Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Addressing Wider National Security Concerns

After more than a year since the elimination of the biggest national security threat, it is time to look far ahead and plan for strategic national security needs of Sri Lanka. Absence of war and other matters needing immediate attention provides an ideal opportunity to plan for the future. LTTE leader first experimented with bombs in 1972. He was treated for injuries sustained in an experiment in that year. Apart from him many other terrorists sought government medical attention when in need. Had there been a proper mechanism to gather information of these activities at that time, Sri Lankan troops would have had a clear advantage in routing terrorism. Many Tamil terrorist groups emerged during this time and they were fighting among themselves initially until a few well-established and well-connected groups took over. Violence and eventually open war continued for 34 years with no end in sight. Then in 2006 things changed thanks to a well co-ordinated and planned approach to war. War was won in 34 months, which could not be won for 34 years!
Planning for the future helps minimise not only the direct adversities of war, but also it’s other ancillary effects. For instance Sri Lankan military had a reasonably good medical service that came handy in serving not only service personnel but also civilians at times of need. The engineering corps of the army contributed both military and civilian needs under difficult conditions. Aeronautical mechanics and engineers of the Sri Lanka Air Force serve not only the air force but also other aviation activities. Sri Lanka Navy is helping manage the oceanic resources of the nation in addition to providing national security. To put in simple terms, armed forces essentially need well developed and comprehensive medical engineering, mechanical, administration, etc. branches. And the society needs the services of these branches of tri-forces in addition to the services they get from national hospitals, State Engineering Corporation, etc. Therefore, we request authorities to look into the benefits of expanding these branches in an economically sustainable way to maximise benefits for the nation while ensuring a high degree of national security at all times.
Having tentacles of the national security apparatus in as many places as possible, especially in areas that are prone to violence due to past activities, benefits all. Information generated daily in services linked to the state is a good barometer of what goes underneath. This can be done without any additional investment in defence while uplifting the quality of life of the people.  
The Case for Expanding Medical, Engineering, etc., Branches of the Armed Forces from a Defence Point of View
There is no argument for the expansion of these branches in line with the military’s requirements. However, if adequately expanded, it provides the nation with unparalleled benefits. For instance, almost every year doctors and other medical staff strike work citing various clumsy reasons despite the fact that their education was entirely funded by their patients which means they have no right to stop attending to patients under any circumstances. Nation wide work stoppage by medical staff poses a grave national security concern especially when coupled with other disruptive moves. To make matters worse, they generally choose a time that is calculated to have the most adverse impact. At times, the army medical unit eases the suffering of the people. Their commitment is unmatched elsewhere. If the medical unit of the tri-forces can be expanded by many times, it provides a dependable medical service to the public at all times and critical intervention when needed. A network of army, etc. hospitals can be set up throughout the country, especially in close proximity to army, etc. camps.
Finance for these hospitals must be allocated from the health budget and not from the defence budget. Given the very high degree of discipline both financial and other, every thousand rupee channelled through these units will do more than what the general hospital system would achieve.
This is not to suggest any curtailment or restriction on national hospitals. It only means the need for greater expansion of the medical arm of defence force.
Another potentially disruptive matter is the arbitrary strike action of electricity board employees. Despite them being the highest paid employees of all public sector entities, recognizing their power to bring all economic activity to a standstill, they don’t hesitate to take drastic action. This has not only drastic economic repercussions, but also national security implications. If the army, etc. engineers are skilled in electrical engineering, and if they are sufficient in number, subversive action can be minimised almost entirely. During 1996 CEB strike that kept the entire nation in dark for 3 days coupled with water-cuts, some employees vandalised machinery and removed vital parts from equipment. There were no adequately skilled persons apart from the employees to handle the situation. Engineering corps with sufficient numbers could have filled this void. The electricity network was an attraction for both JVP and LTTE terrorists. An electrical engineering unit attached to the ministry of defence functioning alongside the electricity board will be useful to avoid any possibility of future disruptors/subversives/terrorists targeting the electricity grid.
At other times they can play a pivotal role in development work which should be financed by the respective budget allocations not from the defence budget.
These are just two examples of how beneficial it is to expand the respective units of armed forces. 
Expanding KDU is the Most Sensible Investment in Higher Education
KDU offers widely recognized university qualifications. Unlike other universities, discipline is at a very high level enabling the development of a vital aspect of professionals. This may be the reason why KDU graduates generally display more commitment than their contemporaries from other universities.
The biggest benefit of KDU is every million rupee invested in educating comes back to the nation.
Nothing is wasted as graduates are required to serve the military for a stipulated time period. It is a win-win situation for both the nation and these graduates. Sadly, the government university system is a win-lose affair. The nation always loses while graduates may win. Hundreds of millions of rupees over the years are wasted year after year in producing doctors, lawyers, engineers and other professionals of Canada, UK, Australia, etc. Worse still, some of them end up becoming major financiers of the LTTE, it’s front organisation and various anti-Sri Lankan organisations including the Transnational Government of Tamil Elam (TGTE). If the proportion of KDU graduates to all graduates can be increased, that will increase benefits for the nation in two ways – by way of a huge saving and by having more doctors, etc. in the country serving the people of this country.
Increase in the KDU intake must be funded by the higher education allocation and not from the defence budget.
KDU can be a viable ongoing institution to ensure a better quality of life for Ranaviru families. Members of Ranaviru families should be awarded preferential entry to KDU. At the moment there are schemes in place to look after education needs of young children of Ranaviru families. However, there is no scheme to look after young adults. It is crucial to look after young adults of Ranaviru families because their childhood was not the same as others. and as a result may be prone to more dangers than other young adults. They can easily get into bad company which would have a huge impact on the society.
Facilities of the KDU should be further expanded to house adult learning facilities for serving SLDF members. A large number of soldiers of the US army graduated following the end of the Second World War. This led to a huge upliftment of rural economic life of USA through these highly dedicated, disciplined, educated and skilled young men. Although Sri Lanka cannot match it, we can still maximise the skill levels of service personnel. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dedicated men and women here.
Commercial Logistics Support
Wholly owned companies of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security; Law and Order can put management skills into good use beyond traditional military use. This is already happening in commercial security services but can expand into many other professional fields. Civil aviation, transport/travel in waterways, power and energy consulting/maintenance, leadership training, oceanic resource management, construction, urban/road development, hotel/resort/restaurant management, etc. are some lucrative industries where SLDF associated entities can do well. Economic benefits alone would be substantial. Access and presence of military personnel in a wide array of key establishments helps intelligence gathering too.
Such an expansion of military affiliated units has another hidden benefit. Unlike some other countries, there is no a large military reserve or compulsory military service in Sri Lanka. However, with a careful expansion as discussed above, all the key benefits of compulsory military service and army reserves would be achieved with no increase in the defence budget allocation. In fact it will provide huge societal benefits too. National security and every aspect of it will be taken care of. We hope defence authorities will carefully consider this request. Sri Lanka is not blessed with consecutive high performers in the high echelons of public service. However, when high performers are around, they should ensure continuity of their good work beyond their term.

