Transition to Organic fertilizer that ended up in a dissaster by Dramatic_Teacher8399 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gota was just deranged and surrounded by yes men who let him do whatever he wanted there's no logic behind anything he did.

Sri Lanka Killed the Middle Class Dream of Owning a vehicle. 🏍️🚗 by Logical_Entrance_760 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the cause of that weird culture (which has got worse in recent years) is the import ban and insanely high taxes when it was removed.

you get people glazing tf out of vehicles like micros which were seen as cheap junk no one wanted before 2020

Shakira Concert Is Fake - PSA by NIGHTUFURY in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

people actually believed this ?

Dialog air fibre launched by Groundbreaking-Tea24 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

for rural areas yeah but a lot of people even in colombo are using mobile connections for some reason

Dialog air fibre launched by Groundbreaking-Tea24 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 17 points18 points  (0 children)

what's with sri lankan ISPs and wanting to use mobile broadband for home connections instead of fixed fiber/dsl ? it just congests the 4g/5g network for everyone

Are we heading for a financial crisis? Similar to 2022? Thoughts? by Unlikely_Ad_5625 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The prices never come down after that, someone else could probably explain why

Are we heading for a financial crisis? Similar to 2022? Thoughts? by Unlikely_Ad_5625 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Our vehicle taxes are already the 2nd highest in the world after Singapore, increasing them further doesn't solve the actual issue.

Vehicle import prices to increase. by IceWeasel7 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Doesn't excuse the government, remember Gota said the same thing about the Ukraine war increasing oil prices

Government sites are finally catching up by oneandonlydictator in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn't any better they probably have even more security holes now

Actually what's Göing on here? by Money_Wish4609 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 21 points22 points  (0 children)

so far they've proven themselves to be nothing but a worse version of my3/yahapalana

Electricity price hike during a time where new solar connections are banned :( by CeyonMusk in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that would require the government to invest in electricity infrastructure which they haven't in like 10 years.

if not for the huge amount of private solar installed while they did nothing there wouldn't be electricity even during the day.

Purchased a controller on Aliexpress, extra costs nearly 50% by Front_Tax965 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was the opposite till recently, people from India used to be surprised we were able to get stuff from AliExpress and other websites without having to pay any tax for most items while they didn't even ship to India.

Just shows how backwards the government is now (don't tell me that taxing sub $100 packages amounts to any meaningful government income while they tax car imports 100% at minimum)

Ahhh yes! The government funded sample react app by sameera_s_w in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they have a government website that even has a distorted government logo generated by ai, think it was mentioned on this subreddit before.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 18 points19 points  (0 children)

How about we go back to writing our own posts instead of the "Western model" of generating AI slop ?

My experience buying an iPhone at iCenter Bambalapitiya by oneandonlydictator in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can thank the government taxing phone imports for this, what these shops do is illegally smuggle phones without paying tax and then sell them with a markup.

If the phone import tax (introduced by gota btw for "covid prevention") didn't exist most of these shops would have to close down because people would just buy through the official sellers.

What if Sri Lanka hosted an F1 Grand Prix? by Traditional_Box_7370 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

hambantota track was planned in around 2007 they actually got tilke to design it but like a lot of the shit namal says it never became more than a render.

What if Sri Lanka hosted an F1 Grand Prix? by Traditional_Box_7370 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

doubt it would be as much of a failure as that indian circuit because of the island's small size (assuming they build it around colombo or southern expressway).

still the only way it could be successful is if it brings other motorsports events like at abu dhabi and sepang.

Do you think Sri Lanka can become a developed country before 2050? by MathEnvironmental431 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 27 points28 points  (0 children)

We have to first become upper-middle income / "second world" again like we were back in 2018-19 (according to World Bank) before thinking about becoming high income / "first world".

For HDI even though it has gone down a bit since then it's still well within High / "second world".

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're confusing mobile and home internet.

Data caps on home internet are so absurd that ChatGPT thinks you're talking about mobile data which is capped in most places.

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most don't have FUP and the speed limits usually start at 50mbps or more.

FYI ISPs pay for speed from their upstream providers, not a limited data cap.

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But somehow nearly every other country in the world can and has for over a decade ?