Daily Archives: February 28, 2010
Polls chief warns of court action against media
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake has warned the media they may face charges of contempt before the Supreme Court if they do not follow the 21-point guidelines given by him.
Breakthrough in Lasantha probe
A serving Army Major General, now on an overseas posting, has been re-called to Sri Lanka as CID detectives continued their investigations into the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga.
Sri Lanka to amend law on NGOs
The Sri Lankan Government is to amend the Act which deals with Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) with the objective to enable the concerned agencies to probe their activities and take appropriate action against them, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told the Daily Mirror online.
Calling it as you see it – the shooters’ tale
Someone sends a message saying that there is heavy police presence. Then phones are picked up and calls are made. “Barricades are being brought in. Student protest, apparently”. A few calls later, we have a rough idea of where it’s going to be. We change plans of heading back to office, and tell the tuk-tuk driver to take us to Colpetty.
Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions in peril, says Seattle Editorial
Noting that the “European Union recently dropped the island’s preferential trade status because of human-rights violations,” Seattle Times (U.S.) on Friday “says Sri Lankan media are not free to discuss the challenges, so the best hope is international attention.
