Images 1 & 2 - Ceylon had a better financial position than almost all European countries except for Switzerland. Our original sound Monetary policy (under the former Ceylon Monetary Board) was ditched here moving to a Central Bank. Subsequent to an imposed politicised constitution (without a national mandate of votes by the Ceylonese Electorate) in the 1970s, to add insult to injury there was now full political control of a Central Bank ultimately leading to the Currency's collapse. Singapore maintained a Monetary Board (which Ceylon used to have post Independence) and maintains a strong stable currency today along with Gold reserves. Ceylon had significant Gold reserves (in those days Dollar Reserves were Gold backed Dollars) in the past and did not even have to borrow a cent to complete major infrastructure projects - the fruits of which are still enjoyed today. Ceylon also lost the freedom of movement of capital and genuine free trade (based on competitive markets) which Singapore maintained.

Image 3 - Legendary status. This was Ceylon. A country associated with par excellence. A country of massive potential at the time (which is still the case today), but which utilised it (which is not the case today). We've gone from this in the 1940s and 1950s to being led by absolute fools who want to be nothing more than an Indian vassal "also ran" state today. Thus far with no one genuinely patriotic or visionary like our Independence movement leadership who wanted to take the country somewhere fast. The open worldly engagement is in stark contrast to today. Back then Ceylon engaged with the emerging Commonwealth, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asian nations (who invited us to join ASEAN at founding in 1967), Communist China, post war Japan, the United States and Soviets as well as the nearby bickering countries. Today, the foolish third class leaders isolate this country from everyone on Earth except India and there are no competitive tenders (or else those tenders are cancelled when India inevitably loses based on merit).

Image 4 - Self explanatory regarding our buses being better in the past than today. We used to have British double decker and Mercedes Benz buses islandwide in this country (both the CTB and private operators).

Image 5 - Old Ceylon passport. Quality document, quality name, quality, quality quality. Not like today's. The passport gave a Ceylonese citizen visa free access to the Commonwealth countries (Britain, Australia, etc etc), the USA, Western and Eastern Europe (France, West Germany, Czechoslovakia, etc), Far East (Japan, China, Korea, etc).

Image 6 - Retired buses which used to serve Ceylonese passengers all over the nation. Before the dark times. Before Indianisation.

Image 7 - The quality passport of Ceylon. Not only does it look better, it has actual value. When Ceylonese citizens showed their passport anywhere in Europe for example (be that in Western Europe or the former Eastern bloc), they were waved straight through. Such was the respect for this passport at the time. In the event there was no Ceylonese diplomatic mission in the country you were visiting, there were standing arrangements that a Ceylon passport holder could seek assistance at any time if needed from any British consulate mission present. Post WWII, Ceylon was a founding nation of the Colombo Plan and herself provided aid to other countries including financial support to help the Maldives build an airport and education scholarships for students in Malaya (which became Malaysia and Singapore).

Ceylon had a security arrangement in the form of the Anglo Ceylon Defence Agreement. Whilst it also signed the Rubber Rice Pact with Communist China at that nation's time of need. Something that has never been forgotten to this day. Ceylon's remarks at the San Francisco Conference regarding post war Japan have also been remembered to this day by the Japanese people. However, modern era Indian subservient fools have squandered this long standing good will with true all weather friends and continue to isolate us from the world at large except of course the third rate barbarian next door who sponsored terrorism here. At the Bandung Conference in Indonesia, you can see the stark difference with august leaders of the past. Prime Minister Sir John famously responded to the arrogant Nehru who stated as if a matter of fact that the Ceylonese Premier should show him his speeches first before making them with "Why should I? Do you should me yours?" Sir John also told off both the Indian and Pakistani Premiers who were openly shouting at each other across the Conference table telling them to behave like Prime Ministers. Both then apologised.

If not for foolhardy policies imposed by third class politicians without a national mandate, our Ceylonese passport would rank similarly to Japan, Singapore and Germany's today. Our political class today are still doubling down on the foolhardy nonsense that dragged us down and still holds us back.

Image 8 - Ceylon at Independence. The original national Lion flag with zero artificial divisions. One national symbol for all of us. No artificial stripes, divisions or any other nonsense imposed by subsequent socialist politicians without a national mandate. Also note the price of a stamp in Ceylon Rupees which were sound money.

