Plus - Letters to the editor

Sordid state of affairs in our private sector

By T. Gunaratne, Dehiwala

There has been much discussion recently over who should take the credit for introducing the so-called code of ethics at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. This comes at a time when many scams in the private sector are coming to light, or are under investigation.

Ethics, as we all know, is behaviour we consider morally acceptable. Stealing public funds and properties and cheating people contradict ethical behaviour.

The Chief Justice, who through certain recent judgments has emboldened the country’s entire judicial system to act without fear, said in court recently that Golden Key chairman Lalith Kotelawela should be in jail, rather resting in a hospital bed. Kotelawela, the self-appointed godfather of the private sector, is emerging as the Sri Lankan racketeer of the millennium.

We should thank The Sunday Times and the Daily Mirror for their impartial reporting on corruption in Sri Lanka’s blue chips. Even private TV channels, which happily go to town when a pathetic school teacher takes a bribe for a couple of hundred rupees, maintained a deafening silence over the Golden Key scam, which involves billions. In fact, referring to general media reluctance to report on the Golden Key scandal, a state counsel asked whether Kotelawela had become a media baron.

That is the sordid state of Sri Lanka’s private sector.

 
Top to the page  |  E-mail  |  views[1]
 
Other Plus Articles
“Westward ho!”
A one-stop clinic to catch it in time
Cupful of cure
Tussle over tusks
Bewailing sad fate of Bawa house on Alfred Place -- Letters to the editor
Sordid state of affairs in our private sector -- Letters to the editor
Hail, the saviours of our nation -- Letters to the editor
Dr. Algama’s unique ‘sree veena’ should be preserved for posterity -- Letters to the editor
Orthopaedic surgeon revered in Lanka and overseas -- Appreciation
Giant in the field of obstetrics -- Appreciation
Tribute to a beloved grandmother -- Appreciation
Asian NGOs must lead in Asia
‘Kaw Ama Watura: The Life of Christ in Sinhala Verse’ reproduced after 60 years
Magical book for children
OSC primary school celebrates Sinhala/Tamil New Year as part of curriculum
Musical evening to raise funds for LRH
SLAF Seva Vanitha gives helping hand to Morawewa residents
CRL Youth Day today
Battaramulla Rotary Club launches projects for people of Patapiligama
Cosy hideaway on scenic slopes
Hampi’s timeless appeal

 

 
Reproduction of articles permitted when used without any alterations to contents and a link to the source page.
© Copyright 2008 | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.Colombo. Sri Lanka. All Rights Reserved.| Site best viewed in IE ver 6.0 @ 1024 x 768 resolution