The media institutions Sirasa, Siyatha and Lankaenews have reportedly not been permitted to cover the inaugural sessions of the seventh parliament.

  Mervyn Silva has said that MEP Leader and UPFA Colombo District candidate, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has received money from Sirasa networks owner Kili Maharajah for his election propaganda campaign.

Former Sirasa media Director and UNF Colombo district candidate for the upcoming General Elections, Susil Kindelpitiya was remanded till April 16 by the Colombo Magistrate today. He was arrested this...

The UNP claims that the arrest of UNF Colombo district candidate and former Sirasa media Director Susil Kindelpitiya was an act of political revenge by the government at a time when a General Election is at hand. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka speaking to Daily Mirror online stated that there was an acepted method of conducting an arrest after a complaint was lodged. And that an arrest of ...

The UNP claims that the arrest of UNF Colombo district candidate and former Sirasa media Director Susil Kindelpitiya was an act of political revenge by the government at a time when a General Election is at hand.

The UNP claims that the arrest of UNF Colombo district candidate and former Sirasa media Director Susil Kindelpitiya was an act of political revenge by the government at a time...

(Lanka-e-News, April 2, 2010, 4.55PM) United National Front (UNF) Colombo District candidate and former News Director of the Sirasa Media, Susil Kindelpitiya was taken into...

Colombo  district  UNP candidate Susil  Kidelpitiya and three others arrested on charges of threatening a woman and carrying a gun says Welikada Police.Kidelpitiya was the ex-News Director of Sirasa television.

Today the Colombo Fort Magistrate reprimanded the Slave Island Police for not producing the 16 suspects who were granted bail over the attack on the Sirasa Tv and radio headquarters in Braybrook Place Colombo 2. 

NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa has charged that a group of UPFA leaders including Minister Champika Ranawaka has violated an agreement arrived at by party leaders at a meeting presided by the President where it was decided not to participate in any programmes produced by Sirasa or to give any UPFA advertising to the channel.

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 a comprehensive report to Court. "I had no political pressure to stop investigating the Sirasa attack,&...

By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Police Chief Mahinda Balasuriya vehemently denied having reprimanded the DIG for Colombo H. M. B. Herath and the Slave Island OIC K. M. Perera for taking action and intervening in the attack on MTV/MBC last Monday (22). The Sunday Leader has learned that political pressure on the Police Chief, compelled the IGP to censure [...]

Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena declined to comment on the attack. Claiming that ..

(Lanka-e-News, March 26, 2010, 7.30PM) The Slave island police today (26) made a request to the Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne to order the Sirasa media Institution to release the video coverage they had made...

Mar 26, Colombo: The Colombo Fort Magistrate has today (26) ordered the MTV network to hand over the video footage of the attack on MTV/MBC office premises to the police.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the Administrative Director of Sirasa to hand over the video footage of the entire attack on the MTV/MBC network to the police to conduct further investigations and arrest the suspects involved.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the Administrative Director of Sirasa to hand over the video footage of the entire attack on the MTV/MBC network to the police to conduct...

(Lanka-e-News 25.March.2010 11.30PM) National security media center Director General Lakshman Hulugalle at a Press conference on 24th said ,the National Sangha Sabha...

A senior Minister form the Colombo District said that it was JHU Theoretician and Minister Champika Ranawaka who had instigated the President and created the necessary background for the attack on the Sirasa media institution on the 22nd evening.

As a media network which makes a vital contribution on behalf of the masses, ITN’s task is to report to the people the incidents taking place in the country and not to forcibly burden the public on behalf of the welfare of the network. However, today, ITN laments over the wastage of air time by [...]

Mar 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Buddhist nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and its affiliate, the today (25) denied any involvement in the attack on Sirasa media network.

The police following a lethargic policy and neglecting to take legal action despite there is clear evidence and information regarding the attack on ‘Sirasa’ is surprising states People’s Lawyers Association.

Minister of Export Development and International Trade Prof. G.L. Peiris has pointed out that comprehensive investigations are being carried...

The Government has deplored efforts made to drag it to the thug attack on the Sirasa Head Office, Minister...

A demonstration was held in Matara town protesting against the thug attack on ‘Sirasa’ media institution. The demonstration jointly organized by Democratic National Alliance and several other organizations continued for more than an hour.

The Government has refused visa for American singer Akon who had denigrated the Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist culture. The Sri Lankan Government decided not to grant visa to the pop singer who was the issue to the clash opposite the Sirasa head office at Braybrooke Place in Colombo. It was the Maharajah Group of Companies [...]

Comprehensive investigations are being carried out into the incident reported opposite the “Sirasa” media institution. Expressing views at a news briefing today, Director General of the Media Centre for National Security Lakshman Hulugalla said that certain groups were exploiting the incident to embarrass the Government. Mr. Hulugalla opined that the National Sangha Conference has already issued a...

The Government has deplored efforts made to drag it to the thug attack on the Sirasa Head Office. Expressing views to the media today, Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the Cabinet ratified the Government’s decision to reject a visa to American pop singer Akon, on the basis that one of his videos brought disrespect to [...]

Monitoring election violence in Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election 2010: Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Media Communiqué 3 23 March 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: CMEV continues to receive reports regarding the misuse of public resources for electioneering. CMEV has recorded...

The 16 persons arrested for attacking ‘Sirasa’ head office, injured its employees and damaged property were released on police bail today (23rd) morning. The police spokesman SP Prishanthe Jayakody said those who were arrested were released on police bail and a report will be submitted to Judiciary.