The flight of Rohingya people from Myanmar has captured the attention and concern of the international community of which Sri Lanka is a member. The vast majority of those fleeing Myanmar have sought refuge in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and neighboring countries. Only a handful has attempted to come to Sri Lanka. The plight of the Rohingyas has been evident for several years now, with its intensity at atrocities against men, women and children at unprecedented levels in the last few weeks. The National Peace Council is perturbed that the Sri Lankan government has issued instructions to the immigration authorities to deny permission to Rohingyas to enter Sri Lanka. We regret that they have been sent away without being considered as refugees.
The plight of entire communities of people who have lost their loved ones, homes and properties due to the conflict in Myanmar has a special resonance to us in Sri Lanka. Due to the ethnic conflict, terrorism and war that last over three decades, we lost over a million of our people who left the country to seek asylum in other parts of the world. The National Peace Council therefore urges the government to reconsider its decision to screen out Rohingyas to prevent them from entering Sri Lanka. We believe that just as other countries accepted asylum seekers from our country we need to reciprocate on the basis of humanitarian ideals which we have accepted as a country. Although Sri Lanka is not a signatory to the UN Convention of 1951 pertaining to the status of refugees, as a member country of the United Nations we believe it has an obligation to take on its share of international humanitarian responsibilities.
We also endorse the statement issued by the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, and Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, Rauff Hakeem, to share our concerns with the Government of Myanmar, urging an immediate end to violence against the Rohingya people, in the interest of peace and stability in the region; offer relief and rehabilitation assistance to the affected people through international agencies; issue a public statement demonstrating its clear interest in addressing the situation faced by the Rohingya people and ensuring peace and stability in the region; and call a debate or session in Parliament to explain the position of the Government of Sri Lanka urging for non-violence and peace building in Myanmar. Sri Lanka has enjoyed a long and mutually supportive relationship with Myanmar, including religious ties that bind us. Even as we proceed towards reconciliation within Sri Lanka after decades of our own war and conflict we have a duty to stand by the government of Myanmar and its people in their time of need. (By Governing Council – National Peace Council)
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yusuf / September 25, 2017
This takes the cake for hypocrisy! Dumb Jimmy is refugee in the West but don’t want Muslim refugees in SL.
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
Yusuf: YOu wahabies know that there are no Rohingyas. IT is just Bengali-muslims who crossed the river. They can walk through the river to reach their motherland Bangladesh. Why should they come here. Because, sime western country wants their way and you wahabis are dumb want muslims here to make ISlamic lanka.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Jim Softy the Dimwit
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“YOu wahabies know that there are no Rohingyas. IT is just Bengali-muslims who crossed the river. “
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There was no Sinhala/Buddhists in this island. Its your Kallathonie ancestors who crossed the Palk Strait from South India and converted to Sinhal;a/Buddhist Fascist ideology.
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Siva / September 25, 2017
Don’t bring them.
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Mudianse / September 25, 2017
The days ahead of us, we may abe able to hang Champas and Jimsofties by their balls if they have any.
These men would do anything and everything to please lanken extremists.
We need a party to stand against lanken extremists.
Jayawewa to all those who behave real buddhists, i mean not as SINHALA BALULE holders.
Gone were the days, ballige putha ruined the country, today we have democracy flowing every corners. So
why not see solutions to help the poor communities on humanitarian grounds.
Human beings are human beings.
No matter they are from varied geographic locations.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Mudianse
It takes lot of balls to be people like us. Therefore no-balls like you will never be able to hang us.
All this time you have against Buddhists, Buddhism and Buddhist priests. I never saw any other religion was hammered, denigrated and slandered like Buddhism as seen here. Now you cry for the help of Buddhists.
You say “human being are human beings.”. How about our army soldiers and army generals? They are not human beings, right? Because your humanity is selective, selfish and self-absorbed.
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Mudianse / September 25, 2017
IF I were you, I would focus on the issue than adding rubbhish. What has this issue to do with lanken soldiers, besides, no matter soldier or a medical doctor, if he or she commited crimes, to be punished in the same manner average would have been subjected to prevailing laws in the country but you guys shamelessly to continue this way being that partial to extremist is no means acceptable.
Soldiers are human beings and everyone respect them, but those being as soldiers to have commited crimes should NOT be treated with impunity if the state is clean and treating every citizen same.
If you or me, if we have commited crimes, we have to face it.
That is what westerers do, they are exemplary but balligeputha led sangaya to come forward and rabblerouse the nation should NO mean commedable.
Rajapakshes to be blamed for all the mess left behind in the country.
This they will have to pay back in the months to come for sure. Slow move is no forever. Truth will succeed as was the case with that Kudu Philanthropist Dumiya, and the like men. There we can celebrate the way, Rajapakseh uneducated folks celebrated Dr SB ‘s dismissal few years ago.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Mudianse
Read your comment again. It was you who brought the subject. I have explained adequately why I mentioned about soldiers.
They didn’t vanquish LTTE terrorists for themselves, they did that as they regarded Tamils who suffered under LTTE butcher, are also human beings.
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Sam Fernando / September 25, 2017
Best would be to export those the like Jim, Champa and the like men to those countries and let those poor folks to srilanka.
Then at least we can breath in thinking that racists are no longer there.
Champa would lick the balls of any extremists regardless of his education.
So would Jimsofty and the other men do.
They have no basis, not even knowing good buddhism what buddha taught, these men to represent us sinahalya is like sending soldiers to represent srilanka under Rajapakshe regime.
Or appointing totally uneducated men as MPs and the like men to mobilise Rajapakshe power across the country. All in all,
these men would never learn it, they will die as Racists… but when ?
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Sam Fernando
You say: “..these men to represent us sinahalya is like sending soldiers to represent srilanka under Rajapakshe regime…”
Really, that is what it is? How about Mahinda sending troops to fight on behalf of Tamils and Muslims in North and East and rescuing them from bloody savage Prabhakaran?
I had a belly laugh when I say this part of your comment “..Or appointing totally uneducated men as MPs and the like to mobilise Rajapakshe power …”
Oh, yeah for a change people elected “educated UNP elites”, only to be shocked and have a paralyzed open mouth when they witnessed how these educated PM and his greedy gang of Parliamentarians robbed the Central Bank, sold Magamapura Port for a handsome favour, proposed sale of Mattala and may be open an Indian credit line and never ending flow of commissions to line the pockets of Ministers who sell infrastructure, technology, and various other projects to foreigners. Not only that, unlike uneducated, the educated UNP PM and MPP think they should show their talent by dividing the unitary Sri Lanka to pieces so that the country will never be developed or prosperous ever again, as people were busy in constantly fighting over boundaries and resources.
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Samuel Jayaweera / September 26, 2017
What rubbish you have been uttering Champo ?
We say something about humanitarian acts while you the dimwit talk about the one of Rajapkashe wonders -Mattala airport.
It is the greater fault of current prez not to allow these men to have been prisoned sofar.
Had they been prisoned as many other good countries have done, these men would not have the space to rabblerouse the nation.
Those who are like Champas …. we get to see plenty of them in the court premises – tharawkarayos of his nature…. these men are no second to any social scum woudl do anything and everything for money.
Rajapakshe are so stupid to hire these men for their surivival.
We should hate for them forever to have done this mess to this nation.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Samuel Jayaweera
“..Rajapakshe are so stupid to hire these men for their survival.”
