing as this mess is proving to be an ongoing disaster, causing immense irritation and inconvenience to the public. The Department must be made to work on Saturdays too, as this will increase the throughput of passports by 20%.
    The passport office may be closed to the public on Saturdays but the processing of the passports could be done in the concerned departments. Paying the staff an extra 50% as incentive to work on a holiday would be a small price to pay to address and overcome this vexing problem. Working to rule will not be appropriate as this is a most essential service.

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      Yes Morgan. They are getting stocks in stages. There is no way the prints can be obtained from others due to security protocol. It is streamed lined now but will be fully resolved by Feb or so. This has been an ongoing issue through last year. But agree, saying this wouldn’t preclude the new government from the responsibility

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    Dr.V W, Agree that if sincere and bold actions are taken now, masses will support and back the government in the future. Every blessing to the AKD government to do the right thing in all aspects and actions.

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      They dont need to go into the ministries to find out the issues. They are obvious like law and order. All they need is to give dead lines to head of departments. I have written articles after articles about loud music in public busses and it is pretty obvious. One telephone call can sort this out. What are they waiting for such actions. I think one minister has gone to kandy hospital and seen the shit uncleaned for days. These are known. There is no point doing media shows. Just ‘ order’ and see how it is implemented.

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        Vipula,
        The story, Minister going to Kandy Hospital wards and cleaning Toilets!!?? That never happened!! It was a “fake FAKE”, but good story telling!!??

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      DTG……Yes, sincere and bold actions, together with tough measures are what is needed for all these structural changes, together with committed judiciary and strong police and other military involvement to accomplish the changes. Lankan masses are praying for the change.

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    I will believe that anything significant has changed under this government when I see doctors and lawyers issuing receipts for their services.

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      That is one intelligent note, old codger.

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        I have other meters.
        Such as a declaration that those who were marginalized in the past, by the State, would receive assistance to catch up with the rest.

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          Nathan, you also have become a codger joker harping on non essential actions as life.

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          N
          Then the plantation workers have to be top priority, next should be those from depressed cates.
          Agree?

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      absolutely

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      Hello OC,
      Not so long ago Paper for anything was in short Supply. I still don’t get receipts from the People’s Bank ATM.
      Best regards

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        LS,
        You think the ATMs have caught Doctor’s Disease ?

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      OC,
      That’ll happen in the NEVER, NEVER!! Lawyers and Doctors have a specialist “POUCH”, stitched into the back of their Cloaks, which is exactly for that purpose – where the desired amount of cash is deposited as the FEE!!?? That’s because according to tradition, goes back centuries, they cannot demand and stipulate the fee and shouldn’t be seen complaining about the fee paid!!?? So when they go home, discern Day’s collection!!?? Just like the Buddhist Priests – be satisfied – what’s given!!?? Never stipulate the Fee – but observed always in the Breech!!?? It would be good to find out, whether practice started by 1) HEAD SHAVEN DEVOID OF HAIR ADORNED IN ORANGE RED ROBES, or 2) WHITE-CLOAKED HYPOCRITIC OATH TAKERS or 3) BLACK ROBED KIND, WHO AT THE SAME TIME ARGUE THE MERITS OF THE SAME CASE FOR PETITIONER AND DEFENDENT AT ONE AND THE SAME INSTANCE – NONSENSE!!??

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    “The Practical First Steps for The NPP”.

    1. Instruct all Ministers to deviate from the “Political Speeches” made to the Public and develop a culture of addressing the issues responsibly and accountable. For example, Wasantha Samarasinghe, the Minister of Trade, gave a media briefing regarding the importation of rice and said: “This rice mafia must be broken”. Why he didn’t tell the people who that “Rice Mafia” is?
    2. Tell the Ministers not to stage “Road Shows” with a camera crew. Did you watch how Vijitha Herath made an “Official Visit” to the Port and the Airport? He was inquiring about a flight cancellation to Australia. Didn’t he know that it was a technical problem of the particular aircraft? Is he capable of giving a solution to that?
    3. Still these Ministers and MPs cannot forget that they are in Government and tasked with the responsibility of carrying on with the Governing functions. All of them have to give up those “Adjectives” and “Adverbs”(venomous types) they used while in the Opposition to attack the then Government. Now they have to get accustomed to doing the job assigned, be of decent type (both in speech and body language), and tell the people the truth and how they are handling the issues.

    In brief, all NPP (Ministers & MPs) must be told to build and display a “Responsible” and an “Accountable” stature.