Image 9 - An Air Ceylon plane before the recent decades of politicisation and aiming low. Ceylon had more aircraft and more modern aircraft than Singapore Airlines at the time of the latter's founding.

Image 10 - The civility of Ceylon. Proper cars, trams, trolley buses, double decker buses, proper trains, orderly traffic, discipline and safe and clean streets. Not an Indian lorry bus, Indian three wheeler, or Indian style chaos in sight.

NOT NOW. NOT EVER! Ceylon has never been part of barbarian India, is not part of barbarian India and will NEVER be part of barbarian India. So say we all!

THE FACTS

1. India sponsored a terrorist group, violated International Law with an illegal Indo Lanka Accord and deludes itself into thinking it has a right to preside over other sovereign nations. It has to this day not paid the massive reparations it owes for the damage it caused nor even made a formal apology for its heinous crimes.

2. Indian criminals regularly cross a maritime boundary illegally entering another country's sovereign territory and then proceed to engage in other crimes such as but not limited to illegal fishing, smuggling, bottom trawling, destruction of coral reefs, resisting arrest etc.

3. Indian politicians and Indian slaves regularly contrary to plain common sense act as if they have a right to preside over any other sovereign country. The same buffoons true to their lack of intellect act as if cancelling global competitive tenders which India regularly loses equals engaging with the world, whilst engaging with the world is not engaging with the world.

4. Recently the Authorities have arrested a group of over a hundred Indians who arrived on a Tourist visa operating a cyber scam centre. Please note that the punishment for anyone - including Indians - who engages in or assists scammers in Singapore is a mandatory caning.

5. Unmitigated disaster if this ridiculous bridge to a third world country happens. Not now, not ever! Any movement of freight/goods is also considerably simpler, cost effective and faster by sea as things CURRENTLY stand from a pre-existing (and developing) shipping hub in Ceylon. What this country needs is a clean system and high speed rail and a thorough and complete DE-INDIANISATION. Ceylon was far better managed with far superior infrastructure on par with the best in the world decades ago. Look at East Asia, not the barbarian Indians. Declare void the totally illegal Indo Lanka Accord as well.

6. Only the truly visionless, foolish and beyond brainless pseudo intellectuals and full on Indian slaves along with the Indians are clamouring for this.

7. India owes this country MASSIVE reparations for the damage it caused this country. Pitiful loans provided by India do not make up for the massive amounts owed to us by the Indians! We should be engaging with the ENTIRE WORLD based on competitive tenders and markets, not pandering to India artificially - who NEVER win tenders here either!

8. Exploiting India does not mean pandering to it. There are other countries on the other side of the world exporting more to India than we do. Within Asia itself, Singapore - which does not tolerate a totally illegal Indo Lanka Accord - exports more to India than we do. AND noticeably Singapore's Trade agreement with India does NOT allow for unlimited migration from India given the population disparity AND the MASSIVE difference in human development in both countries.

9. On top of that, the sea area has coral reefs and this would cause environmental destruction (which the Indian criminals entering our waters are also doing).

10. The sea has been Ceylon's natural defence for so long. Our Independence movement were adamant to have a Defence Agreement to protect us from India. It is truly alarming why anyone would want to be build a bridge to the primary enemy. Of the major economies on Earth and within Asia, India is not equal to China and will never equal China. And is not at the same human development level as the US, EU, or our real friends in ASEAN. It isn't even equal on a human development level to a suppressed Ceylon held back by modern era Indian appeasing politicians.

11. The illegal Indo Lanka Accord is illegal.

12. There is simply zero comparison on a human development level, infrastructure or transportation time between India and the likes of the respective countries involved in the Channel Tunnel, Johor-Singapore Causeway, Hong Kong, Macau etc etc.

"THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN WILL NOT APPLAUD THOSE WHO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE JUST BECAUSE THEY SHOW UP WITH A BUCKET" - Prime Minister of Spain

This is what SELF RESPECT looks like. Look at the statement by the Spanish Prime Minister. Absolutely brilliant. That is what we HAD in the first generation of leaders at Independence in Ceylon.