Rajapaksas are not strong enough to ‘hire’ someone like me. I am my own master. I take decisions by myself. I don’t work for anybody or nobody can make me work for them. And they are not coming back to power.
I standby my country while you standby bullsh… That makes us who we are.
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Punchiburampi / September 26, 2017
Dont get me wrong Champo. I am no into lanken party politics. Nor have I lived in the country for the last 2 decades. But the harm being done by lanken extremists even today is huge so that we cant stay away from home country issues.
I just want lankens to be led by goodies rather than stupid extremists or the like uneducated buggers. I thought the speech given by Prez though in SINHALA articulated the ground situation as no other leader did it before.
That is why I respect incumbent prez more than had been in the past. He was part of Rajapakshe destruction, but he changed his route and sacrificed his life taking a big risk.
Rajapakshes are branded to be BORN murderers and have the talent to manipulate anyone. They can do all various harms to own folks. No matter tamils, sinhalaese or muslims or anyone they have to live up their unspscrupulous fantasies. So have they been from the begining on. That is the fate of lankens them to be caught by Rajapakshe Mantra by date.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Punchiburampi
I will rewrite this part of your comment as follows:
“…That is why I respect incumbent Prez more than had been in the past as he changed his route end of 2016…”
Yeah, I agree. If majority of Sinhalese including Maha Sangha didn’t support Executive Presidency which is the only saviour for Sinhalese at present, he would have gone home long time ago and who knows may be subject to political witch-hunt even under Ranil, who has no moral values.
But the President disappoints Sinhalese with his lackadaisical attitude towards Ranil’s attempt to pass ICPPED Bill endorsing war crimes allegations against our war heroes and his support to Constitutional Reforms which violates our legitimate and historical right to remain as one nation and one country under one flag.
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Bunjappu / September 25, 2017
That is huge amount of men and women.
5.2 millions of the vote eligible should be exported from this country so that we can live here peacefully.
That will be the only solution if we are to be free of CHAMPAS, BUM SOFTIES, and the like racists..
Thanks Sam Fernando. You idea is the best.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Bunjappu and Sam and some others
Export me????
Man, one day you will be in line to shake hands with me. Then please don’t forget to tell the names you used to post comments in this forum.
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Desperate Sinhalaya / September 26, 2017
Ground reality in Slanken context of the day is most barbarians but pretend them to be buddhists.
Most of these men are no second to those money collector women that were found lately on the streets on PINDAPATHA drama directed by Balligeputha leda Joint Opposition.
Those women are cheap so as Champas and Jimsofties.
They would eat heaps of kakka on one go so long they have been paid by the robbed funds by Rajapakshe kalliya.
Who have they been fooling if not own sisters, brothers, parents and own folks ?
These men and women should be really ashamed to be lankens.
Like keeping outer cover of the book, so buddhistic, but content of the book has been brutal no second to the whitevanning and other barbaric acts of film producer Mahinda Jarapakshe and his condom supporter Wimal Buruwa.
Come real men, do you guys ever think, Wimal Buruwa would have been where he is today, had we had proper administration in the country during last 10 years ? MR led groups promoted and introduced thugs to run the society.
Today, Champas and his sodomite Jimsofty seem only teasing us here. I am so fed up of these men and their acts on CT forum.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Desperate (apt name) Sinhalaya
CT journalist team has showed their impartiality and excellent media ethics by letting Jim Softy and me as part of their website to represent Sinhalese/Buddhists as 99% of people who post comments here are either Tamils or Muslims (some of whom use Sinhala names.)
No wonder you don’t tolerate us as without our comments and some a few random comments, CT would have been your clean pitch for one sided comments which don’t represent the majority views in the country.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Bunjappu
You will never be free of me, unless of course you leave the country before your wife hang my Portrait right on the middle of the main wall of your lounge.
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kumar / September 25, 2017
Tolerance, tolerance, tolerance !!
Sri Lanka has never lifted a finger to assist any people, any nation in times of catastrophic need. I know this comment will earn a lot of rd points, but please consider and state when we ever did offered help to a nation reeling after a disaster.
But we are very quick to go with our hats in hand when things happen to us.
It is more blessed to give than receive!
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
KUMAR: You are just collecting points to get your next grant for your NGO organization. There are information which shows the true situation. But, CT, won’t write those things and won’t allow to be written too. If you check, I am sure you have done that, Only some Rohingyas have moved and not most.
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Kumaran / September 25, 2017
Jimmy, I am NOT a NGO supporter! I am certainly not employed by them. I am a retired employee of the GOSL and the private sector.
But tell us, Jim specifically. Why should we not absorb say, one hundred families after carefully whetting them? I have an estate where I cannot find labour. Yesterday, I saw an article in the papers that many garment factories are closing down due to lack of WORKERS!! And an illustrious Dty. Minister, Dr. Harsha De Silva says that there will be a shortage of workers and must “import” workers!!
Germany absorbed over a million, the U.S several millions, Canada a very large number and most countries show compassion for others who are in dire straits. That is my point. Israel and even Bangla Desh sent/offered assistance to Puerto Rico and even to Texas following the recent storms. What has Sri Lanka done??!!
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wannihami / September 25, 2017
So you need refugees as slave labour? Wow mate you are bold to write that down here. BTW Sri Lanka is not US or Germany, or Canada, it is laughable that you quote G7 countries as your example! Sri Lanka has helped in global catastrophes (Google and you will find out), already Maldivians are subtly but definitely taking residency here..perhaps they will work in your estate for Rs 100 per day..oh they would be so grateful!
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
wannihami
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When did you win your first Nobel Prize for Economics and the first one for Peace?
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Babansincho / September 26, 2017
Wanni or bondihami,
what angers me here the opinion of Champa led servile men for Rajapakshes or his condom supporter Wimal Weerawanse. These men just abuse Buddhism and in the same time, reject humanitarian actions that a country should take. Of course we dont belong to G7 but the manner these buggers sometimes behaves as if they too are part of them.
We are just one another poor folks not that far to Myanmar by their statistics.
Abusive men of Champa nature would further abuse BUDDHISM fooling the nation.
Like Rajapakshes abused that eunach Ghanasara for their political survival.
This sanga mudalalis would do anything and everything being in sanga robe. Just ask any media institution to bring a cover up on that.
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Jmmy / September 26, 2017
Wannihami,
Maldivians who come here are doing us a favour. They are rich. They come here for army training, schooling, medical needs. They spend money here which helps the foreign reserves.
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
Kumaran: Harsha De Silva is an idiot. they send women to middle east and they come in coffins and as abused slaves and sex slaves of arabs. Why don’t they bring those women back give them employment. Because, they do not count about the broken families and the related cost. We do not muslims here and to change our established culture.
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Ajith / September 25, 2017
I thought Buddhism is a religion of dharma and liberating people from sufferings. Unfortunately, the denial of helping those refugees shows that Buddhism in both Myanmar and Srilanka are far away from humanity. The silence of our muslim brothers is understandable because they were together with Sinhala Buddhists in Srilanka when there was large scale Tamils became refugees. Buddhism has a a history of nearly 2000 years in this island but it couldn’t help the violent nature of Sinhalese. I beg Lord Buddha, can’t you do anything to liberate this people from violence?
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Ajith
Oh, yeah, yeah. Suddenly you all start talking of Buddhism only to take advantage from the compassion of Buddhists.
Why should we accept? Rohingya refugees are Muslims. Wealthy Muslim countries should accept them as their own brothers. That is what Islam is. Where is your brotherhood Muslim countries?