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      Douglas,
      “Why he didn’t tell the people who that “Rice Mafia” is?”
      Probably because there isn’t one. All governments, including this one, play a double game. They want to keep prices low for consumers and high for farmers. It just can’t be done. And the solution is always to import from India. I am glad that the government hasn’t so far promised to pay 15% interest to senior citizens deposits. That would be a disaster. Also, it should stop talking about car imports.
      Politicians make gonibillas to win elections. Rice Mafia, Bond scam, Uganda money, commission on eggs, are all for the consumption of gullible voters.
      Now the elections are over, they must get to work.

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        OC, thanks. I explained this “Paddy and Rice” racket in an earlier comment based on my own findings and experience. As a solution, I proposed that the Government purchase at least 60% of the produce from the farmers because it provides all the facilities and infrastructure, including financial assistance at lower interest rates. The Paddy Marketing Board does the worst “Mafia” operation.

        I have given my opinion on several occasions that the Government Ministers and MPs must stop “Soap Box Oretory” and get back to work. This I said in relation to a speech made by a Galle MP now a Junior Minister who said: ” We will make everyone rich to buy a car within six months”. What “BS” was that?

        Did you read the latest Audit Report that has been submitted to the Parliament regarding the “Electric Car Permits” issued to those employed abroad who make remittances to Sri Lanka? Thousands of those permits have been issued during 2023/2024 to non-eligible persons. Don’t you think this must be cleaned? I am waiting to see what happens when this report is tabled shortly in Parliament.

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          Douglas,
          The electric car racket took place because car permits can be sold.This is the same thing that happens with MP’s car permits. The permit owner is not required to be present to do all the import formalities. That would be impractical.
          The alternative is to cancel all such schemes. Electric cars are just a showpiece for rich guys.

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            OC: What you say is the surface of this permit business.

            In this case, these permits were issued with a limit to spend only Rs. 12 million. But what has happened was the permit was used for Rs. 120 million. That amount of Foreign Exchange has gone out. In addition, the permit recipients were not those who have sent remittances, but some outsiders.

            This is a bigger issue than the old system.

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        “…Probably because there isn’t one….”
        There is one OC! Every government since the 90s knew there was a rice mafia. Most average people knew that too.
        “…They want to keep prices low for consumers and high for farmers. It just can’t be done…”
        No OC, it CAN be done! There are much better solutions found in Keynesian ‘government intervention’ economics than in Neo-liberal ‘market force’ economics. This is pure applied economics at its best! I am sure you know about supply & demand plus elasticity of demand theories. Rice is an essential item in our daily life so its demand is [almost] inelastic. Mill owners only know that better, so they know where to hit the right nerve and do a ‘hide n seek’ game every time Maha season starts.
        It is NOT about the cost of production why prices shoot up but because mill owners are manipulating the so called capitalist ‘market forces’ theory aka supply and demand! The moment the government ask PMB to step in and buy paddy [of course with a new board], and release rice to the market systemically, the rice mill mafia will not have any control over the market!

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          Jit,
          “Most average people knew that too.”
          We average people don’t actually ” know” anything from personal knowledge. It is the media, and the government that gives us these stories. If the media tells us that Dr. Shafie sterilised 800 women, we believe it. If Dr. Padeniya says Glyphosate causes CKD, we believe it.
          The fact is, there is not enough rice being grown in spite of all efforts over the years. Otherwise we would be exporting large quantities of rice, don’t you think? That is the factor that gives mill owners a chance to make money. But remember, they give loans to the farmers, and pay higher prices too. Arguably, the state can pay even higher prices, but then, it will take a loss when it has to be sold. That’s a subsidy, which must come out of OUR pockets. The real solution is not in going after imaginary mafias, but in increasing food production by abandoning age-old resource-wasting methods and adopting new varieties.

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            OC, let me clear the air first! If I totally agreed with different versions of any SL government in my adult life of the past 30 odd years, or if I solely followed trivial SL media for my knowledge, then I would not be contributing to CT today. I only said “…Most average people knew that too….” because while the majority is politically so dumb irrespective of their education level, a certain segment can still filter media information and check the other sides too, before coming into conclusions. I have close contacts with few such people. More importantly, I have read a few academic articles that have made references about the SL rice mafia and this paper is directly linked to a presidential candidate who has a brother in the rice cartel in SL – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280777328_%27Rice_Mafias%27_Presidential_Campaigning_and_the_Moral_Economy_of_Grain_Access_in_Contemporary_Sri_Lanka.
            What these two highly qualified academics found was not only about the monopoly in the rice processing industry but the extent of its tentacles in the political mafia too. Is it a surprise a cartel to erupt in a country like SL when the sole paddy buying state agency was intentionally paralyzed since the brother of a leading paddy mill became the minister-in-charge in the 1994 new government??

