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The multi purpose transmission tower that connects north and south through telecommunication will be inaugurated tomorrow. All TV transmissions to the North stopped following the capture of Kokavil transmission tower by the LTTE terrorists on 11th July 1990. The war heroes including Captain Saliya Aladeniya who guarded the transmission tower had to sacrifice their lives ...
- ABC transmission tower demolition starts (Category: Western Australia)
- Getting the North more fully integrated (Category: Breaking News)
- Reconstruction of Kokavil Tower in progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Kokavil tower to link North & South (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran Media Personnel Mohan Samaranayake assumes office as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella made the appointment on the instructions of the President. Mr. Samaranayake becomes the 17th Chairman of the Corporation. He assumed duties this morning
Veteran journalist Mohan Samaranayake is the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. The appointment is effective from today. Mr. Samaranayake commenced his career as a Journalist and was also the Director News of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
- Sirasa and Nawaloka ordered to hand over video footage (Category: Breaking News)
- WIN axes news director (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sri Lanka X News website director investigated by CID officials for 4th day (Category: Breaking News)
- Wild life Dept. Director dismissed : Rajapakses running wild dont spare even Sinharaja for... (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran journalist Mohan Samaranayake has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporaton with effect from today. The appointment letter in this respect was handed...
Veteran journalist Mohan Samaranayake has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporaton with effect from today. The appointment letter in this respect was handed over to Mr. Samaranayake by the Minister of Mass Media and Information Mr. Keheliya Rambukwella this morning.
May 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to appoint senior journalist Mohan Samaranayake as the Chairman of the state -run television, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Mohan Samaranayaka has been appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Samaranayaka was the former National information officer at the UNs Sri Lanka country office.
May 29, Colombo: The grand finale of Sri Lanka war heroes' reality television show will be held today at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Sri Lanka's state television Rupavahini announced.
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Leader for the National Freedom Front (NFF) and Housing and Construction Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s costly and extravagant trip to New York cost US$ 19,000 (approx. Rs. 2 million) each for himself and his young son Vibhuthi to travel first class on Emirates Airlines. Weerawansa traveled to New York to participate in ...
- Minister Weerawansa s New York free stage performance and histrionics draw poor response (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Three outsiders will need to take a view on what really happened in the closing stages of the w... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith: War Crimes Committed Only By LTTE (Category: Breaking News)
- UN strongly objects Sri Lanka minister's protest blocking access to its offices (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
- 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)
UNP Settles Internal Strife Last Thursday was Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 62nd birthday. It was yet early morning when he received a telephone call from President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He first wished Ranil for securing his leadership position of the UNP at the Working Committee meeting held the day before. Secondly, he wished him a happy birthday. Ranil ...
- Karu Defends UNP’s No Ball (Category: Breaking News)
- Discussions to reach consensus (Category: Breaking News)
- Future of UNP will be decided tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Local Polls Delay UNP Changes; Mahinda Throws Ranil A Lifeline (Category: Breaking News)
Exhibition Of Contemporary Woven Art By Tilak Samarawickrema – April 1 – 17 Tilak Samarawickrema embodies in his work the contemporary spirit of his country, Sri Lanka. His prodigious output is rooted firmly in the local artisan tradition and spans the gamut from wall-hangings to carpets, passing through an entire spectrum of weavings. His motifs ...
- Design Tapestry From Ceylon (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka contemporary art exhibition in London (Category: Breaking News)
- Barefoot presents ‘Cube and Colour’ (Category: Business)
The ceremonial opening of Sri Lanka’s first coal power plant by President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be telecast live over ITN and Rupavahini today. The ceremony will be telecast live from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
The ceremonial opening of Sri Lanka’s first coal power plant by President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be telecast live over ITN and Rupavahini today. The ceremony will be telecast live from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
It is illegal to issue unofficial results - Dayananda DishanayakeThe Elections Commissioner has announced that official results can only be telecast by ITN, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Swarnavahini and Derana TV Channels as only these TV Channels have secured the rights to telecast
- Safe harbor law locks Congress into accepting Biden's win (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Safe harbor law locks Congress into accepting Biden's win (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Safe harbor law locks Congress into accepting Biden's win (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Safe harbor law locks Congress into accepting Biden's win (Category: USA, South Dakota)
can only be telecast by ITN, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Swarnawahini and Derana ...