Rohingya refugee matter is different but the issue of Muslim atrocities against Buddhists in Myanmar were hidden same as Prabhakaran’s atrocities and massacres against Sinhalese. 10% of Muslim population is trying to take over Myanmar from Buddhists, same as LTTE terrorists tried to take over Sri Lanka by unleashing terror. The refugee problem occured as a result of Muslim atrocities.
Myanmar Buddhists have every right to defend their country. There are lot of lies going around about Buddhists in Myanmar.
I have a collection of articles. This is one such.
https://www.defendevropa.org/2017/islam/lies-behind-innocence-rohingya-muslims/
I hail government decision to not accept Rohingya refugees because if they accept one person there will be uncontrollable influx which will one day pave the way for a Muslim insurgency making Sinhalese as refugees fleeing to other countries.
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Ajith / September 25, 2017
Champa,
We talk about Buddism for a long period of time. We talked about when you all drag Tamils from Colombo and burnt them in a daylight using petrol in 1958. We talked about it when you all draged Tamils from train and butchered them into pieces. I don’t whether Lord Buddha who came to Srilanka also born to Lion father?
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Neeela / September 25, 2017
To your point, these are people who deserve our compassion:
“An estimated 120,000 people, the vast majority Rohingya, are currently displaced in camps in Rakhine State as a result of violence in 2012 that amounted to crimes against humanity and “ethnic cleansing.” The displaced Rohingya live in squalid, prison-like conditions in these camps. An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 Rohingya are living in Bangladesh, where the vast majority have also been prevented from filing refugee claims. The Burmese government refuses to use the term “Rohingya,” with which the group self-identifies, but often uses the pejorative term “Bengali,” implying illegal migrant status in Burma.
Human Rights Watch has documented numerous abuses associated with recent military operations following attacks by alleged Rohingya militants in October 2016 in Rakhine State, including widespread arson, extrajudicial killings, systematic rape, and other forms of sexual violence. The United Nations estimates that more than 1,000 people were killed in the crackdown. A February report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded that the attacks against the Rohingya “very likely” amounted to “crimes against humanity.” Human Rights Watch
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Champa / September 25, 2017
kumar
Why not? Sri Lankan government sacrificed lives over 27,000 soldiers to assist and save Tamils from ethnic cleansing by their own Sungod and got bellyful in return.
We don’ have enough resources to share with other nationalities who have plenty of other countries to move. Our people in dry zones suffer from starvation and lack of drinking water. Malnutrition rate among adults and children are massive. We need to address our problems before putting our hand on world problems.
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Kumaran / September 25, 2017
Then how is it that Dr. Harsha De Silva says we have no labour? Did you see an article yesterday that many garments factories will close down due to inadequate labour? Even tea estates, rubber estates and my own little estate have no labour!!
Ironic!!
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Kumaran
Who is Dr. Harsha de Silva, oh, the Economist who is a part and parcel of UNP’s Advisory Team who were responsible for the downfall of Sri Lanka’s economy? Instead of lamenting on every issue, he should constructively contribute to address them. I don’t understand why all these Ministers bring their problems to us, when people elected them to solve problems.
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wannihami / September 25, 2017
Kumar, that is absolutely untrue, Sri Lanka has helped in many global catastrophic events including the Hurricane Katrina. Have you been blind..look at the number of Maldivians living peacefully and happily in Colombo, most are fleeing prosecution, if you go the Department of Immigration you will meet many applying for or renewing the resident visas. People of Sri Lanka generally do not make a song and a dance when helping others (albeit politicians) individually or collectively!
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Native Vedda / September 26, 2017
wannihami
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“Sri Lanka has helped in many global catastrophic events including the Hurricane Katrina.”
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Yeah, very old unsold tea dust are usually packaged and sent and the man in charge of sending stuff would have made millions.
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“look at the number of Maldivians living peacefully and happily in Colombo,”
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If the recent refugees could live peacefully in Colombo why couldn’t the Sinhala/Buddhist Fascists find peace in this island during the last say 65 years?
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Jimmy the dimwit bigot
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Let us hear from you.
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Zeus / September 25, 2017
Sri Lanka has only 25,000 sq.miles and we already have 21 million. We are already overcrowded. Do you want to bring some more to change the ethnic balance in favor of the Muslims? Are you insane?
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Sinhala_Man / September 25, 2017
The over-population part of it is true – it may be of the entire world.
Broadly speaking, the “developed countries” have it under control.
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The sufferings of people like the Rohingiyas is very real. But can we afford to help? But “kumar” also speaks true. We go begging every time we face a catastrophe, but we have never really helped others. Within the Sinhala-Buddhist community belief in re-birth is so strong that people give generously – and also buy sweep-tickets endlessly!
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Can we just agree on one thing at least? Limit population growth among all communities!
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Sinhala_Man
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“Can we just agree on one thing at least? Limit population growth among all communities!”
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Do we know optimum level of population? Sri Lanka has severe shortage of labour in certain areas of the economy. Can anyone seriously plan for the future need of the country, taking into account the rapid changes taking place in technology, innovation and production.
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The inhumane over population arguments should not be raised nor acceptable when people are suffering.
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Those who oppose granting refuge to the desperate people should be forcibly sent back to their ancestral land, south India.
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wannihami / September 25, 2017
So you need refugees as slave labor? Wow mate you are bold to write that down here.
Yes one can calculate the optimum population density, or carrying capacity,.
There is a labor shortage because of the lack of innovation; agriculture is not mechanized, the garment sector’s profit margin depends on paying workers slave wages, construction sector is not regulated with contractual obligations, etc etc
Finally, apparently Rohingyas are fleeing prosecution by Theravada Buddhists and them to another Theravada country…what logic mate!
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Samuel Jayaweera / September 27, 2017
Native, your thoughts humane here.
These ones talka bout controlling populations, but politics being played in those countries and ours should guide them properly as is the case in China if they really mean the to think of familiy planning. I have heard Malaysia has improved their family planning while Indonesia and other like countries have been in the same trends by introducing the systems to dso.
Just when those boat people enter the country, that moment, if any nations would treat them so burtally as if they saw reptiles, that is in human I would put.
Sinhala man, you sound to be very intelligent by forming your thoughts, but please also think their situation. I have met Syrians that left their own places and entered germany.. they had nothing but a suit case full of things as their belongings. So were tamil refugees I found them in Europe. However those countries helped them going through humanitarian channels. Why not lankens do so. at least for a couple of years.. ?
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Sinhala_Man / September 25, 2017
Dear Native Vedda,
I really dodged the issue which is central to this article by saying that the Rohingiya’s suffering is very real indeed, but posing the question whether, given the mess we are in, we can afford to help.
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We certainly must help if all our pious talk is not to be proved hypocritical. I know that I can’t afford to help, but I will certainly not oppose any move to help.
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It is true that I have thereafter gone off point about population growth. The point I was making is that we have indeed long gone past optimum levels if we also desire to preserve the environment and all the other diverse life forms. Others have gone on to talk of employment and lack of labour. Somebody has said the problem of labour shortage is owing to our not mechanising Agriculture! This is the crux of the matter. We can’t now do anything without either fixing an internal combustion engine or an electric motor on to every gadget that we use – and then we are surprised that the environment is degraded!
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We reject everything “Western”, but then aspire to applying technology to everything, disregarding problems such as pollution that are caused. And now every member of our society desires this First World life style, but without sophistication to match.