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              Jit,
              While what the academics write may be important, the fact is that if there was enough rice produced, the millers wouldn’t have the chance to manipulate prices. But again, IF one day, we produced a glut of rice, wouldn’t it cause prices to fall and ruin the farmers? No government would want that either. I am not suggesting that the governments are in cahoots with the rice mafia, but………
              There is another side to this, and that is the inflexibility of the consumer. It is Nadu rice that is in short supply, because it is very popular. I know a very smart friend who has found that “watana” , a pulse similar to kadala, is currently below 200. So, he adds 50% watana when boiling his rice. I tried it, and it is very palatable, and healthier too.

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            OC: You say, “We believe” it. That is dangerous. In both the cases of Dr. Shaffi and Dr. Padeniya, the facts presented were stupid to anyone with an ounce of intelligence to understand that all those presentations were false.

            I never thought people of your caliber would resort to the “Belief” system to arrive at intelligent decisions. Please note that “Belief” is nothing but IGNORANCE.

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              Douglas,
              “the facts presented were stupid to anyone with an ounce of intelligence “
              In this case, the “we” refers to the majority of citizens of this country, not you or me.
              I personally witnessed another incident, the traffic jams around the Kelani Vihara caused by people flocking to see the “karanduwa ” delivered by Derana’s sacred snake.These people of course went on to vote for Gota.

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      Yes douglus. we would be hammering on these in the future

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        Hamering can produce a lot of noise without producin anything.

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      Douglas,
      .
      Can I ask you to keep us updated? I think that as NPP promoters you and sinhala_man should give us proper explanations if things happen contrary to what they preached in the pre-election rallies.
      .
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0glACCojjY

      1) Gota also publicly stated that the power of the people is above any constitutional or gazette notification. :
      AKD also holds the same in his recent speech. Can we agree with him on this?

      2) His parade for AKD first parliamentary speech was cancelled, paradoxically, they were allowing new MPs to enjoy the traditional “tea party”. what is the logic behind that ?
      .
      3) Why are they themselves breaking the law or violating everything they declared in their pre-election public platforms?

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    Native,

    What have you got to say about this great patriot ……. who comes to the parliament simply to serve the country/people. What a guy! ……… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sojS4aHrow4

    Ranil picks nothing but the best for the parliament. The results speaks for themselves! :)))


    Native, When you pick fights with women, you should adopt his tone of voice …….. you can get away with anything!

    After all he got a multimillion dollar apartment from the Bond-Scam.

    Why can’t your Ranil throw a scam my way ……. even a little one would do. ….. My morals are always for sale …… if you haven’t noticed …….

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      nf: “All…..he got a multimillion-dollar apartment” What! According to Chitrasiri Report…. he said: “I didn’t know that apartment was mine although I lived there”. Wasn’t that a “Heavenly Gift” that the “GOD” created for him, whoever that GOD is?

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        D
        If it is God’s gift, you need to check with dtg.

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          SJ, good one. If he got heavenly gift of a multi million dollar apartment , then he has to be a true / born again …… Like Jerome donating million dollar worth of convention halls for ” god’s service “.

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          SJ, robbery is not God’s gift. It is corrupt man’s greed.

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            “robbery is not God’s gift”

            True. God only robs other people’s wives ……. which OC also does.

            Are you saying OC is a God?

            Birds of a feather?

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              Nimal,
              I didn’t know Deepthi is married.

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                old codger

                “I didn’t know Deepthi is married.”

                What are you up to?

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            Chech with GAM if he has no favourites among thieves. I know several evangeist rogues.

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      nimal🫂:🫂 I always suspected you of this!😂 Hmmm “My morals are always for sale💵 …… if you haven’t noticed …….“🫂
      .
      So there! You’ve said it yourself: you’re a💵 crook! 😂 But don’t try to beat Ravi K🤢 at it! He beats all competition🤢 – and the fellow🤢 is actually back in 🤢Parliament.😂
      .
      How does he do it?😂 He talks smoothly🤢 and never speaks ill of anybody. Beware🤢 such fellows!🫂

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        S M

        One of very progressive , forward looking and prosperous
        steps has been already taken . Even Gota had one Muslim
        in his cabinet . And that was the ministry always the PM
        held with him until JRJ created a separate minister for
        foreign affairs and the first one was A C S Hameed . Now ,
        you know where I am dragging you to . Is this something
        you ever expected ? The explanation your man Vijitha gave
        at Akurana , he thinks , that is the best answer available .
        He demonstrated how stupid he is with his answer but the
        Sinhala Buddhist racists found it the fitting answer and think
        they are on the right track . You see what the majority voted
        for ? Soon , the Vijitha Types will see stars when more stuffs
        are starting to moving . Your opinion matters here S M .

