By S.S. Selvanayagam MTV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd and the MBC Networks (Pvt.) Ltd filed their answer in the High Court of Colombo to the Plaint by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation counter suing for Rs. 500 million as damages. The Defendants the MTV and the MBC in their answer to the Plaint of the Plaintiff ...

New release from Dr. Gunadasa A. Not often do English readers get a chance to enjoy a Gunadasa Amarasekera classic. Just out in bookstands is ‘Death by the Pool’ – a translation of his latest collection of short stories, ‘Vil Thera Maranaya’ described as the final episode and memories of a man facing his destiny. ...

The interim injunction order issued by the Commercial high Court preventing the MTV/MBC media network from broadcasting the Olympics was set aside by the Supreme Court yesterday. The ruling was given when an appeal filed by MTV/MBC Network was taken up before a three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting the of the Chief Justice ...

By T. Farook Thajudeen Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) sought time to file objections against the enjoining order obtained by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) preventing the ABU from granting broadcasting rights of 30th Olympic Games within the territory of Sri Lanka to any other person other than Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Senior Counsel Harsha ...

Vesak is a time to revisit and refocus on the core of Buddhism. It is also the time to see how Buddhist principles of truth, peace, honesty and kindness can be promoted in the country. At the start of the week, just a cursory glance at the newspapers reveals many things that could do with ...

By D.C. Ranatunga “We bear a very heavy responsibility to build up this service with great care, vigilance and intellectual integrity so that the people of this country belonging to different ethnic groups, believing in four different faiths, of diverse economic groups, living in varying environments, urban and rural, with different levels of literacy and ...

Sri Lanka’s most popular children’s television programme ‘Muthuhara’ broadcasted by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) selected Cinnamon Grand’s Nuga Gama (the Village in the City) for its first  live broadcast  on 1 January. This is the first time a hotel has been selected as a venue for this renowned children’s programme, since its inception 30 ...

Yet another Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) report has been tabled in Parliament and media reports indicate that as much as Rs. 19 billion has been mismanaged by the 229 organisations monitored in 16 months, leading one to question: what steps will the Government take to minimise these excesses? If previous COPE reports are any ...

State broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has contracted Harris Broadcast Communications to provide it with DVB-T2 transmission equipment as the South Asian nation migrates from analogue to digital terrestrial television. The contract involves a number of Harris Maxiva ULX UHF transmitters to support eight over the air digital channels for SLRC. Targeted DVB-T2 channel ...

Mission 1 was a record-breaker, mission two promises more; Ranaviru Real Star, one of the most watched reality shows in Sri Lanka highlighting the hidden talents of our armed forces personnel, commenced operations with the highly-anticipated Mission 2. Ranaviru Real Star was developed on a concept given by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and is organised ...

The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), the vibrant forum of the new generation entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka plans to conduct a highly interactive series of programmes named ‘Zero to Billionaire – The Story behind Sri Lankan Business Heroes of the 21st Century’ to bring to the surface the untold truths of success of the ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) conducted an “Investor Day” on Saturday 1 October at Monty Hotel, Ampara in order to educate investors on investing in the stock market and Unit Trusts. This was the first ever road show conducted in Ampara. A large number of new investors participated at this event ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) in association with the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation telecasts a live one-hour television series in Sinhala titled ‘Prathilabha’ on the capital market on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. This programme, which was initiated for the purpose of imparting proper capital market knowledge and awareness on the ...

THERE is so much wastage happening in Sri Lanka that discussing mismanagement of public resources seems to be a worn-out topic. Then, suddenly, the all important Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) releases its report and the subject hits headlines temporarily. New reports have stated that COPE has revealed that the Government has lost a ...