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I, myself, have no solution, but should like to say this: we can’t both prove our compassion and fulfil a desire to have slaves at one and the same time!
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Sinhala_Man
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“we can’t both prove our compassion and fulfil a desire to have slaves at one and the same time!”.
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Why would one assume that by giving refuge to asylum seekers automatically force them into slaves? If and when they are employed I imagine that our labour laws will govern term and conditions of their employment. Where did you and Wannihami get this idea that asylum seekers are automatically bound to Slave masters?
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No one knows the optimum level of population as the input of labour, technology, ………………….. and also total/aggregate demand of the country and export quantity/quality determine the size of the labour force hence a need to import labour. In the changing global environment there are no hard and fast rules.
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I suppose wannihami meant Global Sex Trafficking and Slavery.
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What I see in this forum is that those who oppose any kind of compassionate approach to refugee issue has nothing to do with over population, basically its is the well known little islander attitude and nothing else.
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Sinhala_Man / September 27, 2017
Dear Native Vedda,
I’m glad that my comments have given you the chance to demonstrate our hypocrisy. Let it remain like that so as to tease some people in to THINKING.
Yes, the global environment is changing so significantly that we must be aware of the extent to which we should be re-thinking our position on all these issues and shedding the “little islander” attitude.
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Being compassionate is one of the qualities that raises us to human beings to a level higher than other animals. Yes, we have to allow the Rohingiyas in without attaching strings.
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Population growth is a separate issue. The education that we impart must be such that we approach it as a global issue. To what extent we should allow or curb various social and religious groups, and even parents to dictate what goes in to the education of the next generation is something that you could open a discussion on, Dear NV.
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I really think that we have exceeded global population levels. Couple that with our feeling that we must each acquire as much of technological advances as possible, and we have a disaster situation. Yes, I seem to selfishly long for everything for myself, while hoping that those whom I consider “hoi polloi” don’t also follow suit. The pattern we are following is that once we have come to regard ourselves as “elite” Houyhnhnms entitled to use all that is available, we then desire to have a group of Yahoos to perform the menial tasks. The context here is, of course Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.
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And then we have the obsession with growth of the Economy, which appears to me to lead to a vicious cycle of exploiting resources, and growth of every human need. I only see these as disturbing trends for which I see no solution myself. I don’t mind the co-existence of these thoughts in being analysed any way other readers would like to, provided it is done after giving thought and with due seriousness.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Zeus
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“We are already overcrowded.”
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If you think so, why don’t you take the next Kallthonie back to your ancestral land, South India. When you go take your like minded descendants of kallathonies with you.
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When your ancestors came on kallathonies, my people never questioned their ethnicity.
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If you are not insane please try and urge your people who left this shores and settled down in rest of the world to get back to South India.
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Kumaran / September 25, 2017
Jimmy, I am NOT a NGO supporter! I am certainly not employed by them. I am a retired employee of the GOSL and the private sector.
But tell us, Jim specifically. Why should we not absorb say, one hundred families after carefully whetting them? I have an estate where I cannot find labour. Yesterday, I saw an article in the papers that many garment factories are closing down due to lack of WORKERS!! And an illustrious Dty. Minister, Dr. Harsha De Silva says that there will be a shortage of workers and must “import” workers!!
Germany absorbed over a million, the U.S several millions, Canada a very large number and most countries show compassion for others who are in dire straits. That is my point. Israel and even Bangla Desh sent/offered assistance to Puerto Rico and even to Texas following the recent storms. What has Sri Lanka done??!!
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Kumaran
You say “Germany absorbed over a million, the U.S several millions, Canada a very large number. What has Sri Lanka done??!!”
Sri Lanka has assisted other countries in their capacity. Every country has a capacity to do things.
Your comparison between Sri Lanka and Germany/US/Canada/Israel shows that you don’t live in this world. Even Bangladesh, their GDP is $221,415M while ours is mere $81,322M (in 2016). Bangladesh Debt is 34% of the GDP while ours is massive 76% of the GDP They even have a strong currency than us – 1 Taka = Euro 95 while 1 SLRs. = Euro 182. Even the size of the country, Bangladesh which has 147,630 km2 area is twice as large as us (Sri Lanka has only 65,610 km2 area surface.)
(On a separate note; our GDP per capita income is artificial as it doesn’t reflect the true level of wealth of the majority which is very low.)
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Dinesh / September 25, 2017
It is obvious you are not very good at maths. Allowing a few thousands of people who are fleeing for their lives, will NEVER change the ethnic balance in favor of the Muslims here.
Could you please explain to us how 7 percent of Muslims can threaten the ethnic balance of the 70 percent of Buddhists, because YOUR comment shows you are not thinking straight.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
I will answer the stupid question.
You ask: “.Could you please explain to us how 7 percent of Muslims can threaten the ethnic balance of the 70 percent of Buddhists,…”
Super easy. They just have to become like LTTE terrorists or open a branch of ISIS in Sri Lanka. Then in no time, you will see how the ethnic balance of 70 percent of Buddhists vanquish, because our boys in the Army who were systematically and deliberately demoralized for the last 2 1/2 years, will never do anything to protect the country again but stay calm, composed and confined to barracks in order to “protect the human rights of terrorists” which the UNHCHR thinks more important than protecting one’s own country and its citizens from being massacred.
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Dinesh / September 25, 2017
That is a senseless narrative, and no scientist or mathematician will endorse it. Try to respond with some logic.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
What a joke. How could you “endorse” terrorism scientifically or mathematically even logically?
My comment was not a narrative but true facts based on what unfolded in front of our own eyes in this country. There is no guarantee that history will repeat if Muslim refugees are allowed.
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Jmmy / September 26, 2017
Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.
The question is have people like you learned from history. It seems not. You mention a lot about the army saving the Tamils and the death of 27,000 army personnel. But why did this happen?
Further you don’t mention anything about the Sinhalese youth apprising where large numbers of Army personnel and Sinhalese youth died. Why did this happen?
Somewhere you mention that people will line up to shake your hands. I wonder why? Are you going to exterminate the minorities in Sri Lanka and a thankful Sinhalese Buddhist nation will line up to shake your hands?
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Buramphisincho / September 25, 2017
I thnk at the time lanken refugees were welcome by many countries, it is lankens too to rethink about the Rohingay situation.
Our people in general are selfish. They would never want any refugees come in to the country.
I wonder why PLANTAION tamils albeit their decades long living in the country are still not given the citzenship why ?
In UK and other european countries allowed any refugee to become the citizen of each country without any problems. Who are here racial if not us srilankens ?
I think let alone today, our people should see it right.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Buramphisincho
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“I wonder why PLANTAION tamils albeit their decades long living in the country are still not given the citzenship why ?”
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Almost all those hardworking people have been granted citizenship. The last batch of about 55,000 was given citizenship just after 2002. There may be a few hundred still living without citizenship, this maybe due to bureaucratic bungling.
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wannihami / September 25, 2017
oooh mate you are not so bothered about those estate Tamils …your slip is showing no! If all the estate Tamils are given citizenship who would slave away in the kitchens of the city..Right mate?
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Buramphisincho / September 25, 2017
Ich danke Dir vielmals. Native Vedda, Thanks for clearing it. By the way, Germany s AFD are blessed with 12% madate. They have become the 3rd force in the country. All becasue grand coalition did not please them. But Angela Merkel won it.. She is called Mutti ( mother of nation). Iam one who would not go on attacking germans fo rtheir black history. Having lived in Germany for such along time, I feel Germans today are better than our srilankens. Even if some dont tolerate refugees keeping coming to the country, but that is still the minderheit/minority.
