The GOSL is completely mad! They have no
clue about consistency, as each act appears to be directly at cross purposes
with the stated objectives. First it was a mad rush to encourage FDIs, and then
they passed a law of expropriation of private property! No sane person will
invest in Sri Lanka with the possibility of his investment being taken over,
and with no compensation, as the appropriated assets have yet to be
compensated.
It is with this same thinking that the
new rule of all NGOs of obtaining approval prior approval from the Ministry of
Finance before receiving funds from foreign sources. In an era of relaxing
foreign exchange regulations, and people and companies sending money abroad,
and the crooks in Govt. sending money to Swiss Bank accounts, and possibly to
foreign terrorist organizations and others with links with shady groups in Sri
Lanka, the GOSL is trying to prevent the same occurring here!
Don't forget the VVIP can now fly direct to Seychelles and put their money in an offshore account, which can redeposit through Swiss Banks, making it easier for money laundering and avoiding any local controls. Remember Seychelles has 140,000 companies for its 90,000 inhabitants, and the reason is just so that these unscrupulous elements can have a field day there. We have NO economic interest in Seychelles whatsoever and so direct flights are for that activity after all.
Don’t they understand that there is a
Law in Sri Lanka! If the law is enforced, then all lawbreakers can be punished
to the full extent permitted by Law. So why prevent much needed foreign funding
sources that are likely to be deterred by these new rules of unnecessary
regulation and finger pointing.
Is it a tacit admission that Sri Lanka
is a LAWLESS state and therefore they have to resort to these tactics to
prevent foreign sources of funds, that may be coming in to do damage to the
very existence of the GOSL, as that is obviously why this rule has been
implemented.
The irony is that if they are trying to
prevent covert CIA operations, then this rule will not prevent that, as they
know how to circumvent any rule. After all the CIA funds directly through the
GOSL top brass, as no one questions them, while they are selling their own
mothers for their greed in commissions or payoffs.
This rule my dear readers is merely
another form of graft for the GOSL, as now they will ask for protection money
to permit funds to be disbursed to worthy causes in Sri Lanka! It is simply OUTRAGEOUS.
Further it is due to their inability to
sort out our social problems that this money is coming in. For example I know
some orphanages are dependent on foreign funding to feed their kids. The GOSL
gives only Rs50 a child a day, so now that money is subject to a commission to
the rulers, before being permitted in to feed them. Pure Greed.
I just feel sick to my stomach that this Govt. has people who are, with NO scruples, willing to steal from the mouths of innocent and hungry people, just so that they can further fatten their already fat with looting personal wealth.
When will people of Sri Lanka understand that all the laws and rules being made are but for one purpose, NOT to safeguard and protect the Country from undesirable elements and influences, but to safeguard the status quo of those who are committed to daylight robbery from being caught with their hands in the till!
After this analysis, I must say that my first statement has to be contradicted, and the GOSL is NOT MAD, it is just indulging in mass extortion and daylight robbery from their own citizens instead.
2 comments:
It is about the larger project of stifling independent thought or criticism.
Courts, judiciary, oppostion were all bought ages ago.
Independent newspapers were intimidated and later bought over by cronies (eg Leader, Nation). The law covering foreign made content on TV killed advertsing revenue for TV.
GoSL linked businesses (Eg SLT, SLIC, Airlanka etc) will direct advertising only towards approved media who toe the line.
Now remaining foes are the NGO's. Visa restriction on tourists were brought in to control NGO workers - not anuything else.
These financial regulations are designed to kill off the NGO's.
You have to think properly ,many NGO are just foreign govt tools ,you read about 'NGOs the self appointed altruists' .Many NGO are answerable to none ,but they question governments. You have a very strange way of thinking and this blog is a result of that.
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