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VIDEO: Sri Lanka should not depend on loans, says Mahathir
June 10, 2010 02:38 pm
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June 10, 2010 02:42 pm
Who the hell are you to teach our maharaja economics. We like loans. The bigger the better.
pierre
June 10, 2010 02:42 pm
our Politicians would never listen.
chamalka
June 10, 2010 02:44 pm
Dear our guy is asking bribe form investors,in that case how to invest foreingers
Obama
June 10, 2010 02:56 pm
PLEASE mind your own business SIR...
Appu
June 10, 2010 03:06 pm
We know sir, but our poor ministers have to eat, at least two meals a day.
ballah
June 10, 2010 03:07 pm
Haa haa ... Oka oyata therunata me rate "deshapremi" nayakanta therenne naa ne...
Charuka
June 10, 2010 03:13 pm
Ohhhh what simple plan... Mahathir said Exactly,, Sri lankan Entrepreneurs will concern this seriously.
rinas
June 10, 2010 03:34 pm
We did that in eighties (IPZ,FTZ) Civil war blew everything away. As he says time to start all over again.
U.S.Gamini
June 10, 2010 03:35 pm
NOT TO DEPEND FOREING LOAN This the word we need from our country man
hari
June 10, 2010 04:04 pm
Who is going to suffer with this. our desha hithaishin will get effected. so no investments only loans we need. we like 10% commission. mahatir you mind your own job. do not be a traitor.
WALTER
June 10, 2010 04:19 pm
Dear Sir.Thanks for sri lankan isit and we are proud about you.thanks for the advises and long live Mr .Mohomad.
Tharanga
June 10, 2010 04:28 pm
Sir, we totally agree with you. It works very well with many countries. But in Sri Lanka, we give a different meaning to Foreign Loans and Direct Investment. The Direct Investments means hardly anything for the politicians. The Foreign Loans means hardly anything for the voters. Our politicians are much smarter than you. Now you may know the reason why they can not walk the roads without AK47s all around them.
Antony
June 10, 2010 04:53 pm
Sound advise from Mr Mahathir. It is far easy to get a loan than to try and convince a investor to invest in our Country. In the past we had a bad image because of the probs with terrorism. But, now that is all behind us, if we work hard, I´m sure we can attract venture capitalist to invest in our Country, whereby reducing the national debt.
Colombus
June 10, 2010 04:56 pm
Dear Mohamed, You are wrong. We never depend on others. Look, we have reduce the tax to import cars as our people have got enough money.We have our own judiciary system which can controll by thge head of the state.We have resettlled people in north. We are constructing the railway line upto Kataragama and then to Bati and Highway from Colombo to H´tota.We bought more than 100 rail engines and compartments. So what else .We are selfsufficent.However even we have nothing we got enough FISH & COCO-NUTS´.
desilva
June 10, 2010 05:11 pm
sir,i urge u to spend the time, that is utilized to advice a country like sri lanka, to compile a book for the benefit of economic student.
Kasun
June 10, 2010 07:00 pm
Me wage aya lankawata enne lon (Hair) helunata passe. Lon (Hair) helunata passe sinhayagenuth (Lion) wedak ne. E nisa meya kiyana dewal ganan ganna epa.
Udaya
June 10, 2010 07:04 pm
Do anybody think that the JHU would love to hear a non-muslim advise them about their economy..? I doubt..
Maaluwa
June 10, 2010 07:06 pm
Your actions have spoken louder than words Dr.Mahthir, thank you for your sincere advice. My only wish is that our Politicians listens to your advice and do the right move. Thanks so much for your advice and visiting our Mother Lanka.
Aza
June 10, 2010 07:33 pm
Why are traitors allowed to come and post derogatory rubbish on these pages?! Go back to Daily Mirror website you scoundrels. There, patriotic messages are censored, but they have the nerve to come here and make stupid comments. Kalusuddhas and the NGO-pedos should stop commenting here and instead go back to the baren frozen wastelands from which they come!
MahamahaRaja
June 10, 2010 08:57 pm
Great Hero of Malaysia,Don´t waist your time visiting and advising Sri Lankans Idiots,We do not have patriotic people who love their country Like you Sir.We only have people who pick poketed our money
Jayantha
June 10, 2010 10:26 pm
to stop loans!!!.... go to hell.... SL wont stop taking loans....