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Shree said...

I like to talk about SL sports.

Sri Lankan culture is NOT made up to produce athletes. The exception is the cricket and even within good cricketers, you don't quite good athletes (as seen by the ground speed of some of our guys when they run).

Beside the culture, food is an essential item to make good athletes. Super rich aren't motivated for sports. We have a very small middle class whose mission is to educate their kids to send them to Med/Eng schools.

Our national passion is producing credentials at the end of our name. That is why even monks and politicians have PhDs now.

There is a very short cut to product medal winning athletes during next commonwealth games in Sri Lanka. 8 Years will be sufficient enough to produce 8 additional medals. The problem is, when such program is created, the front running for it will be kukkos of politicos, not the one that has the talent and ability.

I say so since I have seen very closely how one produce world class athletes.

We don't have champions since the most of the projects SL government undertake are driven by selfish ego than a national ego. Yes, Buddhism talks about how one not to have too much selfish ego - who is listening to Buddhism in Sri Lanka anyway? Even within modern Sinhalese Buddhist culture, people go to temple to polish their own ego and a significant part of Buddhist sermons are spent on broadcasting that.

We are at the age where even ailing have been given the idea of running for a political position to influence selection - that is a better criteria than skills.

The bottom line is ... hungry and malnourished population with a bad sports culture can't produce winning athletes. If we understand what our problem is, then we can find a solution easily.

Sorry, negativity meant no harm, rather painful realization of the truth. Of cause, the shallow will follow up with this with abuse and death threats.

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Konnapu Bandara said...

Chaps, on a lighter note a new song has been added to Sri Lankan drinking songs blog:

Eda Thanag Magepuke Thibune Naa Renna Barak

Also included is a nice audio clip of the song attributed to Ronnie Peris.

Cheers!

Shree said...

"Konnapu Bandara said...

