Monthly Archives: April, 2009
In memory of Darmarathnam Sivaram – 4th death anniversary
Personal notes on the day he was killed I was at home in Kurunagala after 12 continuous days in Colombo. My wife and I were about to go to bed, … Continue reading
Newspaper to serialise editor’s 58-day ordeal in police custody
(ST 26th April) The 58 days that Tamil newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithiyatharan spent in police custody will be the subject of a series of articles in the Sudar Oli, beginning … Continue reading
Journos’ dreams realized as SLWJA gets new hq.
By Kurulu Kariyakarawana A longstanding dream of local journalists became a reality when the foundation stone for the new headquarters of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) was laid … Continue reading
Proposed laws only for new TV stations
FR application challenging TV regulations By S.S. Selvanayagam (DM) When the fundamental rights violation applications challenging the controversial-ridden Private Television Broadcasting Stations Regulations came up before the Supreme Court yesterday … Continue reading
IFJ Welcomes Release of Tamil Editor in Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the release of Nadesapillai Vithyatharan, editor of the Tamil daily newspaper Sudar Oli, after almost two months in detention in Sri Lanka. Although … Continue reading
Sudar Oli editor released
By T. Farook Tajudeen. (DM, 25th) A triumphant Sudar Oli editor N. Vithyatharan who was released from detention yesterday told a media conference his case was an instance of justice … Continue reading
PAFFREL: People have grown weary of constant barrage of elections
By Yohan Perera and Kelum Bandara (DM) A leading election monitoring group in Sri Lanka said yesterday the Western Provincial Council election held on Saturday could not be considered a … Continue reading
Reporters Without Borders welcomes release of N. Vithyatharan
Reporters Without Borders welcomed the release of editor of the Tamil daily Sudar Oli, N. Vithyatharan, who had been held by police since 26 February 2009, accused of having links … Continue reading
Clear Sinhala win for government with Minorities voting against
At the Western PC elections Kusal Perera The much awaited Western Provincial Council Elections were over 24 hours ago and the results have just rolled in for the constituencies in … Continue reading
Vithiyatharan released
[TamilNet, Friday, 24 April 2009, 09:38 GMT] The Chief Editor of the Tamil daily Sudaroli, Nadesapillai Vithiyatharan, who was ‘abducted’ and later claimed as ‘arrested’ by the Sri Lankan Terrorist … Continue reading
The ethics and politics of war zone writing
Darini Rajasingham Senanayake ( Groundviews) On 24 April 2005 Dharmaratnam Sivaram, (‘Taraki’) editorial board member of the website Tamilnet, was found shot dead from gunshot wounds to the head several … Continue reading
Persecuted Sri Lankan paper wins British award
Wed, Apr 22 05:10 PM London, April 22 (IANS) An anti-government Sri Lankan newspaper, whose editor was shot dead in January by unknown gunmen, has been named for a prestigious … Continue reading
Welcome to a world without foreign correspondents
Written by: Andrew Stroehlein http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/3159/2009/03/21-072345-1.htm We’ve all watched the cutting of foreign news budgets for so long that we’ve become almost numb to it. Another bureau cut here, another three … Continue reading
Media: If you are not covering Sri Lanka right now, why not?
Written by: Andrew Stroehlein “A mass slaughter of civilians will take place Tuesday at noon. And everyone knows it.” These are the words my colleague used to describe what is … Continue reading
Lasantha killing – cops still clueless
By Nirmala Kannangara (SL/ 19th April) More than three months after the brutal assassination of The Sunday Leader Editor- in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge, the police are yet to make a breakthrough … Continue reading
How I was barred from reporting Tamil Tiger conflict
Jeremy Page, South Asia Correspondent( Timesonline) The Sri Lankan immigration officer’s eyes narrowed as soon as she swiped my passport at Colombo’s international airport last week. “Come this way,” she … Continue reading
The message in Killing the messenger
( SL Editorial – 5th April) It is three months since Lasantha Wickrematunge, the Founder Editor of this newspaper was killed. It is a time for reflection. For us all. … Continue reading
A new media
Sanjana Hattotuwa (SL) There are three worlds in Sri Lanka defined by Sinhala, Tamil and English media. Consume only Sinhala or Tamil media and the construct of Sri Lanka is … Continue reading
Top brass running terror ops – AHRC
A statement issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) last week quoting a report issued by the five media organisations entitled, ‘The Resurgence Of Terror And The Paramilitary Forces … Continue reading
Call for journalists to be let into area where “a major humanitarian crisis” is unfolding
Reporters Without Borders reminds the Sri Lankan government of its international undertakings as the media continue to be prevented from moving about freely in the north of the country, especially … Continue reading