shameer
June 10, 2010 11:40 pm
Why are all these traitors and Colombians coming to Adaderana to post comments, as pointed out by another individual here? Can i go to another site and post any comments? No. Because under the Colombians idea of "freedom" and sense of "free media" i am censored freely as "freedom" is only meant for this kalu-suddha clique of "elite" (now a pseudo elite who have no power or influence without a UNP Government). When they cry for "freedom" of all hues they in reality mean their own personal selfish freedom to do what they want: "freedom" to rob the country to fund their luxury lives which have been built on lies and deception, "freedom" to silence all dissent and crush all those who oppose their idiotic selfish views, "freedom" for this select few to rule with an iron fist and crush the nations masses, "freedom" for them to live their fraudulent luxury lives built on impoverishing the common masses where in the minds of this "elite" it is the duty of the common masses, the "godayas", to take their place as third class citizens dutifully serving Colombians and their super lifestyles while the masses stay poor (because the poor "deserve" to be poor in the eyes of the Colombians) so the Colombian elite can be rich and happy. It is why they have been spitting on and attacking the country at every turn, it is why they go around calling for economic sanctions with the perverse thinking that that will some how result in the people blaming the Government for the economic hardships the Colombians create and thus collapse the current popular Government and bring the UNP into power enabling these Colombians to once again easily fund their luxurious lives which have always been sustained through corruption and bogus business contracts, deals and foreign aid schemes of their white masters (the burden of which is passed onto the poor while the short term benefits go straight to their masters and themselves). Today they struggle to make a fast buck because they cannot make these crooked deals without the UNP holding the reigns of Government. The Colombians behaved in this exact manner during the war, thinking their "careful" calculations and machinations would not be noticed, where they openly supported and assisted the LTTE wanting their own Army defeated in the perverse and disgusting belief that people will then blame the Government for Military defeats the Colombians tried to facilitate and thus vote in the UNP, instead the people were not conned by Colombian tricks, they saw straight through the Colombian game plan resulting in their "careful" calculations (whos equation always puts the commons masses as "idiots" because in Colombian eyes their little "English speaking" "Westernised" clique is "superior") backfiring terribly making Rajakase even more popular. These people will do anything to come to power, if that means selling out our Army, supporting an LTTE victory, a Military dictatorship (through Fonseka) or economic sanctions they will do their best to achieve it, anything and everything if they can get their hands on power even if the end result is the disintegration and destruction of the country, they would have no quarrel jumping head first for such an option. Anything is game for them if it means having a shot at power because that is the only way these people can "be rich" and "be Western" all of which reflects on their selfish, racist and despicable attitudes and nature. They are a true curse on this country and people -worse than the LTTE.
Raju
June 10, 2010 11:40 pm
Why are all these traitors and Colombians coming to Adaderana to post comments, as pointed out by another individual here? Can i go to DailyMirror and post any comments? No. Because under the Colombians idea of "freedom" and sense of "free media" i am censored freely as "freedom" is only meant for this kalu-suddha clique of "elite" (now a pseudo elite who have no power or influence without a UNP Government). When they cry for "freedom" of all hues they in reality mean their own personal selfish freedom to do what they want: "freedom" to rob the country to fund their luxury lives which have been built on lies and deception, "freedom" to silence all dissent and crush all those who oppose their idiotic selfish views, "freedom" for this select few to rule with an iron fist and crush the nations masses, "freedom" for them to live their fraudulent luxury lives built on impoverishing the common masses where in the minds of this "elite" it is the duty of the common masses, the "godayas", to take their place as third class citizens dutifully serving Colombians and their super lifestyles while the masses stay poor (because the poor "deserve" to be poor in the eyes of the Colombians) so the Colombian elite can be rich and happy. It is why they have been spitting on and attacking the country at every turn, it is why they go around calling for economic sanctions with the perverse thinking that that will some how result in the people blaming the Government for the economic hardships the Colombians create and thus collapse the current popular Government and bring the UNP into power enabling these Colombians to once again easily fund their luxurious lives which have always been sustained through corruption and bogus business contracts, deals and foreign aid schemes of their white masters (the burden of which is passed onto the poor while the short term benefits go straight to their masters and themselves). Today they struggle to make a fast buck because they cannot make these crooked deals without the UNP holding the reigns of Government. The Colombians behaved in this exact manner during the war, thinking their "careful" calculations and machinations would not be noticed, where they openly supported and assisted the LTTE wanting their own Army defeated in the perverse and disgusting belief that people will then blame the Government for Military defeats the Colombians tried to facilitate and thus vote in the UNP, instead the people were not conned by Colombian tricks, they saw straight through the Colombian game plan resulting in their "careful" calculations (whos equation always puts the commons masses as "idiots" because in Colombian eyes their little "English speaking" "Westernised" clique is "superior") backfiring terribly making Rajakase even more popular. These people will do anything to come to power, if that means selling out our Army, supporting an LTTE victory, a Military dictatorship (through Fonseka) or economic sanctions they will do their best to achieve it, anything and everything if they can get their hands on power even if the end result is the disintegration and destruction of the country, they would have no quarrel jumping head first for such an option. Anything is game for them if it means having a shot at power because that is the only way these people can "be rich" and "be Western" all of which reflects on their selfish, racist and despicable attitudes and nature. They are a true curse on this country and people -worse than the LTTE.
Raju
June 11, 2010 12:20 am
No harm taking loans if they are properly managed, properly spent and get the benefit to the masses and pay-back. Unfortunately what is happening in Srilanka is that when the loans are received it is used to distribute to govt Henchayyas who would put up posters, cut-outs, and other dirty works during the election campaign. Poor masses will get about 20% to 30% of the loan. But when the paying-back poor masses has to suffer. That is why the loans are now become a burden for each and every member of SriLanka. They were stolen by the politicians for their personal benefit only.
rana
June 11, 2010 02:14 am
Mahathir is a great Asian leader who transformed Malaysia. Naturally the white world and their kalu-suddha lackeys here hate him as evident by their comments and general attitude against anyone who does not bow down to the West.
Raju
June 11, 2010 07:07 am
SL does not need loans if all the 225 Members of parliament are honest and work with one intention which is to develop the country. But how many are honest and admit that they have stolen or are stealing or will intend to steal money in the name of developing their prospective areas. On the other hand, how many of the diaspora Tamils really want to send money to develop the North and East rather helping to destroy the country by fostering terrorism or calling a mythical genocide to get refugee status in the west? Just be honest then we can develop teh country no problems without a quibble.
Janaka Jayawardena
June 11, 2010 12:40 pm
Most anti government commenters here say that, only this government taking loans. But Remember the 4.5 Billion loan requested by UNP government and showed that was a great achievement too. For UNP taking loans are good But not for this government.
Wara
