Sri Lanka, March 13 -- Soon on the heels of the press reports about the "White Party" at which locals were summarily barred at the gate and disinvited beforehand, is the news of tourists running businesses down south. While tourism has proved to be a lifeline in the country's economic recovery, this news about tourists brazenly running business in the country comes as a shock.

Why aren't the authorities not taking action? It's because they have been slow in tackling the issue that has been going on in parts of the country for some time now.

This happened during the immensely successful Galle Literary Festival as well. No matter how much good one has to say about the festival there would be those who want no criticism whatsoever. This wr...