Monthly Archives: July, 2009
A Tamil Tragedy – Assination of Neelan Tiruchelvam
Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam was slated to be a visiting professor at Harvard Law School in the fall of 1999. A renowned constitutional lawyer from Sri Lanka, Neelan was better known … Continue reading
Mangy attacks ‘Adults Only’ movies ban
By Ifham Nizam Criticizing a recent Government declaration that screening of ‘Adults Only’ movies would be banned, Mangala Samaraweera, MP said that the Rajapaksa Government was now acting like the … Continue reading
3 TNA candidates in Vavuniyaa polls receive death threats – CMEV
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 11:56 GMT] The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said Wednesday that it received complaints that three candidates of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) contesting … Continue reading
Implications of the cultural crisis of Sri Lanka
2009-07-30 | 4.40 PM Sri Lanka’s rulers are entangled in a knot of cultural issues in a multiplity of sectors and taking various measures according to their whims and fancies … Continue reading
Sri Lanken national ID scheme eNIC tender fraud documents related to the Lasantha Wickrematunge assassination,
2009 From Wikileaks Jump to: navigation, search Unless otherwise specified the document described here: * Was first publicly revealed by Wikileaks working with our source. * At that time was … Continue reading
Mobile ban in Sri Lanka schools
Parents have been blamed for providing mobiles to their children Sri Lanka has banned students from using mobile phones at school following the suicide of a teenager disciplined for using … Continue reading
Sri Lanka Guardian site ‘blocked’ in Sri lanka
2009-07-29 | 2.50 PM Readers in Sri Lanka are unable to access the ‘Sri Lanka Guardian’ website for the past two days. However, the site is accessible from other parts … Continue reading
Lasantha – a celebration of dissent and diversity
By: Dilrukshi Handunnetti It is unthinkable to me that Lasantha has now become part of Sri Lanka’s gruesome statistics of dead journalists. But that is the cold reality. This innovative … Continue reading
International Press Freedom Mission chase wild geese in Sri Lank
[Editorial, Eelam Nation] “In the wake of my death I know you will make all the usual sanctimonious noises and call upon the police to hold a swift and thorough … Continue reading
Government refuses to renew press visa for AP Bureau Chief
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS), is outraged by the Sri Lankan Government’s refusal to renew the press visa for Mr.Ravi Nessman, the Colombo Bureau Chief of Associated Press. … Continue reading
TRC ordered to suspend licenses of 12 websites
by Samantha Ileperuma Colombo Chief Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi yesterday ordered the Director General of Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to suspend the licenses of 12 websites which were exhibiting nude photographs. The … Continue reading
Comic abuse of Defence Ministry website
Friday, July 24, 2009 By Basil Fernando (July 24, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A publication in the Defense Ministry website accusing several lawyers, who appeared for one of the parties … Continue reading
Hulugalle orders removal of General Fonseka’s photographs and interview from Silumina
2009-07-24 | 7.20 PM Lake House Chairman, Bandula Padmakumara, acting on a directive issued by Director General, Media Center for National Security (MCNS), Lakshman Hulugalle had ordered the Silumina newspaper … Continue reading
Karuna impose death threat on Sri Lanka Guardian correspondent
2009-07-24 | 7.20 PM Revelations about the National Integration Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan nom de guerre Col Karuna following the publication of the brief of his wife’s interview and the background … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Thirty-four journalists & media workers killed during present government rule
PRESS RELEASE 22 July 2009 Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) express its serious concern that even after government’s declaration of war victory and end of war, intimidations and … Continue reading
Opposition protests against reactivation of Press Council
by Saman Indrajith Opposition MPs protested in Parliament yesterday against the government’s move to reactivate the Press Council. Their protest turned into a heated exchange of words as MPs on … Continue reading
Reactivation of Press Counci- Underhand move by Govt.: Ranil
By Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera The Opposition charged in Parliament yesterday that the Government had breached the privileges of MPs by reactivating the Press Council based on a discussion … Continue reading
Associated Press correspondent penalised for his war coverage
Reporters Without Borders today called on the Sri Lankan government to give a more convincing explanation about its refusal to renew the press visa of the Associated Press correspondent in … Continue reading
AP writer leaves Sri Lanka after visa not renewed
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Associated Press bureau chief in Sri Lanka, who broke news of private U.N. reports outlining civilian death tolls, has been denied permission to remain in … Continue reading
Sri Lanka to heighten internet censorship
The websites the Sri Lanka government accuses of ‘slinging mud’ at it will face a situation that they ‘will be automatically shut down.’ Media spokesman on National Security Minister Keheliya … Continue reading