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          Dear whywhy,
          .
          I was very happy
          with the cabinet, but when such an intelligent, but also tolerant man like Dr Ameer Ali. pointed out😖 that there wasn’t a single Muslim Minister, I realised that there are possible imbalances. There has been some righting of that by the appointment of the Deputy Speaker:
          .
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mPUHyShRZU&t=131s
          .
          “Only the Deputy!”
          .
          The excuse that we trot out is that “the minorities” must be satisfied if all appointments have been of competent people, and if the country is running smoothly.
          .
          No! I have kept saying that there has to be better balance. Thanks, whywhy, for instilling me with confidence to speak out. It helps when you tell me that my opinion matters. I must start asserting myself in the running of the Anglican school here. Rampant cheating, and a fellow😈 whom I had once lodged a police complaint against for rousing anti-Islamism, continuing🐍 even yesterday, unrepentant. He was always supporting the extreme right.
          .
          We men can’t be smug about having just a few women; of course there is always going to be a problem of pregnancy and the caring of kids.
          .
          But please give these guys some time!
          .
          Panini Edirisinhe

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    OC ,Vedda,SJ,Nathan and Leela you guys are like Ranil !

    The voter has completely rejected you, including the Jaffna voter. You are still giving your “opinions “!

    In the country your opinions amount to less than zero.

    Yet in this forum you guys give yourselves so many thumb ups. !

    Something is wrong here, isn’t it ?

    Know any good shrinks ?

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      Darling Deepthi,
      “The voter has completely rejected you, including the Jaffna voter. “
      I don’t remember standing for election. But you are pretending to be an NPP supporter. But do tell me, how many votes did your God MR get?

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        :God!: from your obsession and repeated use of that word I can guess for you anything can become a god- elephant, mountains, rivers, snakes …

        This God MR ( you say he is a god ! Was Prabakaran a god ? ), did he contest ? How many votes did your “god” Ranil get ?

        OC, occasionally you show some intelligence but then by your insulting attitude towards women you show your true self

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          DS,
          “insulting attitude towards women you show your true self”
          If you don’t want to be insulted, behave like a lady. How many times do I have to tell you?
          Just because you worked 40 years in UK, it doesn’t make you a lady.

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            No matter how many decades DS has lived in the UK, if she continues to comment on CT, she should first learn not to dodge our critical questions.
            .
            Gota lived and worked in America (believed to be as a survival jobber) for 15 years but that did not make him an educated person. He could not settle kitchen gas issue let alone the SAUBAGYA-pledges.
            .
            On the contrary, he became a giant criminal and completely destroyed our motherland. Similarly, why should we consider DS’s staying in the UK as a merit?
            .
            Why does she always answer using whataboutism? Is she blood related to our high IQ self-proclaimed pundit Lester?

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          deepthi desperate silva

          “This God MR ( you say he is a god ! Was Prabakaran a god ? )”

          Where is Goda?
          Did Prabaharan contest the last elections?

          “OC, occasionally you show some intelligence ………………………………”

          In order to know if OC has intelligence don’t you think you need to possess a bit of Grey matter?

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      DDS (Desperate Deepthi Silva),

      What is your real problem?
      I feel like you are entertaining us when Ruchira Baba is not around… isn’t that so?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvvah9iedUY

      As long as there is freedom of speech, anyone can express their opinions. It may become Myanmar in the future, but let’s give them the opportunity to enjoy everything that Mr. RW has sacrificed for them and their voters.

      As even teenagers grasp it, Sri Lankans and their electoral mandate are not truly “reflected”, but their emotions (AKD’s election on blatant lies) voting in anger or voting in favor of Sinhala-nationalism against minorities (Gotabaya’s election). Simply put, elections in Sri Lanka are held just to fool the grass-eaters.

      Experts around the world generally w onder whether Sri Lankans are mature enough to face democratic elections.
      :AKD#S lies before pre-election rallies were blant lies. They are exposed by yesterday. He has agreed with the IMF with all the recommendations established by former President Wickremesinghe.

      Mr. Wickremesinghe’s failed ” people’s mandate” but AKD is now given all what asked for. he must fulfill all what he pledged for. No excuses at all. Period.

