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Lessons from Singapore
Posted on February 6th, 2010
Ananda De Costa
The following is an extract from some recent news article written by a critic of Singapore.
From late seventies Sri Lankan and Sri Lankan politicians have been considering Singapore as a role model. Our stupid head politician even asked advice from this economical competitor (according to Lie Kuan Yew- may not be true). It was the time Singapore Government wanted to emulate Israel. Realising the danger, (sensitivity of Muslims and surrounding countries) they quickly changes the mentor country to Switzerland. They set up goals to catch up economically and socially with the richest country of the world.
Singapore’s Lie Kuan Yew wrote a book explaining what happened to the countries in South Asia, including Sri Lanka, because of the racial politics. There are a lot of lies in these stories (at least on Sri Lanka) and it is not a lie to say that Singapore itself reverted to racially biased polices and succeeded. This is possibly one of the few counties where loud speakers cannot be used for morning Muslim prayers. They simply passed laws that no religious places should make noises early morning. Singapore is not the country to follow as far as Sri Lanka is concerned. Nevertheless there are lessons we can learn from Singapore. There is law and order in Singapore, not second to any other country.
Let us revert back to Sri Lanka now.
“People’s President” (reject) Fonseka is howling loud to get attention from international community. He considers himself as “People’s President”. Who are the “people” ? Eelamists , Ranil’s good old friends ( Ranil won 4 million votes is 2001 election) and a very few innocent childish Lankans( out of ignorance) who thought they could help stop corruption and voted for a change are the people.
The bourn again Prabhakaran uses the same tactics as the original smuggler turned killer. He cannot even see that the votes he won were not his, but belong to Ranil and Sampanthan. ( Somawansa is not even worth a single vote.) He has no original ideas but all his words are borrowed from his mentors web site, Tamil Net. He cannot talk without the words “international community”.
He is not going to earn any votes hiding behind the big looser. He is the deputy to the pimp who sold mother Lanka. He has no guts to contest under his own NDF (Non Democratic Front), fearing loss of deposit. His only God is “International Community” or International Corruption Bureau.
What we need is proper laws now. We cannot allow world’s worst thugs to disturb the peace. Lie Kuan Yew once said “what will they do ? They riot ? Riots will be put down.” As Gota rightly said, the law is the answer.
Poor Dr. Chee was caught for $20 taxi fare. Why cannot Sri Lanka catch and jail thieves who claimed much bigger taxi fares ?
Which country with a democratically elected government allows few unruly citizens to demand foreign invasion? Which country allows Jungle New Papers and unqualified news paper hooligans fashionably called “journalist” to publish fabricated and exaggerated stories to create unrest? Which country allows foreign missionaries to convert citizens from their 2500 years old religion?
We need laws and we need a judiciary system which acts fast to stop this nonsense.
Before it is too late.
Lessons from Singapore
Posted on February 6th, 2010
Ananda De Costa
The following is an extract from some recent news article written by a critic of Singapore.
“Dr Chee Soon Juan, Singapore’s most prominent opposition leader and human rights defender, is again in prison, along with his colleague Gandhi Ambalam. In December 2009, they were found guilty under the Miscellaneous Offences Act of distributing pamphlets during the 2006 election that were critical of the ruling People’s Action Party, an action for which they had no permit. They were sentenced to a fine of S$1000 or one week in jail. The Deputy Public Prosecutor stated that it was not the distribution per se that was illegal, but rather the fact that the content was critical of the government.”
Dr.Chee was a university lecturer and a much more decent man than our average politician. Unfortunately he got caught claiming taxi fare of $20 which he did really not spend, some 10 years ago. That time he was (rightly) critical of the Singapore government.
From late seventies Sri Lankan and Sri Lankan politicians have been considering Singapore as a role model. Our stupid head politician even asked advice from this economical competitor (according to Lie Kuan Yew- may not be true). It was the time Singapore Government wanted to emulate Israel. Realising the danger, (sensitivity of Muslims and surrounding countries) they quickly changes the mentor country to Switzerland. They set up goals to catch up economically and socially with the richest country of the world.
Singapore’s Lie Kuan Yew wrote a book explaining what happened to the countries in South Asia, including Sri Lanka, because of the racial politics. There are a lot of lies in these stories (at least on Sri Lanka) and it is not a lie to say that Singapore itself reverted to racially biased polices and succeeded. This is possibly one of the few counties where loud speakers cannot be used for morning Muslim prayers. They simply passed laws that no religious places should make noises early morning. Singapore is not the country to follow as far as Sri Lanka is concerned. Nevertheless there are lessons we can learn from Singapore. There is law and order in Singapore, not second to any other country.
Let us revert back to Sri Lanka now.
“People’s President” (reject) Fonseka is howling loud to get attention from international community. He considers himself as “People’s President”. Who are the “people” ? Eelamists , Ranil’s good old friends ( Ranil won 4 million votes is 2001 election) and a very few innocent childish Lankans( out of ignorance) who thought they could help stop corruption and voted for a change are the people.
The bourn again Prabhakaran uses the same tactics as the original smuggler turned killer. He cannot even see that the votes he won were not his, but belong to Ranil and Sampanthan. ( Somawansa is not even worth a single vote.) He has no original ideas but all his words are borrowed from his mentors web site, Tamil Net. He cannot talk without the words “international community”.
He is not going to earn any votes hiding behind the big looser. He is the deputy to the pimp who sold mother Lanka. He has no guts to contest under his own NDF (Non Democratic Front), fearing loss of deposit. His only God is “International Community” or International Corruption Bureau.
What we need is proper laws now. We cannot allow world’s worst thugs to disturb the peace. Lie Kuan Yew once said “what will they do ? They riot ? Riots will be put down.” As Gota rightly said, the law is the answer.
Poor Dr. Chee was caught for $20 taxi fare. Why cannot Sri Lanka catch and jail thieves who claimed much bigger taxi fares ?
Which country with a democratically elected government allows few unruly citizens to demand foreign invasion? Which country allows Jungle New Papers and unqualified news paper hooligans fashionably called “journalist” to publish fabricated and exaggerated stories to create unrest? Which country allows foreign missionaries to convert citizens from their 2500 years old religion?
We need laws and we need a judiciary system which acts fast to stop this nonsense.
Before it is too late.
