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But remember Karachi will actually use all those lanes! Karachi has a population of 13 million, which is basically 75% of Sri Lanka. The people serviced by the CKE will be a few million at most! If I remember correctly reading the engineering report, all expressways in Sri Lanka are rated to...

The highway is planned to have three lanes each way from Colombo to Peliyagoda and two lanes each way, from Peliyagoda to Katunayake with the width ranging from 26 to 33.5 metres! I guess this is pretty standard right? Also thanks for returning the thread to the topic :D

On average pretty positive I think, considering they are our cultural and geographical neighbors. Many people watch Bollywood :D

The Sri Lankan economy is forecast to grow by 6.8% in 2013 on the back of a strong performance in the first quarter of the year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said last week. According to its latest Asian Development Outlook Supplement, the country’s healthy growth in 2013 and...

Even people living in the USA think their country is the most corrupt. Mostly because it's the only place they've ever lived but really it's not as bad as it can be.

You take this for granted, not even the US has implemented universal healthcare. Sri Lanka has some wonderful achievements although it obviously has a long way to go. This thread is meant for highlighting those achievements, no need to drag it down unnecessarily. If you want to put forward...

The trick now is to escape the middle income trap. This is where Sri Lanka's GDP growth hits a ceiling because more money cannot be earned without innovation and a knowledge-powered economy based on ideas not manufacturing. South Korea did exactly that, and now look where they are. This is the...

No problem! Gender Equality Sri Lanka has a Gender Inequality Index (GII) value of 0.402, ranking it the most gender-equal nation in South Asia. There are 0.96 males per female in Sri Lanka, meaning female abortion is practically non-existent. Sri Lanka was the first nation in the world to...

If you're in Melbourne isn't your PM Abbott now? Anyway all dialogue should be encouraged, just talking isn't anyone bowing to anyone.

Calm down guys, Sri Lanka is multicultural and has been for centuries. If a multicultural nation is the most advanced in human development in the subcontinent, something must be working. My Buddhist uncle in Colombo leaves his house keys with his Muslim neighbour when he's out of town. Why...

So what, if Modi gets elected he's going to use military force to fish in another nation's waters? That's totally going to go down well internationally.

I completely agree! We have one of the least corrupt governments in South Asia. The government seems to genuinely care about the advancement of the nation and most importantly is proving this with action not just words. Because of good governance, Colombo and the Western Province (also...

I don't think they hate the Government, they just put out stupid policies sometimes! It's a good thing, people willing to criticise their Government is important in democracy. Building the physical infrastructure is the first step to becoming a developed country. Next we must invest in...

@Genesis is right, this thread is meant to imply "China/Chinese suck for reason X". We should keep discussion light and avoid flame-baiting.

Thanks, what do you mean by the first line by the way?

If I had to choose one type of infrastructure to build, it would be roads. What use is a million tons of food if you cannot bring it to feed people? What use is industry if products cannot be transported to be sold? How are we going to build power stations if we cannot bring materials to build...

Thanks! I think we should have more of these threads from all countries in South Asia. It'll make the South Asia forum a lot nicer place than all the negative news we always see.

Hamilton Canal Before Hamilton Canal After Development Development outside Colombo Part II - Jaffna reconstruction Access road construction

Independence Square Beautification Development near Galle Face BMICH refurbishment Municipal Council Refurbishment New parks springing up all around Another park Art Centre

The Western Province is around 6 million people. Out of 20 million almost half live in/around Colombo so a lot of development is happening there. But this is happening everywhere! The expressways reach every corner of the country, or are planned to. And the wartorn parts of the country are...