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        L M ,

        Don’t forget , ” Horu ” still at large . And then The ” Uganda ” money .
        Why I M F , bring Uganda Money . Next disaster is , hasty
        digitalisation . The system in the country is not yet ready for such an
        advanced development . We can’t still get things done over the phone .
        Mobile phones are still not fully utilised by public services like
        hospitals , transport and education and public admin , and the staff
        in these services don’t serve the public with dignity . Unless these
        weaknesses are taken care of , further advance is only going to end up a
        real disaster for the vulnerable public .

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          WW,
          .
          I think local Kachchris can help in providing data initially. That can facilitate data collection in the initial phase of the digitization process. If there are discrepancies, they can still be continuously corrected in those databases. To verify the accuracy of data about people, it should be a long-term process as these systems are new to our people. These should be entitled with world norms based on human data protection laws.
          .
          My idea is that 23 million people can be digitized within 3-4 months. THat cant take years at all.
          secondarily, checking the accuracy of the data is a living process so it will take a few more months. This would not be a big task as local institutions are already in place.
          Once the digitization system is implemented, it will not be easy for even the police to treat their citizen as a criminal, which is their tradition now. A few years ago I myself went to a police station (near to Kadawath) to lodge a complaint that my phone was lost and the way the police officers acted there went beyond the rudimentary level. This is unfortunately still a real reality for our people today

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            L M ,

            If digitalisation means the use of computers for storing data ,
            we started using computers even in some shops in early 90s .
            Immigration department started to use it in about the same
            year I suppose . The name of the game is ” putting it to wider
            use ” to essential services for the convenience of the public
            and that Requires Enough Resources . It comes with a price
            and that is why I said it is Hasty at this moment . People have
            little knowledge that even a fridge is a computer , and a quartz
            or an automatic wrist watch is a computer . They all use
            information stored in them . Our Mobile phones are today
            computers that handle loads of data and even today people send
            and receive money with mobile phones .In London , many major
            banks have closed hundreds of their branches because customers
            are empowered to do their transactions with hand phones . My
            point is it should be a gradual process and people need time to get
            ready . The NPP is trying to hoodwink the masses as if they are the
            ones who invented the technology . It was already there about thirty
            years ago in the country .

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      deepthi silva, agree with you. They are still giving arrogant and puffed up opinions of no earthly use to anybody.

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        DTG,
        “opinions of no earthly use to anybody.”
        Since you live in heaven, why would that matter to you?

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        You are not alone, DTG.
        Your nature as Bible parrots further prove that you dont own independent ideas.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeyoDbFkT4

        You seem to have hijacked your own thinking. According to you, even gas in your stomach can be the power of God over you.

        This is like a bug destroying an entire plantation. How sad is brainwashing, once you fall there is no turning back. Depending on your cognitive abilities, the way you absorb it changes.
        The Germans and many other Europeans respect their religions, but many are not as blindly religious as the Americans (this republic believes that God created Trump to save their white supremacy, nonsense, the country is progressive, but it is a low-level people).
        .
        You in the United States do not care about the future of the nation or the world. You showed your abilities by re-electing the clown.
        I work with Americans and today many of them do not have the courage to talk about Trump’s re-election. Many EU countries like Germany were exporting ventilators and other equipment to the United States at the time, and COVID-19 hit some parts of this “so-called powerful nation” hard. That was the brutal first term of “Trump-politics” that killed inncients upto 1 million in total.

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      ds
      How can anybody reject one who had no interest in any party or candidate that was in the run?
      I bet on no horse so I did not win. But more importantly I did not lose.
      Winning elections is one thing, delivering on pledges is another.
      That is where winners and losers are to be seen. And there is time for that.

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      deepthi silva: Are you the same person someone posting comments on this page referred to as: ” Deepthi Silva from the UK (maybe Buckingham Palace cleaning woman)”?

      Just curious.

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        Douglas, that perhaps is a comment by OC or his side kick Leela .

        In UK there is dignity of labour and people don’t make such comments.

        Funny that these two coming from the same kind as those who came from India to labour in our estates and also all over the Empire as labourers make disparaging comments about those who prove services that OC and Leela consider lowly .

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          DS,
          I have never belittled any worker as low-grade, low-skilled, etc. That honour goes to your friend who thinks bomb disposal people are low-skilled.
          “these two coming from the same kind as those who came from India to labour in our estates”
          “In UK there is dignity of labour and people don’t make such comments.”
          It’s pretty clear what YOUR attitude is, isn’t it? Or is it that you don’t really live in UK?

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            Dearest Deepthi,
            OC at all times, irrespective of position, maintains the Dignity of Labour!!?? Top, Bottom positions are irrelevant to him!!?? Well, Nurtured, Very Neutral in his stance!!??