- Georgia official: Vote audit over; Biden still leads President Trump (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Georgia official: Vote audit over; Biden still leads President Trump (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Georgia official: Vote audit over; Biden still leads President Trump (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Georgia official: Vote audit over; Biden still leads President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera has rejected a claim made by a government minister that Samaraweera owed monies to the state owned electronic media institutions. Youth Affairs Minister Dullas Alahapperuma told the media that Samaraweera owed a large sum of money to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini
- Sri Lanka who hold the keys for Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka who hold he keys for Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. tapping phones in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Mangala s party for Chandrika to return to SL politics. (Category: Breaking News)
Mar 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera Thursday rejected a claim made by a government minister that he owed monies to the state owned electronic media institutions.
Youth Affairs Minister and senior SLFP member, Dullas Alahapperuma has said that the main opposition UNP has abused state resources. Alahapperuma has told the media that the UNP while accusing the government of abusing state resources has in fact been the largest abuser of the resources. He has said that UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera owed ...
- Mangala denies he owes money to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP thugs set fire to Jaffna library - Minister Ranawaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Make a clear statement on CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- University of New Mexico files complaint over naming rights (Category: USA, New Mexico)
By Dhananjani Silva The traditional folk artistes from the northern region of Sri Lanka are today an enthusiastic group making preparations for that grand comeback after almost three decades of oblivion. Jaffna Music Festival 2011 scheduled to be held from...
- Music Festival in the City of Jaffna in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- In Pictures: Jaffna Music Festival – Mar 25, Inaugural Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: BBC correspondant blocked from attending Jaffna Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- Folk music festival opens tomorrow in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
The Japanese Government will provide a Rs 54 million grant for Production Facilities Improvement at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
Feb 11, Colombo: The Government of Japan has provided a grant of about 54 million rupees (41.7 million Japanese Yen) to improve the TV production equipment at the state-run television broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
The Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant of Rs. 54 million (Japanese Yen 41,700,000) for Improvement of Production Facilities at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka A quarter of a century ago, the Summer of ’85. Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. I was at the Pugwash Conference, hosted by Senator Fernando Henrique Cardoso, famous ‘dependency theorist’, later to become President of Brazil. I was...
- An early look at eye disease (Category: South Australia)
- For the love of Che (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Last Chance New Play Fest goes virtual (Category: USA, Montana)
- Sri Lanka President criticises Left party leader for attending DMK meet (Category: Breaking News)
By Sarath Fonseka An Open Appeal Issued by Former Army Chief and Presidential Candidate 2010 Dear Sri Lankans, The time has now come for us to stop being complacent and start taking an active role in shaping our future and...
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Open letter to the Sri Lankan Nation from a Navy Headquarters prison cell (Category: Breaking News)
- Vain Attempts To Bowl Imran Khan Out! (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka "A social group dominates antagonistic groups, which it tends to ‘liquidate’ or to subjugate perhaps even by armed force; it leads kindred and allied groups.” - Gramsci The massive WikiLeaks detonation took place in the wake of a significant conjunction of events for Sri Lanka. That was the celebration of Mahaveera day by the Diaspora Tamils and the visit to Jaff...
- Canada says end Emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- Eelam dreams only hurting Tamils: Devananda (Category: Breaking News)
- Shun negativity - EPRLF (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil diaspora asked to shun negativity (Category: Breaking News)
By Dinouk Colombage – Photo by Thusitha Kumara The Oxford Union’s cancellation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s address resulted in protests from members of the Sri Lankan Government and public alike. On Friday, Housing, Construction and Engineering Services Minister, Wimal Weerawansa organised a protest rally outside the British High Commission in Colombo. Outside the British High ...
- No protest over protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Update: Sri Lankan activists protest against UK (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest begins, BHC closed? (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal to teach Miliband a lesson (Category: Breaking News)
The Ministry of Defence has initiated the first ever 'Ranaviru Real Star' reality TV programme, exclusively for the members of tri-forces, with the cooperation of Dialog Axiata PLC and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
By Udara Soysa The Defence Ministry in collaboration with Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation plans to stage a musical reality show, it is learnt. Sources within the Defence Ministry confirmed that over 500 security personnel, representing the Army, Navy and Airforce will participate in the “Ranaviru
The Ministry of Defence has initiated the first ever 'Ranaviru Real Star' reality TV programme, exclusively for the members of tri-forces, with the cooperation of Dialog Axiata PLC and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
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