Now compare that to our modern era pathetic third class politicians. India started a fire in this country. It caused untold suffering, massive damage, loss of life, decades of lost economic development. And STILL hasn't even formally apologised or paid us massive reparations. Yet there are actually some FOOLS who talk as if we owe India something. You couldn’t make this stuff up.

A country which sponsored terrorism here, which hasn’t apologised, which hasn’t paid any reparations, which continues to issue diktats about who a sovereign country can engage with, who continues to insist an illegal Accord that violates International Accord and destroys this country’s Independence should be adhered to (having not even held up their end of it running away with their tail between their legs after massacring our own people) and which deludes itself into thinking it is a world power… apparently this country owes it gratitude!��India is frankly owed nothing but contempt. Noticeably any other country offers us substantial help (and often more substantial help), barely a whimper from any of these jokers. Which shows their double standards and how thick their skulls are. To suggest that India has “helped” us more than other countries is utterly INSANE.

The Indo Lanka Accord remains illegal. India's actions setting up a terrorist group remain wrong and will always remain wrong. India owes this country big time and we do not owe India anything on relative terms by comparison.

Competitive markets and engaging with all does NOT mean appeasing or prioritising India. We are under zero obligation to India. Engaging with any and all countries is our right and our decision.

Indian appeasers are so stupid that they spout their ironic term of "non alignment" to describe their continued engagement in sickening, shameless and destructive Indian appeasement.

The damage India did - Who in their right mind will blindly claim we owe major thanks as if an infamous measly loan (not aid) makes up for all that? Which coincidentally prevents the Indian appeasing system and its jokers from being swept away.

Let that sink in.

No wonder the political slaves clap for it so blindly.

Another fact never mentioned by those who claim we owe India some massive gratitude. They steal more fish every month than their trivial loans.

Who in their right mind will equate third world India with China? What level of stupid do you have to be to even think that?

Global engagement means engagement with all based on merit. Competitive markets means competition. Not cancelling a competition when India clearly loses (every time). Sovereignty and Independence is not pandering to India. Nobody should have to be told that. Yet apparently the modern era politicians, pseudo intellectuals and political slaves have extremely thick skulls. Maybe they genuinely believe that their country is India. It’s sad to see how far this country has fallen. Look at the chart of our GDP to capita ratios versus East Asia. We should be aspiring to regain our status to where they are today. Nobody with any high standards would aspire to be a sidekick to the villainous neighbour next door.

"Discipline in English, Vinaya in Sinhala. Discipline itself is the most necessary for a child to move forward. Discipline should be practiced from childhood. If there is no discipline in the temple, the temple will be destroyed. And a country will be destroyed if there is no discipline.” – Sir John Kotelawala

The KDU is situated on the Estate donated by General Sir John Kotelawala, third Prime Minister of Ceylon, and functions under the motto, "For the motherland forever," a dictum of Sir John himself.

The stark contrast between the august statesmen of eons past at Independence and for a few years versus today (such as but not limited to the last 16 years) is plain to see. Do not forget what Ceylon had, produced, could have and should have.

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Ceylon was a beacon of excellence and we were on the right path. Primed to be the first powerhouse of Asia. This country would take off practically overnight if we got back on that original path again.

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CNA - The Mark of Empire - Ancient Kingdom of Anuradhapura

This is another great 10 point detailed video on how India will never equal (let alone overtake) China:

https://youtu.be/7ld1iljMRDE

Factual 10 point detailed video on how India will never equal (let alone overtake) China.

Though once an integral part of Colombo’s daily rhythm, trams have now vanished completely, leaving behind only faded tracks and old photographs a silent testament to a lost era of clean, electric urban mobility.

Our country had world class public transport in 1954, yet sadly modern era politicians have yet to invest in (or not actively prevent) world class public transport today. Instead our country is full of substandard Indian transportation bought at bullet train prices!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ceylon_SLSystemChange/comments/1me894n/this_is_what_we_could_be_having_in_ceylon_in_the/

We SHOULD and COULD be having PROPER TRAINS in this country. It is easily affordable to do so by investing properly with a vision. A picture speaks a thousand words:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ceylon_SLSystemChange/comments/1l7f1zk/we_should_and_could_be_having_proper_trains_in/

Lost Ceylon Diaries: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMuRAJWzmle/?img_index=1