IT IS TIME TO ACT.

With the crushing of the LTTE militarily recently, the local Medias are in a dilemma now of not knowing as to what to do to attract readers and viewers in numbers to them like the final few days of the battle.

The war was a curse for the country as a whole but for few it was a blessing.

The media too benefitted immensely during that time.

Now the war is over and development works that were moving at a snail pace would pick up wind and the benefits’ would trickle down soon to where they are mostly needed.

Despite the calm and the promise for a better tomorrow, there is one illegal business still flourishing in Sri Lanka.

Human smuggling is a very lucrative business and those who have ventured in to it were benefitted and made millions during the war times.

This was another venture funded with blood money by the LTTE with two broad intentions in mind.

Knowingly or unknowingly, many of the “Anti LTTE” and “Anti War” people too have got involved in such activities that have helped to tarnish the image of our motherland in the eyes of the world.

Having as many Sri Lankans as possible seeking refugee status in many countries was helping the LTTE’s cause immensely.

First, with those figures they were easily able to influence the international political opinion to sway towards to support their cause and secondly they were able to extort more money from the Tamil refugees in those countries.

I think now it is time for the Medias to educate the general public of the adverse effects it would have on the country as a whole by participating in such activities.

Many of whom I have spoken to believe that by doing that they are trying to have a secure future for their off springs.

But very few are unaware that some subtle changes are being taking place in the world, as far as opportunities and possibilities are concerned and soon the direction of the wind would be from West to East and not the other way around as most of us were made to believe.

Stringent Rules can be drawn up to curb such activities but unless the mindsets of the people are convincingly changed, they would be good only in the books.

There is a remarkable change in attitudes towards smoking and drinking in the younger generation and it was only possible thanks to wise and bold leadership and Media’s active participation in those campaigns.

I am hopeful that soon the lawmakers’ attention will be drawn to the human smuggling issue too and media too will do their bits as they did in programmes like “Mathata Thitha” (full stop to intoxicants) to educate the general public of the negative effects it will have on the image of the country as well as the innumerable possibilities and opportunities, the East has in store for the brave and the bold.

This reminds me of an old Sinhala saying “Pilime Gilla (Ethata, but now read) Rajata, Aggalawath maha kajjakda?

(Having a sweetmeat ball is not a difficult task for someone who has already swallowed up something as big as a statue).

Kithsiri Sasanka Chulanie De Silva Blogging from Oman.

IT IS TIME TO ACT.

With the crushing of the LTTE militarily recently, the local Medias are in a dilemma now of not knowing as to what to do to attract readers and viewers in numbers to them like the final few days of the battle.

The war was a curse for the country as a whole but for few it was a blessing.

The media too benefitted immensely during that time.

Now the war is over and development works that were moving at a snail pace would pick up wind and the benefits’ would trickle down soon to where they are mostly needed.

Despite the calm and the promise for a better tomorrow, there is one illegal business still flourishing in Sri Lanka.

Human smuggling is a very lucrative business and those who have ventured in to it were benefitted and made millions during the war times.

This was another venture funded with blood money by the LTTE with two broad intentions in mind.

Knowingly or unknowingly, many of the “Anti LTTE” and “Anti War” people too have got involved in such activities that have helped to tarnish the image of our motherland in the eyes of the world.

Having as many Sri Lankans as possible seeking refugee status in many countries was helping the LTTE’s cause immensely.

First, with those figures they were easily able to influence the international political opinion to sway towards to support their cause and secondly they were able to extort more money from the Tamil refugees in those countries.

I think now it is time for the Medias to educate the general public of the adverse effects it would have on the country as a whole by participating in such activities.

Many of whom I have spoken to believe that by doing that they are trying to have a secure future for their off springs.

But very few are unaware that some subtle changes are being taking place in the world, as far as opportunities and possibilities are concerned and soon the direction of the wind would be from West to East and not the other way around as most of us were made to believe.

Stringent Rules can be drawn up to curb such activities but unless the mindsets of the people are convincingly changed, they would be good only in the books.

There is a remarkable change in attitudes towards smoking and drinking in the younger generation and it was only possible thanks to wise and bold leadership and Media’s active participation in those campaigns.

I am hopeful that soon the lawmakers’ attention will be drawn to the human smuggling issue too and media too will do their bits as they did in programmes like “Mathata Thitha” (full stop to intoxicants) to educate the general public of the negative effects it will have on the image of the country as well as the innumerable possibilities and opportunities, the East has in store for the brave and the bold.

This reminds me of an old Sinhala saying “Pilime Gilla (Ethata, but now read) Rajata, Aggalawath maha kajjakda?

(Having a sweetmeat ball is not a difficult task for someone who has already swallowed up something as big as a statue).

Kithsiri Sasanka Chulanie De Silva Blogging from Oman.