Chaps, on a lighter note a new song has been added to Sri Lankan drinking songs blog:

Eda Thanag Magepuke Thibune Naa Renna Barak"

This is the highest point of our 2500+ years of proud Sinhalese Buddhist/Christian culture.

What happened to the songs that reinforces national pride?

Why don't you change your name to Kassipu Bandara? That goes well with your drinking song.

Konnapu Bandara said...

Shree, my poor fellow, having lost your Peelam dream now trying to rain on everybody's parade? While you plonkers are moping around crying and wailing our patriotic Sri Lankans work hard and play hard. Build a harbor in the morning and party that night. That's the true SL style!

Cheers!

Sam Perera said...

Shree,

Did you check yourself with psychiatrist? Please take care of yourself before it is too late.

Shree said...

Konnapu Bandara

If you actually think I am a peelam dreamer, your brain has been washed by your fellow 'patriot' friends just like LTTE did for poor Tamil souls.

What you are trying to promote is a 'Mudukku' couture within your fellow comrades.

It is people like you should be 'white vanned' since you are the most damaging kind for the long term security.

Shree said...

Sam, do you like Konnapu Bandara's poetry?

Sam Perera said...

Shree,

Did you go to see a doctor?

Sam Perera said...

It is people like you should be 'white vanned' since you are the most damaging kind for the long term security.

...said a Peelam day dreamer.

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Sam Perera said...
Patriots,

An essential part of our future defense is forming up. Lt. Col. Gotbhaya Rajapakse seems to be moving forward with securing our future.

Lankadeepa

October 11, 2010 5:05 AM


Sam,

I too would like you to elaborate on this. Sounds like something good.

By the way do you guys know what the large building construction on the road between Parliament and Battaramulla is? I need to go past it again for a proper look but got a quick glimpse of the bill board and it said "Ministry of Defence".

Sam Perera said...

Pol,

Details of this new agency is sketchy right now. From what I gathered, it will the equivalent of madyama buddhi niyojithayo and jathika aaraksha niyojithayo of Eksath Janapada.

About that building, are you talking about a new building in Jayanthipura or something behind ARPICO or something in Sethsiripaya?

Shree said...

Sam
Don't you think you should be White Vanned too trying to spread essential security details of Sri Lanka around the web?

Sorry, you are sounding like a bad patriot.

Tamil Savior said...

Shree anna said:

“This is the highest point of our 2500+ years of proud Sinhalese Buddhist/Christian culture.”

Anna, not sure about the highest, but you must agree the following is one of the highest:

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/ltte-leader-vellupille-prabakarans-dead-body

Or if you are soft-hearted, I think this also can be it:

http://ettf.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/tiger.jpg

Moshe Dyan said...

shree,

that is true. then there will be no news!

yes, when LTTE abducted it never made headlines.

in 2002 CBK highlighted this at an interview with CNN. then the interviewer repeatedly asked her why she is bringing this up NOW!! this was the attitude of even the IC.

then the unthinkable happened. some LTTE child soldiers started fighting against the LTTE!!! then the IC that tolerated child soldiers had their knickers in a knot.

Moshe Dyan said...

re: CWG

i has a wider defence implication. from 1950s onwards major sports events (ESPECIALLY olymicps) was seen as a venue to project power and dominance. this continues even today.

SL and india cannot make ANY impact at that level. so they are trying to do whatever they can at a lower level.

i too have doubts SL can put up a good show in another 8 years though i find it interesting SL is bidding for the 2018 games. especially where UK, australian, NZ, south african, singaporean media are involved.

asian games offers a better platform. china will sweep the medal table and SL relations with china will ensure that any criticism coming from lesser players are immaterial. even for that we need some time to get things right.

but there is more money in CWGs than asian games, i would think??? but again, there is little enthusiasm about sport in rich asian countries compared to rich CW countries.

cricket world cup hosts only 10 nations and that is doable. we have the infra. not more than that.

Shree said...

Guys

Have you sung this song in front of your children or mothers?

" Eda Thanag Magepuke Thibune Naa Renna Barak"


Like I predicted, the response of some patriots for pointing it out was abuse , if not silence.

Don't you think you show others how primitive your culture by showing the way you enjoy this kind of low life songs?

Don't like to message, kill the messenger -right?

Shree said...

"from 1950s onwards major sports events (ESPECIALLY olymicps) was seen as a venue to project power and dominance. this continues even today."

Well, this statement may not be true for USA where sports is NOT run by the government.

Sri Lanka must host this event.

We are learning a lot form it like how to organize something and be successful in doing something big.