I thought lanken plantation tamils have not yet been offered their rights.
If west can grant it within 8 years why should plantation tamils stay that long to enjoy their rights ?
Our men talk about sinhala buddhism, but they behave as they have been born butchers. Most of them are using buddhism as the outer cover of their hatred book contents.
I also have lot mor equestions regarding lanken Burgher community and their rights. WHO would represent them in the parliament ? NO BODY… THEY the politicians talk high but burghers have been discriminated for such along time.
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Lankan No 03 / September 25, 2017
what a sorry story is this? and yet government want to send them back ? where to ? to a hell of fire in that country ..It is sad to say that all human compassion and kindness is gone now ..
where is humanity now ?.
blood bath is what world is waiting for ..so N.korea and US will open that soon.
world is crazy.
natural disasters
man made disaster
genocides
yet; no world leader care about it ..only when a white man is dying entire world criss .
what population of world is only 800 millions out 7 billions..
why this discrimination?
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Champa / September 25, 2017
No. This is just too much. I vehemently am against accepting Rohingya Refugees.
We have learnt one historical lesson by accepting Indian Tamils, the number of which have escalated over the years to almost a decisive factor in elections.
Not another. Wake up Sinhalese. Wake up Buddhists. We have enough problems already.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
STOP!!! Sri Lanka is not Asia’s Refugee Centre.
What right an NGO like NPC has on immigration policy of Sri Lanka? Know your limits.
We don’t have enough resources to share with refugees.
Why Sri Lanka? There are a large number of predominantly Muslim countries in Asia for Rohingya people to seek refuge such as; Pakistan (98%) Bangladesh (90.4%) Nepal (90%) Indonesia (87.2%) Brunei (67%) Malaysia (61.3%) and they can seek refuge in other closeby countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia and India.
We have made one monumental blunder by granting Sri Lankan Citizenship to Indian Tamils rather than letting them be as immigrants who have no voting rights. Now there are 850,000 Indian Tamils in the country comprising of 4.2% which can make a difference in terms of voter demographics. This is no joke.
Bathiudeen settled Muslims in cleared areas of Wilpattu national forest. No action has been taken to verify their original identity and their previous whereabouts. Nobody knows where they come from. They will be listed in electoral registers as residents in the East. 37.12% in the Eastern Province are Muslims, according to 2012 statistics. The new statistics will make Sinhalese pass out.
Speak up Sinhalese! Don’t stay deaf dumb and blind. Urge the government to stay on their stand not to accept Rohingya Refugees.
In all fairness, the United Nations should press wealthy Australasia & Oceania, European and North American countries to accept Rohingya Refugees.
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maalumiris / September 25, 2017
dont be silly, Champa…
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
maalumiris
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“dont be silly, Champa…”
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Why not?
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Kumar / September 25, 2017
Calm down and don’t get hysterical….your racism is showing.
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Thappu / September 25, 2017
Champa, I have been a silent observer of your sharp mind, – So sharp, it easily pierces through humanity!
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Thappu
Humanity, hey? Humanity?
We already got bellyful by saving Tamils from barbaric, blood thirsty Prabhakaran through a humanitarian operation!!!!
Sick, infirm, half starved and helpless Tamils who were in rags and a small sack as their all belongings, who severely suffered under the savagedom of LTTE leader Prabhakaran for 30 years were saved by our Army. Over 27,000 precious lives of soldiers were sacrificed and a similar number sacrificed their eyesight, hearing, legs and limbs. Our Army paid a heavy price in saving Tamils and Muslims in North/East from terrorists.
Look at what our Army got in return?
A chock-a-block of gratitude by way of war crimes allegations, war crimes tribunals, Disappearances Bills, Missing persons Acts, fabricated allegations, false sexual harassment allegations, fake torture stories, fantasy inhuman prison tales, court cases, imprisonments, disrepute, what not?
Our humanity were not recognized by Tamils. Do you want us to show humanity again and receive another bellyful from Muslims similar to Tamils? No thank you.
We should not accept Rohingya refugees unless of course our Army wants a second bellyful after a possible Muslim insurgency in the near future.
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Thappu / September 25, 2017
Champa, What a beautiful story you spin!
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Has it been ever established that YOU saved Tamils from anyone! What humanitarian operation are you speaking about. Name one Tamil who had said that your army liberated him/her. (If you ask me the truth is the other way about.)
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Tamils were not held savages by LTTE. They, admittedly, had limited opportunities under LTTE, for obvious reasons. Even that limited opportunities have been taken away from them by the so called liberators. (You recall the prolonged incarceration – in open prisons – soon after being liberated!)
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What has your army lost. In return, they get wholesale protection from The Government, as war zeros!
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Tell me a country – any country, that recognises your operation as humanitarian.
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I am a Sri Lankan. I recognise the hardships the soldiers encountered. Can you tell me which sons and daughters of your proud breed of politicians lost their lives or the limbs, at the battlefield? Did any of your kith or kin lose any?
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You have made the poor village folks among Sinhalese the sacrificial lambs. And, instead of regretting that misadventure, you are gloating about it. What a prick!
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Thappu
There is no need for me to write a rigmarole to reply you. Those who are alive in the North and East and also especially Tamil politicians who ran to Tamil Nadu for safety are all in debt to our Army.
Tamils are the most ungrateful ethnicity in the world. Don’t think we ever forget the lies they told against our Army after they rescued them from bloodthirsty barbarian Prabhakaran. If Prabhakaran was let to be alive today, none of your Tamil politicians be there today. Tamils showed there true colours and I don’t think any Sinhalese ever forget about it.
As long as there are fabricated war crimes allegations there will never be any reconciliation.
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Thappu / September 26, 2017
Champa, How else could you have responded!
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Kugan / September 25, 2017
Check the history pal
It was British behind the back brought to pick the tea for them on your soil,
Who benefited…….
I sympathise for these reffuges but not this barbaric racist …..
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romani / September 25, 2017
Chumpo the Dumbo,
” Wake up Sinhalese. Wake up Buddhists.”
Don’t drag Buddhism into this . Even the Dalai Lama, the most famous Buddhist in the world, is against the Burmese government.
People like you are NOT Buddhists.You are racists. Buddhists have compassion. Even animals have compassion.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Romani
Oh, yeah yeah, we should have compassion only to abuse by Tamils and Muslims.
When 10% of Muslims in Myanmar unleashed atrocities to take over the country from Buddhists, what should they do? Meditate until they all are massacred?
There is no time to count prayer-beads when one’s country is at risk. If Sinhalese spent time counting prayer-beads, they would never have been able to protect the country from world’s most ruthless LTTE terrorists. If our brave Buddhist Kings and ancestors didn’t protect our country whenever necessary, cruel, merciless Cholas could have taken over the entire country and there wouldn’t have been a single Sinhalese soul survived.
Why didn’t a single Tamil or Muslim in North/East or their godfather politicians say a word in support of bloodthirsty Prabhakarn and his savage terrorist cadre and plead our Army to show compassion during the war? Tamils gave fullest support to the war as they were sick and fear to death of Prabhakaran’s atrocities and wanted our Army to save their lives from their own Sungod who wanted devour Tamils mostly. If not for the compassion and humanity showed by our Army, many who were forcibly recruited to LTTE would have been perished. Tamils started showing sympathy towards LTTE only after they were vanquished by our Army and, only when they were sure the barbarian Prabhakaran was not coming back. Tamils talking about compassion, my foot.
