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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has put pressure on several state institutions against sponsoring the Sirasa Superstars programme. Therefore, co-sponsors of the programme, Sri Lanka Telecom and Sri Lanka Insurance have said they cannot sponsor the event.
The Reformists The Reformist groups’ attempt to oust the current leader of the United National Party seems to have experienced some serious setbacks. Ranil Wickremesinghe is still the leader; his Working Committee is still intact and as committed to him as it was at the height of the crisis. Although the Party suffered yet another humiliating electoral ...
- Rumours of Freedom: Whither Fonseka now (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu Jayasuriya goes online (Category: Breaking News)
- Children of the 1977 Free Market Economy and their world without vision (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP, from the Party of the Minorities to a Minor Party (Category: Breaking News)
By Maheshi Perera It’s a question to most people whether social media is a fad or not. This was the same question that has prompted Sirasa News First to introduce an innovative digital and mobile platform yesterday. Capital Maharaja Organisation said as a leading news provider, Sirasa
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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)
“Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanised humanity…” Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) By Tisaranee Gunasekara That the ancient-city of Dambulla is not sundered by religious violence is thanks to the sense and sensibility of its ordinary inhabitants (of all faiths) and the security personnel on duty. Had the people of Dambulla been as virulent ...
- Dambulla Mosque Cannot Be Relocated – SLMC (Category: Breaking News)
- Religious Extremism: The Post- War Reality in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks Tomorrow Over Dambulla Issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Muslims denounce attack on mosque in Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
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)
aHSBC has partnered Asia Exhibition and Conventions to hold the biggest exclusive lifestyle fair, ‘The Big Deal,’ scheduled to be held from 23-25 March at the BMICH. This comes in the wake of the bank’s latest campaign, ‘Wake Up!’ which inspires customers to live their unspoken dreams with the assistance of a Lifestyle Loan. ...
- Affordable loans to meet lifestyle needs from HSBC (Category: Business)
- The Big Deal Avurudu Lifestyle Fair a huge success (Category: Business)
- HSBC launches new Lifestyle Loan (Category: Business)
- A journey to remember – the Singer Kitchen Sawari (Category: Business)
A dramatic global theatre jam By Nirasha Piyawadani Pinnawala Adramatist who has rendered yeoman service to the promotion of local stage drama, M. Shafeer, has a cherished wish and that is to be able to hold an international drama festival in Sri Lanka. Our protagonist M. Safeer, strove to make this dream a reality and thanks to his untiring efforts the first ever international drama festival in...
- Japanese Kyogen dramas at Kelaniya University (Category: Breaking News)
- National drama festival opens today (Category: Breaking News)
- Eugenio Barba’s Living Archive & Floating Islands – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Day 2: Folklore extravaganza in the North (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - Former chief justice Sarath N. Silva says any suspected war criminal could be taken before The Hague despite not being a signatory to the Rome convention. He has refuted opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s claim that no Sri Lankan could be hauled before the International Criminal Court as he had not signed the convention as the then prime minister. Speaking to...
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - The Black January protest is to be held at the Lipton Circus at 3.00 pm today (Jan. 25), reports say. The demonstration was earlier scheduled to be held at 2.00 pm at the Fort Railway Station compound. Speaking to 'Srilankamirror' on behalf of the Sri Lanka's Alliance of Media Organizations, convener of the FMM, Sunil Jayasekara confirmed the report. He...
- Court ruling on Black January protest tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- FMM shoulders ‘Black January’ organizing responsibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Black January protest next week (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Black January’ poster campaign launched (Category: Breaking News)
Srilankamirror - Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne today decided that the ruling of the petition against the Black January protest will be handed tomorrow (Jan. 25). The Black January protest is scheduled to be held in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station tomorrow. Organised by Sri Lanka's Alliance of Media Organizations, the Black January demonstration is a mark of protest against t...
- 'Black January' shifted to Lipton Circus (Category: Breaking News)
- FMM shoulders ‘Black January’ organizing responsibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Black January protest next week (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Black January’ poster campaign launched (Category: Breaking News)
Media organisations in Sri Lanka have urged the authorities to investigate all recent attacks on media personnel and institutions. The watchdogs say they will stage a protest on 25 January in Colombo against a series of attacks against media personnel in recent years. It will especially mark “Black January” during which many prominent media personnel ...
- Media protest confined to Fort station compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Media groups to mark 'Black January' (Category: Breaking News)
- Pro-govt demonstration against media protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy denies another alleged attack on Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
Methods to kill a Lion Newton Method: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Let, the lion catch you. This implies that you caught the lion. Einstein Method: Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion. Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon. Now you can trap ...
- Jaffna DIG orders immediate arrest of killer (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Governor chides police and Matale MC for failing to resolve land dispute between them (Category: Breaking News)
- JKH hoping to see recovery across all segments aided by pickup in economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Victim kicked out of fast-moving train (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says the mobs who hurled stones at him at Sirikotha on December 19 missed their target and hit the Buddha statue in front of the party headquarters building. At a media briefing at his office yesterday (Dec. 20), he displayed one of the rocks, which he said was aimed at him, and said it was thrown by Keli Rajamahendran. As a Christm...
