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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)
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- 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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- Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead (Category: USA, Maryland)
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