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          Hello Deepthi,
          “came from India to labour in our estates”. So just how did these Tamil Workers come from India? Ever heard of the” kangany “system?
          I suggest you have a read of this Article – https://www.jamhoor.org/read/200-years-of-malaiyaha-tamil-labour-in-sri-lanka
          The only reason that there is any “dignity of labour” in the UK is because we built strong Trade Unions and fought for our rights.
          Between leaving University and my first job in Electronics I worked in a Jute Mill as a Spinner. Probably the hardest sustained work that I have ever done. At the end of the 6 weeks I had Stomach Muscles like Steel and Callouses on my hands. But I had only worked at this for a short time; young women and men spend their whole working life doing jobs like these. There is a sense of humour amongst workers, disparaging of the Bosses, Politicians and those who think they are better than them. I am sure that the Tea Pluckers in Sri Lanka would soon fit into the Dundee Jute Mill atmosphere, but they would be paid a damn site more than their Estate wages.
          Please stop gaslighting OC and Leelagemalli.
          Best regards

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            Scotty the follower, why do you take so much pain to show your connections with UK ,Scotland ?

            If you have such connections and as you say,” we built the UK trade unions ” you would not associate with pretentious nonentities like OC and Leela .Like many of your kind you keep crawling into the mud where OC reigns !

            The UK trade unions were built even before your grand father was born.

            Any way have you ever wondered why you assume all these British habits ( you say so) and expressions ? I dont. I am comfortable being who I am

            You seem another version of Leela, only a better imitator

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              Deepthi,
              “Scotty the follower, why do you take so much pain to show your connections with UK ,Scotland ?”
              It is easy enough to see that he is a real Scot.
              But I have great doubts about you. You say you worked in UK for 40 years, but your English is not that of someone who has done that. You don’t even know that “grandfather” is one word. Of course you wouldn’t know the difference, but unfortunately I do. Pull the other leg, please.

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          DS: Don’t worry. Now that the naming has been changed from “Cleaning Lady” to “Janitor”.

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            Douglas,
            What’s wrong with you?. We thought you could read between the lines. Janitor is another common labor job in Europe.

            I think now you are unable to answer our questions and are turning upside down today.
            .
            Please watch the video below.
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBwAqIZjNX4

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        Douglas
        She claims to have worked in UK for 40 years, so she thinks she is superior to those who survived here.

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          OC,
          As I work with some NHS hospitals in LONDON, I am able to get her a good psychiatrist as a sign of goodwill. May I go for that ?

          Hope not it would backfire as was the case with our SINHALA-MAN’s over reactions.

          In all these past weeks, DDS (Desperate Deepthi Silva) always entertained us with “Koheda Yanne Malle Pol answers”. As our good LS clarified it, she either evades our questions or comes with a lot of other superior thoughts.

          I have been a FATHER-TERESA to many in her age group today in Europe and my home country. This indeed helps me to gain merit for my beloved mother who is my compass in this life.

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        Hello Douglas,
        I have a picture of my Wife standing outside the Gates of Buckingham Palace. We didn’t see Deepthi anywhere and “Blues and Royals” refused to give any information about the Cleaning Staff. Very suspicious.
        Best regards

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          LS,
          I don’t insult the janitors. I was a janitor, a student worker (mid 90ties) in my student life. So I know very well what it means to be a janitor.
          However, DS always tries to show her class (no clue if she has one) and keep her immigration status high. My cousin in LA is like that too (boomer generation). I can’t digest this anymore. Even my European colleagues (professors of medicine and science) don’t behave like that.
          Why can’t our senior citizens think modernly? In Germany they don’t look down on cleaning workers either. The garbage collectors behave very confidently. Sometimes their salaries are really high for the cleaning personnel depending on how long they work. I understand that getting older can be a problem, but we should not look down on anyone in that way.

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      Hello Deepthi,
      OC ,Vedda,SJ,Nathan, Leela and many others normally answer questions directed to them. You generally don’t.
      Best regards

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        LS,
        .
        U are spot on..She is the world champion 🏆 of dodging our questions.
        .
        Unfortunately, DS’s health issues are similar to that of Ruchira baba.
        ..
        They just abuse CT space for their pastime activity..
        Cheers 🍻

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        Hello Scot,

        Confirmation bias is not a substitute for accuracy.

