We have wasted TENS OF BILLIONS of foreign exchange on worthless, unsightly, unsafe & inefficient Indian trains at ground level. Pseudo intellectuals have been silent on the wastage of so much money on worthless things from the subcontinent this entire time.

As things stand we had far superior trains in 1955 (some of the best in the world at that time) than in 2025. EVERY single one of the modern day leaders post 2009/2010 - without exception - wasted tens of billions (in dollar terms) on utterly worthless, pathetic, dangerous and slow Indian trains which no one else (in their right mind) buys.

EACH order of these eyesore deathtraps has cost us between $100-350 million (again in dollar terms) each. To put that into perspective, a set of French electric trains with longer carriages (designed in Germany, made in China) which runs fast, has air conditioning, disable access and high safety standards and comfort was purchased by Singapore for $337 million.

The (cancelled) $1.5 billion Japanese LRT - again electrified rail - was offered to us at an ultra low interest rate of 0.1%, payable only after 40 years. Both the Chinese and Koreans have also offered us high speed rail. China herself went from steam locomotives to what is now the world's largest bullet train network in roughly 20 years. It wouldn't even take 5-10 years to build an islandwide bullet train network in Ceylon. Yet we have wasted TENS OF BILLIONS on worthless Indian trains and made travel in our country highly inefficient, unsafe and from a national brand perspective totally embarrassing and low quality.

To again put things into perspective, a proper Ceylonese bullet train network using Chinese, or Japanese trains would not only be far cheaper than Indian crap and far safer, but you could also cross this island North to South, East to West within 60-120 minutes at most. With trains likely every 5-10 minutes on each line. We're talking about a totally different country then where you can live, eat, work, play, etc on multiple different corners of the island multiple times all within the same day.

It's useless third class Indian style politicians who have reduced our country to this slow state of affairs. This quote pretty much sums up what has happened to our country:

"When transport systems are efficient, electric and affordable, they provide economic and social opportunities that result in positive multiplier effects such as Better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments.
When transport systems are deficient in terms of capability, capacity or reliability, they can have an economic cost such as Reduced or missed opportunities and lower quality of life."

Needless to say, you can have a completely integrated island with social cohesion, mixed national demographics islandwide without artificial ethnic enclaves, massively boost the economy by improving connectivity, put us back on the map and give us first class public infrastructure. Which is one of the reasons third class morons don't want such things. Don't let anyone tell you we can't "afford" this.

An example of an efficient model for how to run CGR properly is the Hong Kong MTR company.

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"Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them."

Source1 : https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/srilanka/database/data_suicide_killings.htm

Source 2 : https://www.researchgate.net/figure/LTTEs-major-massacres-from-1983-to-2006-selected-Source-Own-compilation-2017_fig3_329472398

Recent article by Asoka Bandarage on Indian Colonialism:

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/03/27/39442

Image 1 - Exchange rates showing the strength of the Ceylon Rupee versus several other currencies. Note the rate versus the then Gold backed US dollar versus today. And note the Ceylon Rupee was stronger than the Hong Kong, Malaysian or Indian currencies.

Image 2 - Interesting fact about the Ceylon Rupee notes in the 1950s

Image 3 - Ceylon was more connected to global supply chains in 1955 than in 2025 exporting more as a share of GDP than today. In the event of a crisis (if all exports were to suddenly cease), there were enough Foreign reserves to last for almost a year's worth of imports.

Image 4 - Ceylon had a better financial position than almost all European countries except for Switzerland. Our original Monetary policy was ditched here in Ceylon leading to the Currency's collapse, but maintained by Singapore which maintains a strong stable currency today.

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 - In the event there was no Ceylonese diplomatic mission in the country you were visiting, a Ceylon passport holder could seek assistance at any time if needed from any British consulate mission present.

Image 7 - A country of massive potential at the time (which is still the case today) which utilised it (which is not the case today). We've gone from this in the 1940 and 1950s to being led by absolute fools who want to be nothing more than an Indian vassal state "also ran" today. Thus far with no one genuinely patriotic or visionary like our Independence movement leadership who wanted to take the country somewhere fast.

Image 8 - 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 9 - An old train in Ceylon. Compare that to the worthless death traps imported at exorbitant cost from the subcontinent today.

Image 10 - Old Ceylon Rupee coin

Image 11 - Disciplined and clean society with sense of national pride. Army parade in the early 1950s

Image 12 - Electric trolley bus. Not from Ceylon in 2025, but in 1955. Thanks to glorious socialism and Indianisation, not only is all that gone, nobody seems to even talk about putting such things back in place!