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (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)
The Ceylon Continental Hotel recently hosted the very popular Continental Weddings Exhibition. One of the highlights of this exhibition was the raffle draw that allowed a lucky couple to win an all paid for dream wedding. Ceylon Continental Director Sales and Marketing Harsha Samaranayake (centre) draws a winner watched by Amaya Resorts and Spas ...
- Ceylon Continental’s ‘Wedding Exhibition’ to kick off wedding season in style (Category: Business)
- Wedding bells ring at the Ceylon Continental (Category: Business)
- VIDEO: Aspirations Education presents The Forward March 2011 (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)
The Media Organizations Collective says it unreservedly condemns the arrest of Sirasa TV journalist Indika Sri Aravinda, who was taken to Moratuwa Police Station, where his recorded video footage was deleted. It says in a statement that the journalist faced the incident yesterday (Oct. 05
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
Six Media organisations today condemned the action of the Police for forcing a TV journalist to delete pictures he had taken in relation to a news item he had covered in the Moratuwa area. The organizations said that a Sirasa TV journalist Indika Shri Aravinda had videoed the family members weeping
- Don’t talk to media-IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- National Museum robbery: Another suspect arrested from Maligawatta (Category: Breaking News)
- New media spokesman for Sri Lanka police (Category: Breaking News)
- 60,000 Police Officers on election duty (Category: Breaking News)
Two-day exhibition will grant a lucky bride and groom the prize of a lifetimeOn the 1 and 2 October, Ceylon Continental Hotel will host a Wedding Exhibition showcasing new trends, well-known leading suppliers and the latest wedding ideas and inspirations at the recently renovated Sapphire Ballroom. It is the first time in Sri Lanka that ...
- Ceylon Continental’s ‘Wedding Exhibition’ to kick off wedding season in style (Category: Business)
- Lucky bride and groom wins dream wedding at Continental Weddings Exhibition (Category: Business)
- VIDEO: Aspirations Education presents The Forward March 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Changed Hands (Category: Business)
On 1 and 2 October, Ceylon Continental Hotel will host a Wedding Exhibition showcasing new trends, well known leading suppliers and the latest wedding ideas and inspirations at the recently renovated Sapphire Ballroom. It is the first time in Sri Lanka that a five star hotel is gearing to organize an exhibition of such scale ...
- Lucky bride and groom wins dream wedding at Continental Weddings Exhibition (Category: Business)
- Wedding bells ring at the Ceylon Continental (Category: Business)
- VIDEO: Aspirations Education presents The Forward March 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
St. Benedict’s College will showcase its talent through an exhibition covering diverse areas of science, information technology among others at an event titled CUBE from 15 to 17 September at the College from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. St. Benedict’s College Director Rev. Bro. Granville Perera said CUBE’s objective was to help students transform theoretical ...
- SLC Provides Cricket Balls to 186 Schools (Category: Sports)
- Benedictines stun Wesley (Category: Sports)
- “7th Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7’s – 2011” (Category: Business)
- Minnesota Saint John’s University welcomes scholarship winner Dinuka (Category: Business)
MetalFactor teamed up with the International Advertising Association’s (IAA) Sri Lanka Chapter yet again to host the Young Spikes contest for young advertising professionals. The winning team, consisting of two members each from the following categories – Integrated communication and Media, will represent Sri Lanka at the Young Spikes contest at Spikes Asia 2011 in ...
- Saluting Sri Lankan Spikes winners (Category: Business)
- Grant McCann wins Young Spikes again (Category: Business)
- Leo Burnett Sri Lanka’s Subhash Pinnapola, first Sri Lankan on Spikes Jury (Category: Business)
- Biggest-ever Spikes Asia 2012 kicks off in Singapore (Category: Business)
The UNP’s tumultuous Working Committee meeting on Wednesday resulted in many allegations and jibes thrown back and forth between senior party members. Rosie Senanayake yesterday together several UNP members held a press conference at the Bodhi Ranasinghe Foundation Narehenpita following a dispute with the UNP Working Committee. She alleged that the UNP Working Committee was ...
- Report on Sirikotha attack is not impartial - Karu (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith accepts Dy. Leader post (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith accepts Deputy Leader post, Ranil reappointed leader (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP reformists want secret ballot for leader’s post (Category: Breaking News)
(Lanka-e-News -16.Aug.2011, 11.50P.M.) At the last General election ,Kili Raja Mahendran of the Maharaja Organization requested two slots in the National list of MPs at the general elections to which I did not agree . Therefore , his Sirasa media has turned hostile...
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)
JVP politburo member and DNA parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (24) charged that the government has used emergency regulations suppress the people’s rights and to silence dissent. Dissanayake speaking during the debate on the extension of emergency regulations in parliament has called on the government to relax the emergency regulations. He has also spoke of ...
- Relaxation of emergency regulations to be debated over 2 days (Category: Breaking News)
- Emergency regulations relaxed (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti Terror law to remain (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes new anti-terrorism measures (Category: Breaking News)
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