Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- Exactly a month ago, on January 28 we editorially discussed some aspects pertaining to the ongoing crimes in the country while pointing out that minimising crimes should be one of the top most priorities of the government's "Clean Sri Lanka" programme.
It is a well-known fact that crimes involving the underworld has not been an isolated phenomenon. It has been a blend of illegal drug business, proliferation of arms and political patronage. This is not a recent phenomenon. Its roots date back to the late 1970s, especially to the J.R.Jayewardene administration.
The open economic policy introduced in Sri Lanka by the J.R. Jayewardene administration had many positive as well as negative aspects, one of which is the smug...