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Message: <blockquote data-quote="warwickuni" data-source="post: 24870722" data-attributes="member: 101444">There were no cars and even buses or other transport . Few CTB could not service even office crowd. Trains were overcrowded . We did not make steel in sri Lanka , we only recycled scap metal at a huge loss . All government entities were huge white elephants and they were managed by government stooges.egAt Cosgama a factory was made to make timber from Sinharaja! Plywood Corporation was made specifically for this purpose and even without sufficient supply of raw material factory was kept open and even the board of the Corporation drew salaries without any work for years!People were starving. There were restrictions to transport paddy  out side district without a permit.In hotels there were permanant days that they were prevented serving rice. Even weddings could not not serve other than a drink.Many more...Only Politicians and their children could educate abroad. Even to do CIMA at that time ICMA needed approval for foreign currency payments.Upali Fiat was a non starter from beginning it was priced approximately one lack , when the salary of Primminister was less than 1,500 rupees per month. At that time President was not executive one and obviously salary was less.We were falling far behind. Our university education as well as secondary education drastically reduced and standards were lowered with brain drain and no substantial investment in educationEven hospitals were less and ill equipped. Most of the doctors sought greener pastures and engineers did not have work other than joining white elephant SEC.......We have forgotten the past as it was over 40 years and believe half truths and falsehood.</blockquote>

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