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Prasad / September 25, 2017
Accepting tens of thousands of Dalit Indian Tamils to the South and converting them into Buddhist and eventually Sinhalese helped the Sinhala population to expand and become a majority in Sri Lanka making the original inhabitants (Tamils and Veddas) a minority.
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LittleisimonfromBerlin / September 25, 2017
You are just and shrimp, we dont respect your thoughts.
You would do anything and everything for your pay.
But so long Rajapakshes and Wimal Burwnasa are there, you can survive you the parasites. But this is an humanitarian issue.
If Srilankens (Tamils) were welcome by many countries at the time the war was at its heights, why you guys realize that we the nation too need to host some of them.
You guys are blood selfish, Dr Merkel let 1000 000 syrian refugees into the country albeit all various forces stood against. Today, she has been reelected for their leader but anti-refugee party has entered to the parliaments with 12% percent mandate- can you imagine ?
So there are various opinion holders, but I hate ballige putha led extremists in the country that would abuse buddhism for their survivial. We want a party to build that to stand against extremists in the country.
Wait and see, Champo, you will never succeed it.
We want to promote real buddha teachings. Not the manner some Rajapakshes do it, but real buddhism can only be made through proper undertsanding and being very buddhistic. not just abusing buddhism for their political survivial
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Champa / September 25, 2017
LittleisimonfromBerlin
Look at this. All bloody seculars who didn’t give a sh.. about Buddhism and those who were malignant about Lord Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist Priests and Buddhists on this very forum. suddenly praising Buddhism!!!
“…being very buddhistic…” WTH is that? There is no such thing in Buddhism.
“…real buddha teachings…” There is no such things as “real teachings”. There are no fake and real teaching in Buddhism. There is only one teaching.
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Ajith / September 25, 2017
Champa,
When did you accept Indian Tamil refugees?
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Ajith
Who are they otherwise? All Hill Country migrants are refugees for whom India requested Sri Lankan citizenship. Give me another word for them, if not.
More of them could have gone back if India inhumanely did not stop granting Indian visas to repatriated Indian Tamils. That is why Sri Lanka was compelled to grant them Sri Lankan citizenship.
Our humanity was abused by many. We should have let them live as non-residents and force India to grant them Indian citizenship. Even Modi visited them exclusively to address them as India recognized them as Indians though they were refused Indian Citizenship.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Should read as follows:
…….if India inhumanely did not stop granting Indian (visas) “Citizenship” to repatriated Indian Tamils. That……
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ABCD / September 25, 2017
@Champa
Most of your Sinhalese are of South Indian origin. Go look at your names like wadanambi, kandamby
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Sumith / September 25, 2017
The same evil sources that are behind the BBS movement that went on a rampage against Sri Lankan Muslims, are behind the Myanmar massacre. The same pattern of getting a brainless saffron robed thug, to incite the majority and provoke them by false rumors of Muslims taking over the country, so the will attack the minority. This is a anti Muslim campaign for which millions of dollars, or maybe shekels, have been invested, to attack Muslims all over the world, especially the nations with a minority of Muslims, and looking at what is happening in Myanmar, it could easily happen in Sri Lanka. Just like the woman Suu Kyi, leaders in Sri Lanka have stayed mute and not condemned these attacks. Myanmar Muslims have been slaughtered, women raped, babies killed, and 200 villages have been burnt. This is not Buddhism, but evil let loose. The UN, and other aid agencies, have not been allowed in to these areas, by the Myanmar government. What are they afraid of? They have been accused of ethnic cleansing.
The world must stop sending aid to Myanmar, and Israel must be told to stop supplying the brutal Myanmar military with deadly weapons, which they train the Myanmar military to use against unarmed civilians. Israelis are masters of turning their weapons against unarmed civilians too, and have got good experience using it on the Palestinians.
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
SUMITH: Muslims are bringing Bengali Muslims To sri lanka and have already settled them. When bangladesh is just on the other side of the river, why Sri lanka should bring them ? At some times, just walking through the river to Bangladesh.
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Dinesh / September 25, 2017
Bangladesh a poor nation has taken in thousands of refugees, but there is a limit to what they can absorb. Taking in a small percentage is not going to hurt us, and it will also show how compassionate Buddhist nations can be.
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Sammy / September 25, 2017
Why not make mention about Islamic atrocities on others , throughout history and their attempts to impose their beliefs and practices on others, either violently or surreptitously.
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nimal fernando / September 25, 2017
Let them in.
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What would have Buddha done/said?
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Let’s have some real Buddhist compassion …….. not statue worshipping and tree worshipping and building the biggest stupa in the world.
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Nimal Fernando
You are not a Buddhist. You don’t live in Sri Lanka so you don’t care.
Stop bringing Buddhism to political issues. Compassion is not accepting political refugees blindly at the stake of one’s own country.
Our compassion was grossly abused by Tamils and Muslims already. Not any more.
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nimal fernando / September 25, 2017
“You are not a Buddhist.”
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Ah uh! good question! Who is a Buddhist? How do you identify/recognise a Buddhist? What is the criteria?
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Are you a Buddhist? If so, how?
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True, I don’t call myself a Buddhist but unwittingly I have fallen into this lousy habit of following Buddha’s teachings in deeds and not in words. Perhaps there’s something wrong with me, eh?
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I must be some other kinda Buddhist! ………. But gotta admit when it comes to gals Buddha’s teachings files out the door. …… one outta thousand ain’t so bad , eh?
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Most of the time I may not live in Lanka ………… but I’m sure, I pay more SL taxes than any of the politicians, including Mahinda and Ranil …….. but that’s a whole different shindig …….after all, non-patriotism has its’ price. :))
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“Our compassion was grossly abused by Tamils and Muslims already.”
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Tamils, Muslims, Rohingyas haven’t had a chance to perform their handy work. Our country is fucked up for 70 years by our own Sinhala-Buddhist leaders! They haven’t left anything for the others to screw-up.
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Then again I don’t expect you to see it!
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……. How many times should a man look up before he sees the sky? Every day for 70 years? :))
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Jmmy / September 25, 2017
Bravo sir, It is sad indeed that the Sinhalese don’t realize that it is their own leaders who have messed this country up. There is an article by Victor Ivan titled “Reasons for Intellectual Poverty of the Sri Lankan People as a Nation” at the DBSJEYRAJ.
Some website have claimed that MR is the seventh richest person in Sri Lanka. How did he become so rich? He is not an industrialist or a businessman. Is it public funds? If so the Sinhalese majority has to realize that 70% of that public funds belongs to them.
Having literacy does not mean having intelligence.
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Champa / September 26, 2017
Nimal Fernando
You say: “..Our country is fucked up for 70 years by our own Sinhala-Buddhist leaders!..” See, this shows that you are not a Buddhist.
All the leaders who ruled the country were NOT Buddhists by birth but converted Buddhists who did that for political reasons, i.e. in order to garner Buddhist votes. SWRD wasn’t even a Sinhalese let alone a Buddhist. Even some Buddhist rulers by birth, when they were elected to office stop granting priority to Buddhism in order to appease other communities, which is hilarious.
When this country goes to a Buddhist by birth who is not scared to accept Sri Lanka is a Sinhalese Buddhist country, you will see the difference.
