Daily Archives: June 4, 2009
Freedom of expression throttled again – editors guild
The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka yesterday condemned the attack on Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) Secretary Poddala Jayantha on Monday and said it was yet another assault on … Continue reading
Is informing about abduction to the family of the victim offence? Ranil asks
(Lanka-e-News, 04.June.2009, 8.45PM) Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe says that abduction and assault of Working Journalists’ Association secretary Poddala Jayantha is an attack against the media freedom that is considered a … Continue reading
I have no list of journalists that were in LTTE payroll – Media Minister
(Lanka-e-News, 04.June.2009, 8.30PM) Minister of Media and Information Anura Priyadarshana Yapa says that he has not received a list of the journalists that have been under LTTE pay list although … Continue reading
South Asia media associations condemn attack on Sri Lanka scribe
New Delhi (PTI) Two prominent media associations of South Asia on Thursday expressed shock at the kidnapping and beating of a prominent Sri Lankan journalist and asked Colombo to resolve … Continue reading
Eleven media persons killed; 27 attacked and four were abducted under Mahinda Rajapakse’s Presidency -Dayasiri Jayasekara
(Lanka-e-News, June 04, 2009, 9.30 AM) United National Party (UNP) Kurunegala district MP Dayasiri Jayasekara says that the government that ended the terrorism in north has launched state terror in … Continue reading
Media persons that tried to save my life were produced in court; it is a crime, Poddala writes to the IGP
(Lanka-e-News, June 04, 2009, 4.00 PM) The secretary of the Working Journalists’ Association Poddala Jayantha says that manipulating his abduction case to intimidate more journalists instead of bringing the culprits … Continue reading
No confidence in police investigations into Poddala’s assault – Jayasekera
The UNP has no confidence in the investigations carried out by the police into the brutal assault on media person Poddala Jayantha said Kurunegala District UNP Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera. Addressing … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Media an in conflict
(http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/06/sri-lanka-media-in-conflict.html) By Nilantha Ilangamuwa “Racism and racist oppression are the causative factors for rebellions and secessionist politics.” – V. Prabhakaran, ex- leader of the LTTE , Heroes’ Day Address in … Continue reading
A new era for Media in Sri Lanka- Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene
Thu, 2009-06-04 03:57 An interview with Asian Tribune Colombo Correspondent Prasad Gunewardene Colombo, 04 June, (Asiantribune.com): Media MinisterMedia Minister Lakshman Yapa AbeywardeneMedia Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene in … Continue reading