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    Miraculously, the IMF recommendations have now been fully accepted by the AKD led team.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtjZ_1Oskyg
    .
    This means that AKD is continuing what Mr Wickremesinghe sacrificed for reviving the economy and fought for the nation. – The Maximist led left govt does not reject RW principles ???? Isn’t this a U-turn by the killers/liars of JVP/NPP?????
    :
    How will AKD face the grass-eaters today?
    Douglas or SM would not mind much because they are not consistent in anything.

    from Veyangoda NIDHAN digs?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFp6IeyJ88

    I think the elected NPP will at least destroy the mythmongers, on the contrary, they speak for the mythmongers like the previous governments.
    Shame on you NPP!

    the late Professor K.D would have analyzed it better if he were still alive, with ALL the others remaining as before, but as if “petrified”:

    What tangible difference have they made by “totally misleading” our thanakola eaters?

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    I’ve been trying to identify the skills of the various Deputy Ministers.
    .
    https://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/deputy-ministers-officially-sworn-in/

    This guy is exciting:
    .
    https://ta-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE?_x_tr_sl=ta&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
    .
    That is in Tamil, but Google will readily translate it for you!
    .
    To hear him speak in Tamil, please go to this

    https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=8316918651750560&id=100002975232422&_rdr
    .
    I don’t understand🐟 a word of these 2 hours, but I’m very happy😂 that in Arun Hemachandran we have a young (33 years old as of 24/11/2024) Deputy Foreign Minister who is trilingual.👍 He is confident👍 in all three. He has started his studies in a Tamil school in Trincomalee,🐟 then been at Trinity College, 👍 Kandy where he would have been a year junior to Shanikyan Rasamanikkam.🐟🍀 And his University has been London.👍
    .
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9KDz7Ko9xQ
    .
    The above is in Sinhala.
    .
    Many examples of him in English:
    .
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Mr.+Arun+Hemachandra&newwindow=1&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=444e26e92038851a&sxsrf=ADLYWILRbm_LQbKs4Q5v2VNeqpVjv1z78Q:1732472247094&ei=t21DZ661BbWp4-
    .
    He’s good – even though he’s been taught to say that he has “no any prejudices“. Never mind!
    .
    Panini Edirisinhe

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      Sinhala_Man, when you identify the skills of the various Deputy Ministers, what are you going to do with their skills.

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        Dear “davidthegood”,
        .
        I’m an old man
        who did what I could. Don’t ask me what “I” am going to do with these people. As old codger once rightly pointed out, I won’t even be given membership of the NPP – although I have applied, and will pursue it.
        .
        Why pursue it? Because that will make it possible for us to “have a voice”.
        .
        I do ask that you be more positive in your assessments, and that you should help by having a less dogmatic approach in religious matters, but that you should continue to press for accountability – that you have been doing.

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      SM
      It is still too early to identify any skills the new Ministers have, from their qualifications. G.L Pieris , Channa Jayasumamana, Charitha Ratwatte, WD Lakshman etc were all highly qualified.
      The new energy Minister says he will continue with the fuel price formula, and the Commerce Minister plans to import rice (and eggs?) from India. Something sounds very familiar, don’t you think? I think it’s good.

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        OC,
        .
        Dear Readers,
        .
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xnMaq2j6w

        Sujeev Senasinghe explains to the MEDIA fraudsters. The MEDIA are the real fraudsters in Sri Lanka where almost everything has been turned upside down in the last two decades.

        If all the blatant lies directed at rival politicians end like this, the JVP in NPP cover will have to publicly apologize.

        It will show the very people who are eating the money that the NPP propagandists are the real liars and hypocrites.

        We should hang them publicly.

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        o c ,

        Who was Dudly ? J R J ? Ranil ? Gamini ? Lalth ? Colvin ? N M ?
        Felix Dias ? The list is endless but down trodden were made to
        believe someone from among them can serve them better and the
        ones serving them are thieves . Change is a must to move forward .
        What kind of change ? Down trodden didn’t want a better life but
        the the extreme left JVP wanted it , because that is their politics .
        They wanted power to their politics . They are hoodwinking their
        change seekers by providing juggling . Simple dress code , no
        traditional ceremonies , not waiting for drivers to open car doors
        and stuffs like that . How long can you entertain the crowd like this
        without getting into real business ? They are simple because that is
        what their life is all about . Is that the life of upper ends ? I had a
        friend from Barns Place who got a car from his father as soon as he
        finished his school life and not my father did the same to me . Should
        I change my politics for that ? An example from 70s . Don’t forget , it is
        the rich that has made today’s Srilanka modern on which the anyone
        else has to further develop . The population of Mobile Phones are
        double that of humans in the country . Whose achievement is that ?
        An average house has Mobiles on everyone’s hand . Just an example .