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nimal fernando / September 27, 2017
You are just circling around the issues with platitudes.
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In order to discuss/argue we first have to define what we are discussing.
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In your own words can you answer one simple question?
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The question I first asked.
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WHO IS A BUDDHIST?
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Jmmy / September 27, 2017
Champa
So are you saying that Sinhalese voters are stupid?
“Even some Buddhist rulers by birth, when they were elected to office stop granting priority to Buddhism in order to appease other communities, which is hilarious”
Yes hilarious indeed. Sinhala only was introduced so that Sinhalese could get an advantage over others. By which they were given easy path in education , government jobs. The education suffered and the government jobs were filled above capacity. Today there are 15 Public servants per citizen but the government service corrupted and people including Singhalese lament the poor service.
I think what you want is a Sinhalese Buddhist Fascist to rule the country like Hitler. Who will kill all the minorities. But remember even if there are no minorities in this country this country wont achieve anything because of the Lions Blood. You will start killing each other.
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romani / September 25, 2017
Chumpoo the racist,
“Stop bringing Buddhism to political issues. “
Isn’t this what you said a few hours ago?:
” Wake up Sinhalese. Wake up Buddhists.”
Go look in the mirror.
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Pandi Kutti / September 25, 2017
Nasty evil creature. Our Compassion! There is no compassion in you or the rest of the so called Sinhalese Buddhist fascists. What have these poor Rohingya done to you or the Sinhalese fascist Buddhist to deserve so much hatred? These people are one of the most persecuted people in the world.
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
Bringing those Bengali Muslims in Myanmar is an organized program to establish block votes. Sri lanka should deport those back. I think Maithripala Sirisena tolerated it because it was QATAR program which rishad Bathiuddin filthy rich. He has settled former refugees in sri lanka in those lands, and bengali residents are residing inthose old lands. No one is checking what really happened. Establishing block votes destalizes sri lanka. Maithripala is silent on everything. Who knows some of that money may have gone to Maithripala’s political donation box too.
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pali / September 25, 2017
Those isolated and mostly Muslim areas grabbing lands belong to government and other non-Muslims happening in big way, their intention is make Muslim population as much as possible make their own vote base. so these politicians working as a team as well as individually for that target people like chapika ,rathana do not make noise on this topic.
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Real Siva Sankaran Sharma / September 25, 2017
Please be merciful and let the Rohingyas in . They have suffered enough for no fault of their own. Do not mix up their plight with local politics
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Concerned / September 25, 2017
Sri Lanka is one of the most densely populated nations. Simply cannot afford to take more people who ever they are! Sri Lanka cannot look after the current population ! How can it support an increase???? Very foolish.
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Estate Labourer / September 25, 2017
The reason Sri Lanka cannot look after the current population is not because it is too big, but because of mismanagement, wastage and swindling of the people’s money by the politicians and government officials.
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Nalin / September 25, 2017
We can easily absorb a small number of these poor refugees, and settle them somewhere safe. They have gone through hell, and had these been Buddhists, we would have taken them very easily. We are a Buddhist nation, and showing compassion and being humane, should be part of our image. We have always been the recipients of world aid and help, now let us show that we can be generous too.
I would however expect the extremists like the BBS and others to protest this gesture.
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Kushem / September 25, 2017
The rich muslim countries in the middle east and elsewhere should be the once who should accommodate the Rohingyas. Why are they silent? They are the once who have both the space and money to help these people. Besides will not the Rohingya people be more comfortable with their own kind?
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Mallaiyuran / September 25, 2017
Ha Amazing! This is coming from Jehan PhD? A reasonable request is from a Coolukkum Paadi Kanchikkum paadi Jehan PhD? May be the lion is crying the lion is getting wet?
If Pakistan hitting Bangladesh, we can support Pakistan military planes rest and refuel, because we are Aryans and we Ondukkirukkirathu with Pakistan, but will not allow Bengali dirty Dravidians getting freed. If Bengalis are chased out Myanmar we have to deny flight visa for those dirty Bengali Dravidians, because we are Aryans. But sadly, our naughty Grandma who slept with the lion is from Bengal and our generation, the half-brother lion, Narasimha rowdy Vijeya is from Bengal (, if we have to falsely claim that we are a unique SinhaLE race and we are the only one ruled Lankawe). Come on PhD, don’t you know we are a lion eating lion race, who ate the JVP in 1971 and 1989. Did we go to Bengal as refugees that time? Now what the hell are you talking about Bengali Rohingyas? Can we eat them too, like we ate Tamils if we let them to come in?
What a bogus, pretentious talk from a NGO, die hard to protect the lion race, when the entire world has now accepted the Tamil refugees who were even more badly treated by Lankawe beastly governments, which this NGO trying best to hide.
“Kariyirulai neekkakaruthathulakil niraiyirulai Neekkume ninru”. (The graceful moon has not removed sported dark stains on itself, but cleaning out the whole cover-up of darkness in the earth). What a good deed from our PhD!
Is there any shame or self-respect feeling with them when they do these somersaults?
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Sammy / September 25, 2017
Terrorists are known to use elements in the Rohingya refugees for their nefarious activities. Even India & Bengali Muslim Bangladesh are vary of them and want to send them back. Despite being refugees, they heard like rabbits. Even if any country were to take them in , it should be under strict conditions like sterilization, giving up practices not acceptable to host country etc. We have seen the trouble Western countries are having with refugees. Why can’t the rich Islamic Middle Eastern countries take them. They don’t have population problem.
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Sri-Krish / September 25, 2017
I endorse fully the sentiments expressed in this article.Human rights should be the cornerstone of every decent government.
It is an obligation placed on every human beings..
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Sammy / September 25, 2017
Not at the cost of National security and compliance with local practices.
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nosey parker / September 25, 2017
It’s time the oil rich countries of the Middle East put their hands up . After all , we are a very small country with 43% of the population living below the poverty line earning less than US$ 2 per day . Charity begins at home !.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
nosey parker
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I believe you are living a comfortable life somewhere in those developed countries initially as a refugee/asylum seeker and now as a settled person. Has your host country too decided “Charity begins at home ” imagine what would have been your life?
You could always have the opportunity to have a comfortable life style back here by sending your women folks to wash Arab bums.
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Stan / September 25, 2017
Only 8.9% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Source: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/poverty/SriLankaPovertyReview%20_English.pdf
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Eagle Eye / September 25, 2017
King Senerath made a big blunder by allowing Muslims who were persecuted by Portuguese to settle down in internal parts of the country. Some of them were settled in Eastern part of the country. Now the descendants of those Muslim settlers claim it is their territory and go on destroying archeological sites and putting up mosques on some of those sites. Stupid Sinhala politicians turn a blind eye to these events simply because their votes are important to them for their political survival. All these things started happening because some stupid Sinhalese voted to ‘Hansaya’ by getting excited about a change. Now people have realized the mistake they made. As one person put it ‘den hansayata channde depu kenek behetakatawath hoya ganna behe’.
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Sunil Dahanayake / September 25, 2017
Under no circumstances that we need to take these refugees to Sri Lanka. There are many people in Sri Lanka who were born and lived in that country for generations do not have a land or house or any way to get their 3 meals. Then why we need to take other refugees and spend our resources..
The OIL rich countries in the GULF region keeping mum on these refugees. Then why Sri Lanka should take these people. They can easily go to Bangaladesh.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Sunil Dahanayake
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“Then why we need to take other refugees and spend our resources..”
