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“These people don’t see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you instead of for you”. Orwell (Proposed Preface to ‘Animal Farm’) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Long before the election is held, the first result is out. Two anti-government websites were raided and their staffers arrested (including ...
- Pro-Tiger elements in the Tamil diaspora are helping Rajapaksas stay in power (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition must counter patriotic narrative of Rajapaksas with socio-economic and political narr... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketer Murali Is On A Sticky Wicket – On Tamil Nadu Turf (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year in Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
- Video: 221214 MTV NFL HAKEEM EVENT (Category: Video)
- Watch “20-20” On CSN (Category: Breaking News)
- “Maximizing NFL Betting Success: Your Strategic Game Plan for Crushing the Vegas NFL Odds” (Category: Breaking News)
- With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL? (Category: USA, California)
By Dinouk Colombage Following the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, Sri Lankan state media and members of the government have been on the offensive against human rights activists and independent media groups calling them ‘traitors’. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, acting Minister of Mass Media, in an interview with The Sunday Leader says he ...
- Mervyns’ statement should be condemned: GL (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Mervyn Silva threatens journalists (Category: Breaking News)
- Lukewarm response to ITN (Category: Breaking News)
- Mervyns’ statement should be condemned : Minister G.L .Peries (Category: Breaking News)
Sarath Fonseka was found guilty on the first charge in an indictment filed in the High Court of Colombo, consequent to an article carried in The Sunday Leader on December 13 2009 - front page under the caption “Gota Ordered Them To Be Shot - Gen. Sarath Fonseka.” The case was heard at a Trial-at-Bar before ...
- Jansz did not correct her mistake due to threats - Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sunday Leader decided to support Fonseka - Witness (Category: Breaking News)
- SF Attends Trial-at-bar (Category: Breaking News)
- Surrendees never ordered to be shot - Maj Gen (Category: Breaking News)
“There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.” – Brutus, in Julius Caesar, Act 4 Winning ...
- One law for the Rajapakses another for the rest of us (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: An arrogant fourth estate and a populace indoctrinated by myth (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda Silva: Rs 18 – 39 Million And Counting (Category: Breaking News)
- Wave of crime and its relation to politicos…a dangerous sign of decay (Category: Breaking News)
OCTOBER 17, 2011: Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 23 Political Environment: 30 Economic Environment: 18 Total Score: 71 Despite the end of the government’s long-running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel group in May 2009, media freedom remained restricted in Sri Lanka, with journalists subject to myriad forms of legal harassment and physical intimidation. Altho...
- Alarming Increase in hostile rhetoric, threats of reprisals against exiled journalists from Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Media Freedom In Sri Lanka; Why Are Journalists’ Murder Investigations Being Avoided? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan media gagged says RSF (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka’s government implement the LLRC recommendations? (Category: Breaking News)
Sarath Kongahage, Chairman Rupavahini Corporation, lawyer, political activist, media personality and now ambassador-designate to Germany, spoke to Faraz Shauketaly on his impending appointment and work at Rupavahini Corporation. He dispelled rumours that he was being replaced at SLRC due to consistent internal dissent. Excerpts: Q: On what merits were you appointed as Chairman, Rupavahini Corpor...
- The new DGI to assume duties on Friday (Category: Breaking News)
- Athugala appointed Director General of Govt. Info. Dept. (Category: Breaking News)
- A Mass Media Maestro becomes the DGI (Category: Breaking News)
- Ariyaratne Athugala takes over (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara "….too many people desire to suppress criticism simply because they think that it will give some comfort to the enemy to know that there is such criticism. If that comfort makes the enemy feel better for a...
- The Darusman (UN) Report was inevitable due to colossal failure by the Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Why did the the Rajapaksas lie to the people of Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Under Siege in Sri Lanka: Why Accountability for War Crimes Matters (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry - HRW (Category: Breaking News)
by Harim Peiris Last week Sri Lanka commemorated her 63rd anniversary of freedom from colonial rule and Sri Lankans rightly celebrated the achievement of our political independence and democratic rights as a free and sovereign nation. That freedom and sovereignty...
- Attack on journalists at BIA, State sanctioned attempt at suppressing media freedom - Free media... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka FM hits back over crackdown criticism (Category: Breaking News)
- SL hits back at accusations of press harassment (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan government denies blame made by the US (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “People want their freedom. People want their bread. People want to stop their lousy dictators from looting their countries”. — A Jordanian Dissident (New York Times – 30.1.2011) Tunisia and Egypt, in revolt, are at the end...
- JVP for Tunisia style option (Category: Breaking News)
- Tyrants and Their Families: Gaddafis and Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Telephone call from Gaddafi tp Rajapaksa shows Mahinda is on the wrong side of history (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksa project of establishing familial control over the State Army and the SLFP (Category: Breaking News)
By Karu Jayasuriya (The following is the statement issued by UNP deputy Leader and Gampaha district Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya on the arson attack against the Lanka e-news media organization) A new chapter has been added to the threat to the...
- “Boothaya” arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka e news besieged by threats again: international phone lines forcibly cut (Category: Breaking News)
- Advance cash payment up to Rs. 4,000 for Government employees (Category: Breaking News)
- The IGP must explain the circumstances of Prageeth Ekanaliyagoda's disappearance -AHRC (Category: Breaking News)
Lasantha’s Killers Still Walk Free By Frederica Jansz A year ago, a high profile investigation into the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge and the attacks on Editors Upali Tennekoon, Keith Noyahr and Namal Perera got underway as senior sleuths attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) sifted through a smattering ...
- CID sleuths dispatched in search of Katuwana murderers (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
The Free Media Movement (FMM) unequivocally condemns Tuesday’s (7th December) attack on journalists at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and views it as yet another serious blow to media freedom, ethical and democratic right to impartial reporting. Lanka E News...
- Punish Goons That Attacked ‘Sirasa’ And Prove Your Innocence (Category: Breaking News)
- Freedom of media is vital -UN (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan journalists take to the streets against attack on website office (Category: Breaking News)
- Media Ire (Category: Business)
Mega Star Or Mega Joke? For many years, I have been a loyal fan of Swarnavahini. For the past one year, I have been a keen viewer of their reality show Mega Star, which finally turned out to be a ‘Mega Joke’. Practically, every right thinking citizen of Sri Lanka and any person who has ...
- Now, Military Mega Star (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranaviru Real Star: Mission 2 SMS revenue donated for Armed Forces welfare (Category: Business)
- Live: The Voice final four (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara The welfare of the people in particular, has always been the alibi of tyrants…” — Camus (Resistance, Rebellion And Death) After a lull, the onslaught on the media has resumed. “We need to maintain emergency laws...
- Ruling family's determination to have a "Rajapaksa security state" is costing Sri Lanka dear (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith speaks truth to power on justice, reconcilation and peace (Category: Breaking News)
- Why are we not outraged about child rape in Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Power grab and dictatorial ambitions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa exposed (Category: Breaking News)
Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday said he had given strict instructions to conduct a full-scale inquiry into the attack on the Sirasa Television office. The IGP had directed Colombo DIG H.M.D. Herath to deploy a special Police team to investigate the attack and submit
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- Expert shares tips to protect yourself from hackers (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead (Category: USA, Maryland)
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