Monthly Archives: August, 2012
Sri Lanka: Working Jouranalists Assn. changes name
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association will henceforth be called the Sri Lanka Journalists Association, the media rights group has decided. The decision was taken at the association’s annual election … Continue reading
Lanka Mirror,X news mudslinging websites says CID
The Criminal Investigation Department(CID) yesterday told court that Sri Lankamirror.com and Xnews.com websites cannot be considered media institutes as they have been identified as scurrilous and mudslinging websites. CID Inspector … Continue reading
Police warn media against inciting racial, religious tensions
The police today warned the media and the public not to incite racial or religious tensions by spreading false information regarding some incidents. The warning comes after some news websites … Continue reading
Website office raid :SC says no order on website registration; Mangala claims Rs. 50 m. in damages
The Supreme Court has not called for the registration of news websites, Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake said this week, concurring with counsel for UNP Parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera in the fundamental … Continue reading
Court inquires about need to retain Srilankamirror computers
Colombo additional magistrate Prasanna Alwis today (Aug. 10) ordered the CID to obtain a written submission from the attorney general as to whether the computers seized from srilankamirror website were … Continue reading
Sealed websites:Mangala allowed to proceed with FR violation plea
UNP Parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera filed a fundamental rights case on behalf of the X-News and Lanka Mirror websites whose employees were taken into custody. He is seen with another UNP … Continue reading
Web registration fees reduced
The cabinet has decided to reduce fees for news website registration. Accordingly, the first time registration of a news website will cost Rs. 25,000, down from Rs. 100,000 previously. … Continue reading
TNPF launches Tamil bimonthly
The Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam launched a bimonthly party paper named Nam Theasam (Our Nation) Sunday at the office of the TNPF in Jaffna. University … Continue reading
CID grills website editor
The CID on Monday questioned editor of the LankaXnews and Sri Lanka Mirror web sites, Ruwan Ferdinandez, for seven hours and recorded his statement. Ferdinandez mentioned in the reports filed … Continue reading
Sri Lankan government moves to gag web sites
By Vilani Peiris Sri Lankan Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced on July 12 that the government planned new regulations under the draconian Press Council Act to control web sites. Once … Continue reading
