Tag Archives: state media
Judges defamed by state media –Karu
‘It is very harmful, when the judicial system and judges are defamed by the state media, with political blessings. It is very unfortunate that those who govern the country fail … Continue reading
‘The Judicial Service Association concerned about media campaign
‘The JSA is concerned about the media campaign aimed at vilifying the judges who discharge their duties according to law and their conscience’ says a JAS statement. ‘The Supreme Court … Continue reading
Petition against Daily News editor
A petition was submitted to the Supreme Court today(14) stating that the editor of the ‘ Daily News, Mr. Rajpal Abeynayake is continuously insulting those engaged in the Judiciary, and … Continue reading
SRI LANKA: “Don’t be misled by false propaganda of state media” – Lawyers Collective
Photo: Hudson Samarasinghe: mud slinging director of SLBC - The Lawyers Collective calls upon the public not to be misled by the shameless, malicious and false propaganda of the State … Continue reading
Lake House dumps editor Ockersz. Abeynayake becomes daily news editor
Political maneuvering has resulted in a shakeup of the editorial hierarchy of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (ANCL), better known as Lake House. Lynn Ockersz, who took over as … Continue reading
Speaker to summon ‘Dinamina’ editor over report
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa says he will summon the editor of state-run ‘Dinamina’ for questioning over an article which implies that chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake had admitted to the allegations … Continue reading
Ruling party owes LKS9.1 M to state TV
SLRC loses Rs.131M because of Carlton Network: Ravi . The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has lost Rs.131 million by transferring broadcasting rights to Carlton Sports Network (CSN) and thus … Continue reading
State TV boss new media spokesman for President .
Mohan Samaranayake has been appointed as the new Media Spokesman to the President in addition to his post as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the President’s Media … Continue reading
Daily News Editor on the way out ?
Mr. Lynn Ockerz, the Editor of Daily News has been removed from his post today, according to reports. Mr Ockerz is one of the finest English journalists in the … Continue reading
US state dept report 2011: Freedom of Speech and PressStatus of Freedom of Speech and Press in Sri Lanka
The law provides for freedom of speech, including for members of the press, but the government did not respect these rights in practice. Government officials criticized, pressured, harassed, and arrested … Continue reading
Best interests of the media served by providing true and accurate information: SLRC head
Press Freedom Day marked with panel discussion Thursday at the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) to mark World Press Freedom Day under the theme ‘New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to … Continue reading
Lake House, editor ordered to pay Rs. 500 m to Wijedasa Rajapaksha
Wednesday, 23 March Lake House and Silumina editor Karunadasa Sooriyarachchi have been ordered by courts to pay Rs. 500 million as compensation to UNP MP Wijedasa Rajapaksha. Colombo additional district … Continue reading
Misuse of state resources including media regrettable – EC
The Elections Commissioner issuing a statement regarding the recently concluded Local Government elections stated that it was regrettable how some political parties and groups conducted themselves both before and during … Continue reading
Dues To SLRC Amount To Rs. 42 Million – Air Time For Election Campaigns
Dues amounting to millions of rupees are yet to be recovered by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) from airtime for election campaigns, and once again the government is the main … Continue reading
State run daily plays down assassination attempt on TNA MP
AFTA_Media_release_on__Sritharan_MP090311 Jaffna district Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian S. Sritharans shooting incident in Nochchiyagama on March 7th, received minimal coverage in the state run leading Sinhala newspaper Dinamina, sources in … Continue reading
ITNs Match Fixing Bombshell
By Dinouk Colombage The two dismissals that ITN found suspicious, Zeros, not heroes according to ITN and Mahinda Abeysundara wrote the script alleging that Mahela Jayawardene and Tilan Samaraweera sold … Continue reading
Cricket World Cup: Jayawardene outraged by TV remark
BBC Sri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene is considering legal action in response to commentary that implied he was guilty of match-fixing. A state television broadcast suggested Jayawardene deliberately played badly … Continue reading
Silumina Editor suggests President to act against websites that criticize GOSL
According to trusted sources, the Editor of the state run newspaper Silumina, Karunadasa Sooriyarachi had suggested to the President Mahinda Rajapakse to take action against websites which are unduly criticizing the the Sri Lankan Government.
Threats Against Exiled Journalists Family in Sri Lanka Must Cease
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is outraged at continuing threats against the wife of journalist Gamini Pushpakumara, in exile from Sri Lanka since April after being dismissed as a producer with the state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) in January.
Opposition to introduce bill to protect journalists rights
Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared that legislation will be brought to parliament shortly which will ensure that the rights of all journalists in Sri Lanka are safeguarded. According to Dinamina, a state run newspaper, Wickremesinghe will put forward the bill as a private members motion.
