Prof. Hudson McLean

One with rich arable agricultural land, tea, rubber, coconut, round the Island fisheries, and the other a muddy newly independent nation, grappling with poverty, high unemployment, and a lack of natural resources.

Independence Gained:

4th Feb 1948  the population of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) was approximately 7.1 million

9th Aug 1965  the population ofSingapore in 1965 was approximately 1,886,900.

Today Singapore rides high in the World, as a Highly Developed First World Rich country, with a Passport recognized by the world, entry without Visas. 

The Number One Best Passport in the World  Singapore – 193 destinations .

Today Sri Lanka is struggling as a Third World country with Sri Lankan passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a limited number of countries.

The Top Five Non-Corrupt countries in the world are-: Denmark – Finland – New Zealand – Singapore – Switzerland over thirteen years.

Whilst Singapore ranks highest as a non-Corrupt country, Sri Lanka ranks No. 32.

https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024

Why is Sri Lanka Stagnant?

1: Poor Leadership

2: High Corruption

3: Old Fashioned Education system

4: No Time Management

5: General Lazy Sinhalese Character

Why Singapore Scored High?

1: Top Leadership started by Lee Kwan Yew

2: No Corruption

3: Education System Geared to Economic Needs

4: Working Like Clock

5: Chinese Super Mindset

Compared to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam,  the Sri Lankan immigrants into European Union are way behind!

Hopefully the current government may try to improve the standards.

The Government Leadership is far below that of the neighbouring countries.

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