If we have the mindset of outsourcing everything like our National Airline food, nothing good will happen to Sri Lankans.

Yes, this will expose our weaknesses. However if we are sincere and not planning on profiting from it, it will be a great event for our athletes. The facilities we develop to host this will benefit them for many decades to come.

I'd say, you shouldn't doubt our ability to succeed this.

Tamil Savior said...

Where are those NY Human Rights Watch, Asian Human Right Watch, ICG, Amnesty International, Ban Ki Moonies UN Human Rights Commission, Church organizations such as the Caritas Group, etc. etc. that come to the rescue of "persecuted Tamils" when these sorts of atrocities occur to other people?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11109726

Nails removed from 'tortured' Sri Lankan maid

Ms Ariyawathie (left) was deeply traumatised, doctors said Doctors have removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan housemaid who said her employer in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body.

Naturally, they dare not fcukup with Saudi Arabia as Saudi Arabia has money and it is a fact that many of these ammapundey organizations are in rich countries' pocket.

The only country, poor SL, to even protest tokenly (by saying it is carrying out its own "review" of the case) is now being punished by Saudi Arabia by banning all domestic help from Sri Lanka.

Yeah, "Human Rights" ammapundeys, where are you when the poor and the downtrodden on this planet need you?

Ha, I forgot, also, this type of poor maid from Sri Lanka does not have the backing of $$$Millions from the LTTE-front separatist-Tamil "NGO" organizations - that support your annual budgets quite liberally!

"Human Rights" - my foot!

Konnapu Bandara said...

Sam, old boy, you were correct about the new agency. I just saw this in an AP wire story:

The government has decided to setup a new National Intelligence Service through a new act of parliament.

It is to be established with basic civil features and like in other countries.

Informed government sources said that this service would be established under the Ministry of Defence on an urgent basis and the government expects to submit the draft bill soon.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Defence Minister has already submitted the cabinet paper in this regard.

The new intelligence service would comprise internal and external sections under the direct administration and supervision of the defence ministry.

Government sources said that the new Intelligence Service is to be set up, taking into consideration the necessity to safeguard the peace and stability in the country through an efficient national security system.


This is a marvelous move. Professional Career spies to give Peelam plonkers sleepless nights.

Cheers!

Shree said...

"This is a marvelous move. Professional Career spies to give Peelam plonkers sleepless nights."

If you really want to give them sleepless nights ... find a way to send shiploads of Sinhalese to Canada. Perhaps one can create an agency to give them a Tamil identity to speed up the asylum process.

Have them group politically behind a local candidate to carry a voice bigger than one LTTE folks are making.

As for not hiring lankan maid for Saudi Arab, it is a blessing in disguise.

Moshe Dyan said...

re: new bill for streamlining SL's intel network

what fantastic news!

that is EXACTLY what we have been harping on about here. i guess it was sam,KB or pol who said the same thing somewhere up here. (in addition to the above article)

some ppl think alike. how strange!!

Moshe Dyan said...

shree and KB,

video of this song is in youtube with a toilet trained cat.

Konnapu Bandara said...

that is EXACTLY what we have been harping on about here. i guess it was sam,KB or pol who said the same thing somewhere up here. (in addition to the above article)

Moshe, old boy, you can see how SL patriots are thrilled by this news and anti-SL types are getting their knickers in a twist over it.

Cheers!

Asithri said...

Here’s something to brighten the day of those pro-LTTE Tamizia stray dogs who campaigned with blood sweat and tears, in London particularly, to have Sri Lanka thrown out of the Commonwealth:

[Rajapaksa chief guest at CWG closing ceremony - Sify

google.com, 2010-10-11 23:21:07 EST. New Delhi: Sri Lanka is set to brief India on the rehabilitation of displaced Tamil civilians when President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is the chief guest at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later this week. Rajapaksa will attend the Oct 14 closing ceremony and return to Colombo Oct 15, said official sources.]



http://sify.com/news/rajapaksa-chief-guest-at-cwg-closing-ceremony-news-national-kklvOdchbhi.html

Now go eat your heart out stray dogs.

Ouch! 'em North Indians have kicked you in the teeth again uh?

LMSSAO!!! Truly LMSSAO!!!

OaO Asithri

Asithri said...

TamilSavior,

Agree about your comments on the high corruption of NY HRW, Asian HRW, Amnesty International, UNCHR, etc.

However, what's equally sad is how the Nobel Council (NC) too has gone to dogs, just like those you noted.

