Treasure Island
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The country is a perfect candidate for globalization. But a new
president must first put an end to decades of bloody civil strife.
By Ron Moreau
Newsweek International
Nov. 14, 2005 issue - Back in the 1960s, Singaporean leader Lee Kuan
Yew said that he hoped his island nation could one day emulate the
success of Sri Lanka. In those days, the former Ceylon had a lot going
for it: its per capita income exceeded Thailand's and was roughly equal
to South Korea's. What's more, Sri Lanka's literacy rate was very high
and its infant-mortality and birthrates low-attributes that Sri
Lankans still enjoy today. With its proximity to India, ancient
Buddhist culture, enviable geostrategic location and 1,600 kilometers
of coconut-palm-lined beaches, Sri Lanka seemed poised to become a
shipping, airline, tourism andforeign-investment hub of Asia.
Sri Lanka
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