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Had my people chose to refuse entry to your ancestors as asylum seekers/ refugees from Venga, Singapura you would not have had the opportunity type this stupid piece.
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“The OIL rich countries in the GULF region keeping mum on these refugees.”
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They are not only looking after millions of poor from this island but they also pay a small allowance to your people in their country.
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Isn’t it all about you, how well you treat the needy and the desperate. Well any compassion?
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old codger / September 25, 2017
NV,
“They are not only looking after millions of poor from this island but they also pay a small allowance to your people in their country.”
That’s a new take on the situation. Brilliant!
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Chandra / September 25, 2017
Judging by the harrowing experience of Sri Lanka in the hands of the Western funded NGOs, the World, not the ‘West’, should be vigilent , not to allow Dollar enticed NGOs to destort the situation in Myanmar. As reported our Government should not ‘discriminate between Citizena and Non-Citizens’ if anyone arrives in our shores as a refugee.
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Jmmy / September 25, 2017
As a Muslim I feel for these refugees. But as in Sri Lanka too there are some Sinhalese Buddhist who want to wipe out the Muslims I don’t think these refugees should be allowed in as these Sinhalese Buddhist will use this as well to create scare mongering among the majority Buddhists.
As I recall already some of these groups have even called it an invasion.
The best option would be for the government to handover them to the UN.
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Neesha Bitchwal / September 25, 2017
I strongly feel that Rohignya refugees should be given limited asylum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TezCbjmruM
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Champa / September 25, 2017
“..Rohignya refugees should be given limited asylum….”
Hurray, and ended up like Upcountry Indian Tamils? No way.
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nimal fernando / September 26, 2017
“Upcountry Indian Tamils”
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The Upcountry-Indian-Tamils have done more for SL than all the Rajapakses, Wickramasinghes, Bandaranayakes, Sennanayakes, Kotalawalas, …………….. combined.
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But someone like you will never see it let alone admit it.
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It’s a special kind of mental block that afflict people who look at the world/reality based on race.
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D .Nimal / September 25, 2017
My view and idea of refugees is different that not base on the regardless the Ethnic, Religion and different believed of political ideologies persons are immaterial us , who has been persecuted by any state that he or she persons having right to seek asylum in any country?
That is democracy of world and principle human -rights we are time being not accepts by majority rulers of state who are members of UNO? I do not agreed of that version of “democracy” of current nation’s state of political democracy rule by crony Capitalism!
Myanmar’s Rohengiya of Muslims has that unending political perspective want address of the New Muslim regime within Myanmar territory> The Myanmar’s Muslim is a political issue. But Muslim state the within Myanmar is that the dilemma of sovereignty: but not that refuges of Muslim people issue of Human survival?
The aim of political-religion base of separatism leads to the Religion state.
That is New nations are obversialy nationalist regime that save for the interest of USA and UK hegemonies in Indian Ocean new Military bases..
In fact those are not an Independent sovereignty regimes are seems to be the puppets of USA and UK hegemonies?
The millions of Islam refuges are flooded into European countries from African and West Asian nation by result of USA and UK intervention .
The crisis of refugees and the life of majority people are pathetic, but that idea of human-rights have new wave of that line of thinking are base of not human-rights .Its base of nation survival of each states are not that seriously concern the life of misery people.
It is failure of system unable address by current Democracy of 21st century led by champion of USA’s Democracy !
We need a new system of look after broad aspects refugees crisis by UN human rights and UNHCR?
We have look for new mandate from New Order of World.
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D .Nimal / September 25, 2017
comment Nisheen Bishwal
The persons seek refugee of Rohengiya having every right to seek asylum in Sri lanka?
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Neesha Bitchwal / September 25, 2017
Champa the Chimp,
You are not a Buddhist. You don’t live in Sri Lanka so you don’t care.
Stop bringing Buddhism to political issues. Compassion is not accepting political refugees blindly at the stake of one’s own country.
Our compassion was grossly abused by Tamils and Muslims already. Not any more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX-KwOVL-Y8
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Neesha Bitchwal / September 25, 2017
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Thengai Srinivasan / September 25, 2017
Champa the Racist,
People really don’t know what Muslims go through in Burma since the British left. The UN names the Muslim ethnicities in Burma as the most prosecuted in the world. It hurts me that no one commented that. And no there has never been a single terrorist attack done in Burma by Muslims, so don’t even try.
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Pandi Kutti / September 25, 2017
Champa instead of spreading venom and hatred please dance to this song and spread joy and love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtNTyabi1k
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
Sirinivasen Demalo: You do not know what you are talking. What evidence you have to prove for what you are talking.
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Leelawathie / September 25, 2017
Be careful Jim,
you cant be an educated person to call them even today “Demalo”, if I were the mniister of Defence, I would not allow you the like men to behave so.
I really do so. We have learnt it from the west, while living on the west, but doing what we can for the home country, but our main problem is you the kind of racists.
I would hate to see, our sinhalaya of your kind still there to stinct us all further.
For me, ther eare no demals, sinhalays but srilankens only on this island.
Learn is at least today . if not you would not have chance to behave so further. for sure. That is my wish. t
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Jimsofty / September 25, 2017
LEELAWATHIE: ARe you talking about the CT policy. Only Tamils and Muslims can have mono-ethnic enclaves. Sinhala people can not damalas and muslims by their respective names ?. There is no sri lanka in reality. It is Sinhale but you foreigners try to over power it.
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Native Vedda / September 25, 2017
Jimsofty the Dimwit Fascist
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What evidence do you have prove what you are not talking about?
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Were you providing services to British Science Author Arthur C. Clarke at his home?
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Champa / September 25, 2017
Sirinivasan
Wow, you cry for them? Yeah I also cry for Sinhalese who were massacred by “the Butcher of Wellassa”, the barbaric British Governor Robert Brownrigg (1813-1820). Wellassa was the only region there was no famine at the time, otherwise Sinhalese of the entire country were starving. Brownrigg razed entire villages to the ground and annihilated Sinhalese mercilessly.
Then again, I cry for the loss of lives of our soldiers and citizens who were massacred by the second Butcher, Prabharakan.
Myanmar Buddhists exercising their right to protect the country. Did this refugee problem occur out of the blue you think?
I don’t bloody care anybody calling me a racist, because the blood in Sinhalese veins goes back to our Sinhalese Kings, Queens and ancestors who protected our country with life. I wish I could do more, other than merely raising my voice for my country, my nation and my religion which come before my life.
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Ad / September 25, 2017
Strip the discriminatory factors, all will appear as humans with family values. At least temporarily afford asylum until a solution is found. They too are human and they could be allowed to stay if they wished to follow Buddhism.
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Sammy / September 25, 2017
There is a recent Report that a mass grave having bodies of about 90 Hindu Burmese massacared by some Rohingyas is found in Rakhine. They are not that innocent as they claim to be. They have been upto mischief & thus the backlash by Burmese majority community, though it had been extreme. Despite there suffering, they keep breeding like rabbits.
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SJ / September 26, 2017
The story is from the Myanmar government.
There are no details of how they were killed and when.
There is no history of Hindu-Muslim clashes in Myanmar.
But there is a history of anti-Indian violence and persecution in Myanmar.
The killers of civilians have been mainly the Buddhist fanatics and the armed forces.
I will keep my fingers crossed until there is more reliable evidence.
Again even if there was wrongdoing by a handful whole communities cannot be denied justice.
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