In this context, the recent The Island editorial titled “Politics of Peace” is a must read so I post a few excerpts here (with some emphasis from my own), with also the link to the full article.

[China is breathing fire at the Nobel Committee (NC) for having awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, a dissident serving an eleven-year jail term for subversion. The issue has led to a diplomatic row as the NC has added insult to injury by severely criticising China's human rights record. The NC has not only put Liu in the global limelight but also painted a black picture of China, whose phenomenal rise as an economic giant has been a worrisome proposition to the West.

However, what is of real import, in our opinion, is neither the fact that Liu has been honoured nor the castigation of China for its human rights record; it is the politicisation of the Nobel Peace Prize. The NC made a mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize by taking a blind plunge and awarding it to President Barack Obama. Obviously, it sought to bask in the reflected glory of Obama, who had taken the world by storm. The biggest irony is that it is at the behest of a Nobel Peace Prize winning President that a brutal war is being fought in Afghanistan with a huge 'collateral damage' and gross human rights abuses including the inhuman torture of war prisoners.

In response to protests by China, the Norwegian government has claimed that the NC is an independent body, over which it exercises no control. But, this argument is untenable because it was purely the Norwegian political interests that prevented Gandhi being given the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee was obviously influenced by Norway's strong ties with the British, which it did not want to strain by honouring an Indian leader battling the colonial forces.

And, here, in this small country Sri Lanka, time was when it was dangled like a carrot before our ambitious yet asinine political leaders (read: Ranil Wickremasinghe) to lure them into appeasing the Tigers and helping further the Norwegian interests at the expense of the country's national security and sovereignty. It has lost its meaning and value as a result.

As someone famously asked: What's so noble about the Nobel Prize?


http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=news-section&page=news-section&code_title=55

Shree said...

"As someone famously asked: What's so noble about the Nobel Prize?
"

There is this term to describe that famous someone: Sour Looser.


Sam
You said once the fallen comrades have been well taken care of.
I just spoke with someone who is building handicapped friendly toilets for them since they are having a tough time going to normal bathroom.

You folks doesn't seem to get it by looking at the bathroom songs you sing.

Do you want to help them out? It takes about $1000 to build one.

Shree said...

Since Obama stole the Nobel Peace price from MR, the blind patriots find NP to be a very sour grape.

Ha ha!!

May be SF will get the Noble Price next year in Welikada -- sorry, that is a dirty joke.

Moshe Dyan said...

shree,

sport is not controlled by the govt but US govt made sure they dominated the world (for sometime) at the olympics. (1896-1952, 1964, 2000, 2004)

when they couldn't they boycotted it! (1980)

Moshe Dyan said...

shree,

oba-ma was fighting 2 wars when he won the NPP!

scores of unarmed women and children are dying in 2 countries due to his action.

what a joke!!!

re: MR winning the NPP

he won the election which is more presitigious than the NPP.

china should introduce its own peace prize.

Moshe Dyan said...

tamil savior,

certainly.

looks like these HR MFs will leave SL soon bcos there will be no NGO war money for SL in future.

Shree said...

"china should introduce its own peace prize. "
LOL, kind of like Prabha's Peace Dove award.

"oba-ma was fighting 2 wars when he won the NPP! "

He inherited the war. He was given for the potential and not being bush.

We won the war over LTTE by being as bloody as we can be and that can't deserve a Nobel price.

The only good thing MR did winning election was preventing UNP was coming to power.

Shree said...

Moshe Dyan

[ sport is not controlled by the govt but US govt made sure they dominated the world (for sometime) at the olympics.]

Are you living in USA? When I see the behind the scene stories of US athletes, you can see self inspiration without no government involvement.

Sam Perera said...

Shree my little kazuthai,

We are not into peas prize business. Unlike in Afghanistan and Iraq, we have peace in our own terms since we flushed the remains of your thalivar into your birth place, a cesspit in Peelam. Instead of one toilet, we built whole sanitary sewage treatment plant at Thesia Thaliver's home to help the people in Jaffna.

FukkFace said...

Shitree,

HolyFukk!

Looks like your Tamizia granny, grandpa, aunt, uncle, wife's sister, sister's motherinlaw's sister, sisterinlaw's cousin, cousin's brotherinlaw and his family, etc. etc. etc. are all enjoying true Thai hospitality at this very moment!

Hehehehehehehe.......

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-aids-in-thai-arrest-of-tamil-migrants/article1752548/

FukkFace said...

O'Canada.....looks like finally you have taken the first step to showing you got balls after all EH?