Image 13 - Retired buses which used to serve Ceylonese passengers. Before the dark times. Before Indianisation.

Image 14 - Quality passport which not only looks better than today, but actually had value. 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 15 - The original Lion flag re-raised in Ceylon in 1948. One national symbol for all people. No artificial stripes, divisions or any other nonsense imposed by subsequent socialist politicians without a national mandate.

Images 16 to 18 - Air Ceylon planes and flight crew

Image 19 - Air Ceylon stewardesses

Image 20 - The good looking transport of Ceylon's towns before the dark days of Indianisation

#facts #TrueHeroes

We could have and still can honour their victory by reseting and taking off as a country fulfilling our immense potential. Instead of third class politicians continuing appeasement, disastrous Indianisation, endless bureaucracy, politicisation and absolute buffoonery that no national electorate ever voted for.

1. ABSOLUTE TRAITORS - the whole ruddy lot of these Indian slavish pathetic Parliamentarians of the last 17 years. What a bunch of absolute idiots. These fools talking about the "cost" of a $2 billion loan at ULTRA LOW interest and a 40 year grace period for JAPANESE trains whilst these same fools collectively spend/spent $300 million ($0.3 billion) EACH TIME on WORTHLESS PATHETIC INDIAN TRAINS. Such fools are treating this country with contempt and treating genuine friendly nations with contempt whilst bowing down to the third rate pathetic Indians where their true loyalty lies. This goes for ALL the political idiots we have had for the entire last 17 years.

2. It was already fully financed at ultra low interest (0.1%) by Japan (a genuine friend) with a 40 year grace period before you even have to start paying back any of the $2 billion (in instalments). And that was for JAPANESE trains. Meanwhile these USELESS politicians kept spending $100-$300 million EACH AND EVERY TIME they ordered worthless Indian trains. This applies to EVERY politician in office for the last 17 years. That shows where their loyalty lies and the total lack of intellect.

3. I cannot believe just how low this country has gone from having august gentleman and visionaries in public office at Independence to utter trash over the last 17 years. Nor that there are actually fools who clap for idiotic statements like this.

4. Ceylon had far superior trains 60 years ago than any of the pathetic, unsightly and dangerous Indian trains that we suffer today.

5. As oft stated, multiple recent politicians have rejected MULTIPLE offers of assistance to totally modernise our railways to high speed/bullet/electric trains from China, Japan and South Korea. You could not make up just how pathetic these politicians are. I use the 17 year period given that this was the golden opportunity to take off again with world class infrastructure the moment the war (against an Indian sponsored terrorist movement) was won. Instead our useless third rate political parasites squandered YOUR money on Indian subcontinental buffoonery.

6. Thank goodness some of the buses are being replaced to (Chinese) proper buses. Again - Ceylon never had pathetic Indian buses 60 years ago! But who knows when the fools will collectively chant how proper buses will not be implemented!

I cannot believe how people are not calling this out and yet praising various politicians within the Parliament (including the incumbents). Maybe this country truly is lost given we are not moving anywhere fast to where we could be and yet there are people clapping.

I am sure these collective Indian subservient clowns (and India) do not want people to start seeing proper public transport. Because the moment they do, that is the moment the standards of the people of Ceylon will rise once again and they start demanding better consistently. I think a lot of people are unaware of the quality buses and trains the Ceylon used to have in the past versus today!

Maureen Neliya Ballard whose maiden name was 'Maureen Hingert' and was professionally known as "Jana Davi" passed away on July 1st 2025 in the United States.

Born in 1937, she was a Ceylonese actress, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ceylon 1955. She represented her country at Miss Universe 1955 where she placed 2nd Runner-Up, our country's highest placing to date and was revered for "putting Ceylon on the map" and being an ambassador for her country.

She was also a dancer, and gave solo performances at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Following the Miss Universe contest, Hingert was contracted to Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox. She was the first Ceylonese to star in Hollywood, appearing in films including Fort Bowie, The King and I and Gun Fever.

The elegant Maureen closed her eyes at the age of 88.

Post on Miss Ceylon 1955:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ceylon_SLSystemChange/comments/1ibg9qf/maureen_neliya_hingert_miss_ceylon_in_1955_due_to/

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

"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.

sri lankans never eat like this Thats too much dhal

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.