It has now become evident that the govt. is pursuing a silent policy of attempting to capture the Northern-held rebel territory (contrary to our travelling Foreign Minister’s remarks - no surprises there, of course). But a thinking citizen may ponder on a number of significant questions which arise out of this strategy.

First and foremost would be is ‘is our military - our Air Force, our Army and our Navy - capable of actually capturing the Wanni?’ In my opinion, the only notable credit to this govt. is the capture of the East and hats off to our Armed Forces for that. One, then, would not fully blame the govt. of being confident of doing the same in the North. Of course, I am assuming that the …

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Sometimes I think about how Sri Lanka is in the situation she is currently in - soaring inflation, sliding currency, ever-increasing govt. debt, etc. If one looks at it closely, Sri Lanka has so much untapped economic potential:

1. We have a thriving world class garments sector renown for quality, specialisation and high standards.

2. We have a reputation for the best quality tea in the world - pls note we are the only country who grows low-grown tea - it may not produce a significant difference in flavor but with some shrewd promotion, we can carve out a niche as we have a world monopoly on this.

3. Our Gem Industry is not supported enough by the Govt. - we need the …

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