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          WW,
          “The population of Mobile Phones are double that of humans in the country . “
          Yes, in the same country where one had to wait 5 years for a phone, one can buy it in a corner shop, and talk to anywhere in the world without booking an overseas call. Who says there hasn’t been any progress in 76 years?

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            o c ,

            Both the forward march and backward march started with J R J .
            We were forced to find our limits of the journey we wanted to
            travel . How many leaders did we lose in the process ? From Lalith
            to Premadasa ? Is it truly a right analysis if we do not involve all of
            them to do a proper study ? People like Ranil didn’t find a way to
            tell the people how much developments have been made in the past
            under them . He only had time to bluffing his bravado with the help of
            the I M F and the company of his runaway president . Their stupidity
            mainly to blame . I would say they let down all who trusted them .

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            OC,
            “The population of Mobile Phones are double that of humans in the country.
            Who says’ there hasn’t been any progress in 76 years? “
            Those dwelling in the dreamland of UTOPIAN REALM, consisting Idiosyncratic “Nincompoops called Sri LANKA”!?

            In a decent modern DEMOCRACY, given shortcomings are there to give glitter to the Sovereign People, one has to accept this kind, for whatever its’ worth; true or False!!?? They are part and parcel of the great GIFT of DEMOCRAZY; CONFUSION WORST CONFOUNDED!? One accepts this ‘GRIM FACT and LIVE WITH IT AS OTHERWISE THEREISN’T A REAL OPTION!? Take it OR leave it!!?? They’ve made PICK, which I reckon that they are very generous and liberal too! The aspirations and need of their Polity at the center of their Pivotal thoughts to Progress!!??

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          Use Robert Knox’s dictionary (logbook?) to solve your quadratic equation or that of your dilemma.
          When Knox said, “the Cingalese (Buddhists) are a cunning lot who mistake the low-level cunning they possess to be a high level of Intelligence,” he was not wrong by far.
          The Evil Emperor publicly questioned that, “without cunning, how do you do politics?”. If you are cunning enough, you can appear intelligent in the eyes of Sinhala Buddhists. You will be surrendered and elevated by politicians and powerful businessmen to make your life successful. This has nothing to do with the country’s economy to be successful. Intelligence is not related to giving a hi-fi appearance for the person. It is related to what one has achieved or left behind that one. There is nothing in the history of Langkang that Junius Richard or Siri Ma O achieved. In front of that lime lighting, all the names you mentioned above are only the castly washers of Siri Ma O and Junius Richard. Those political propagandistic washers (I am not bringing here the Langkang’s caste system) When they are blinded by greed, they delusion them as Einstein and Newton. If they were truly intelligent, like NPP, they, by their hands, might have brought down Siri Ma O and Junious Richard at that time. Then what is the point of listing them any longer as “Intellectuals”.

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        OC and other logical thinkers,
        .
        Douglas and our Bandarawela pundit are behaving like mummies today.
        They don’t think they owe us “their proper explanations for the u-turns of their AKD deyyo et al”:
        :
        Today I heard Saman Vidyarathna (one of the powerful stupid persons on JVP stage) saying that they don’t want to deviate from the existing IMF recommendations because they are keen to get the “next tranche” of the IMF loan.
        .
        All the big and powerful provocations of the NPPs have now faded to a whisper, not even 2 months later, the magical man was elected as the president to a nation full of idiots than the wise people.

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      Where are the NICs?

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    a practical first step for the NPP is to focus on the economy and not get distracted by anything else.
    a practical second step would be to get rid of corruption which they have been talking and talking about but now the time has come to walk the talk.putting in jail those who have been corrupt however high they may be would send the message loud and clear that in future you dare not go on that path.
    The practical third step would be to get rid of poverty in the country.No one should be a poor person.

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    Dear Vipula
    .
    I have read your article through🧭, and ALL that you say is spot on. For example:
    Up here three -wheelers don’t have meters;🙁 I get to Colombo, and immediately see the difference. My home is only two miles from the Bandarawela railway🚄 station; the fellow who sometimes takes me there charges me Rs 500/=. His talk of petrol prices, and mountains isn’t really justified. Here there are no traffic jams, except just after schools close at 1:40 pm.
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    And the music in🚌 buses🚌; they sometimes say that it is to prevent the driver from falling asleep❗️
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    May I repeat what I suggested once before? Dr Ameer Ali and you both live in Perth, WA. Have you not established contact with him? I found out his full contact details after I discovered that he had missed AKD’s meeting there (were you there?) about a year ago since nobody had told him about it. And I don’t have your contact☎️ details; perhaps you like it that way.
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    But do try to get through to Ameer; it won’t be difficult for you‼️

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