afp,  Sat Mar 31 15:43:41 EDT 2007

    COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president said "terrorism" was no threat to growth as he forecast that the island's economy would grow by eight percent in 2007.
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The Academic wrote:

afp,  Sat Mar 31 15:43:41 EDT 2007

    COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president said "terrorism" was no threat to growth as he forecast that the island's economy would grow by eight percent in 2007.
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Sri Lanka is a basket case.

The politicians and military leaders strip whatever left.

They borrow money to kill the citizens of Sri Lanka, and steel from the future citizens of Sri Lanka as well.

Can't these profound genius put the best they can offer to Tamil people before complaining about everything around?

ranjo123 wrote:

The Academic wrote:

afp,  Sat Mar 31 15:43:41 EDT 2007

    COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president said "terrorism" was no threat to growth as he forecast that the island's economy would grow by eight percent in 2007.
Full Story

Sri Lanka is a basket case.

The politicians and military leaders strip whatever left.

They borrow money to kill the citizens of Sri Lanka, and steel from the future citizens of Sri Lanka as well.

Can't these profound genius put the best they can offer to Tamil people before complaining about everything around?

Perfect case of pot calling kettle black, must be the shrimp's wisdom again.  
Why only 2% of your posts are against LTTE and 98% of them are against the government?


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"What is left when honor is lost?"

Welcome the news.
Any news that have a positive remarks on the basis of a real true status, we should welcome with round of applause for the best effort but not the ones with killings /bombings and destructions to our own citizens and their assets.


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Ganga

Ganga wrote:

Welcome the news.
Any news that have a positive remarks on the basis of a real true status, we should welcome with round of applause for the best effort but not the ones with killings /bombings and destructions to our own citizens and their assets.

What if the civilians are armed and dangerous and harmful to the country and fellow civilians?

Do you believe the government is doing that just for fun?


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"What is left when honor is lost?"

Oh sri lanka! What a pathetic state it has been pushed into. On one hand, it has been hollering out its lungs that the Tiger Air attack is a threat to the "whole of south Asia" and on the other hand, it has to make statements such as the above news item- that air attack is no threat to even ts economic growth.

priya says,

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Oh sri lanka! What a pathetic state it has been pushed into. On one hand, it has been hollering out its lungs that the Tiger Air attack is a threat to the "whole of south Asia" and on the other hand, it has to make statements such as the above news item- that air attack is no threat to even ts economic growth

Priya,

Economic growth is for the last year.  Tiger air attack with Z-143 is just one week old!  So there was no impact on Econ. then.  With this desperate attack LTTE showed its strength.  With this two Z-143 aircrafts the growth can't be stopped.

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ranjo123 wrote:

The Academic wrote:

afp,  Sat Mar 31 15:43:41 EDT 2007

Can't these profound genius put the best they can offer to Tamil people before complaining about everything around?

Perfect case of pot calling kettle black, must be the shrimp's wisdom again.  
Why only 2% of your posts are against LTTE and 98% of them are against the government?

Probably because an elected government represents my country and my people.

LTTE is nobody to me.

I expect my government to meet my expectations?

8% growth is good news. But the real question to be asked is what rate of growth SL could have achieved had there been no conflict in the N&E.

Given the sperate state fixation of the LTTE, the govt has to take action to preserve the country's unitary status. But I don't believe enough has been done to win the confidence of moderates in the Tamil community? Shouln't there be devalution proposals on the table by now?

A military solution which offers nothing to the Tamil community, that is promoted by extremist groups within and outside the govt will not solve SL's problems. While the conflict remains, SL will never achieve its true economic potential.

priya wrote:

Oh sri lanka! What a pathetic state it has been pushed into. On one hand, it has been hollering out its lungs that the Tiger Air attack is a threat to the "whole of south Asia" and on the other hand, it has to make statements such as the above news item- that air attack is no threat to even ts economic growth.

I agree with you... to a point. How pathetic it is that the LTTE is pushing a legitimate state to the brink? We must ask all those support the barbaric LTTE why they do so. Do you give money to the LTTE, Priya? Money that drives Sri Lanka to be so pathetic? If you are doing so Priya, who then is pathetic? Is it the government of Sri Lanka, elected by its citizens, or you, a citizen of another country (likely), undermining the security of other peoples?


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Gampaha wrote:

8% growth is good news. But the real question to be asked is what rate of growth SL could have achieved had there been no conflict in the N&E.

Given the sperate state fixation of the LTTE, the govt has to take action to preserve the country's unitary status. But I don't believe enough has been done to win the confidence of moderates in the Tamil community? Shouln't there be devalution proposals on the table by now?

A military solution which offers nothing to the Tamil community, that is promoted by extremist groups within and outside the govt will not solve SL's problems. While the conflict remains, SL will never achieve its true economic potential.

I agree with the first para... I do think that the growth potential is really high for Sri Lanka in a globalised economy, as Sri Lankans have a young, well educated population in comparison to many other coutries.

However, the idea that a military solution has been the government's chosing is wrong. The LTTE will never accept a political solution--killing Rajiv Gandhi has made it so. The two planes that attacked KIA--they were most likely equipped during peace times. The government has indeed reached out to moderates... most of those live in Colombo. Every moderate has been targetted by the LTTE as a result... To ignore all this is really too bad.


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Political Observer,

I am not ignoring that the fighting has been forced on the govt by the LTTE or that moderate tamils are under pressure for their cooperation.

The point I'm trying to make is that the conflict cannot be solved thro' military means alone.

Making 1000% economic growth within 24 hours is economically possible. The best thing MR can do for his people is controlling inflation within 3-4%.

I think best that MR can do is put a devolution package and solve the problem peacefully.
The market forces and vibrant private sector will thrive the economy.

Negombo wrote:

I think best that MR can do is put a devolution package and solve the problem peacefully.
The market forces and vibrant private sector will thrive the economy.

Agree.. but how easy is it to get it accepted by all parties ? and getting the l.t.t.e to surrender wpns ?
It's a move that cannot afford to be wasted and dragged on.