Hehehehehhee......

Humor aside, WELL DONE CANADA!

Shree said...

FF/Asithri/Sam/KB

One crab after another pulling them all back in to the bottom of the bucket of ignorance. Your level of intelligence is no difference from pathetic LTTE Terrorist followers. You guys are slowly becoming pussycats.

Sam Perera said...

That is a good one FF, I feel very sorry fo the extended family of Shree,

The National News Bureau of Thailand reported Monday that Thai “commando units,” acting on “a tipoff” and “intelligence information,” raided 17 apartments in Bangkok’s northern suburbs. They arrested 155 Sri Lankan nationals whose ranks included “a number” of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels, according to authorities. Those arrested lacked travel documents or had overstayed their visas, and were “waiting to seek asylum in a third country,” the report said.

Moshe Dyan said...

can the monkey boon panel do a proper job in 2 weeks???

that's the time left for his illegal panel.

may be it is waiting till LRRC completes its task! that means we should extend LRRC's term as long as we can.

TOILET (Tamil Organizations for the International Liberation of Elam Tamils) organized a recent event at harved uni. HRW rep has said clearly, it is impossible to bring any action against SL at this stage.

Sam Perera said...

Here we go again with super duper intelligence of we Tamizchj Shree. What kind of superior education do you have my little kazuthai?

Moshe Dyan said...

155 kallathonis packed into 17 apartments.

that is over 9 buggers in one apartment!!! shitt!

worse than pigs.

if our defence were working properly, terrorist ships should have had huge explosiions going off mid sea.

Moshe Dyan said...

shree,

they sure are self motivated. but the government is doing its bit to beat the soviets and now the chinese.

they are hiring more and more jamaicans, russians, eastern europeans, chinese, etc. at the moment to beat china in 2012 london. these athlestes are given US citizenship and scholarships. if gonzeka bends backwards, he may be mistaken for a gymnast!!

if stupid australians stop winning golds in swimming that is one big help. now chinese are also focusing on swimming and athletics.

2012 london olympic games will be a grand showdown where i expect UK to beat russia for the 3rd spot and australia and ruassia will battle out for the fourth. china-US battle for the top spot will be epic.

Swarnajith Udana said...

Hi Moshe and Sam, This is an article from our sworn enemy Jehan Perera.

what do you think of the change of tone?

May be it is so difficult to pretend to be blinded to the change happenning.


http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=8755

Moshe Dyan said...

SU,

this is a 360 degree change from jehan perera except for his views on NGO.

unbelievable!

he is full fo praise of what is happening today.

click here for the link

Shree said...

MD

People like JP are the worst kind for Sri Lanka. Typical Colombians writing to make a buck to lead a lavish life.

Regarding US and Chinese athletics, China is being trained by some US coaches and the sports technology form US is being passed on to China.

US public usually don't care about Olympics. They are more passionate about NFL/NBA etc.

I am personally involving building an athlete and feel that we can develop the talent to a world class power if needed.

So it is a matter of your will and how much conditioning you are going through. I see why we are not winning medals and I also see what we should be doing to win some.

I feel like I can build some as a Minister of Sports, but I rather have the Ministry of Education - some self fulfilling thoughts.

Diyasena said...

Re: Sports

I think we have to sort out a lot of priorities..

SAF games is a hash which India uses to train it's second string athletes...We should never try to spend money hosting a SAF games again..

The secret to producing medal winners is spotting them young and really building them up..Talented kids should be recognized at an early stage and taken into special sport-oriented school..We can produce more winners in Boxing, Weightlifting, Long distance running and Shooting..Funding has to be diverted to the development of these sports..

Apart from Cricket, Rugby and Netball are two team sports which we have potential in... The problem is due to our middle rankings we hardly get any international games..SL should look to organize small scale tournaments with similar ranked sides from the world..This will give us valuable international exposure, and if we win some games we move ahead in the rankings thereby getting more funds from the world body..

Anonymous said...

Sam Perera said...
Pol,

Details of this new agency is sketchy right now. From what I gathered, it will the equivalent of madyama buddhi niyojithayo and jathika aaraksha niyojithayo of Eksath Janapada.

About that building, are you talking about a new building in Jayanthipura or something behind ARPICO or something in Sethsiripaya?

October 12, 2010 12:21 AM


Sam,

It is at Sethsiripaya near the ARPICO at Battaramulla.

Diyasena said...

It's funny how a nation that is supposedly oppressing it's minorities, empowers it's women..

SL excels in women empowerment

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