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"Yesterday we returned to the old logo because there were requests from internal and external stakeholders.”
- Court orders probe on State TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Donors 'ignoring' resettled IDPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Kongahage remunerated – appointed Chairman SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic broadcast rights 'will not be transferred' (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Problem Of The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
Former Minister Mervyn Silva was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today for storming the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation in 2007. Silva and his bodyguards stormed Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on 27 December 2007 and allegedly assaulted an official. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation staff later took Silva hostage and refused to allow him to […]
- 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)
Police said Silva was arrested at his residence in Pelawatte, Colombo, on Thursday August 18.
Ali was released on a cash bail of 25,000 rupees and two personal bails of 500,000 rupees each.
- Baby dolphin's first birthday milestone (Category: South Australia)
- SLMC candidates office and vehicle attacked in Akaraipatru (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Somali leader, Twin Cities professor is mourned (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Former Somali leader, Twin Cities professor is mourned (Category: USA, Minnesota)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thank You Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-run Rupavahini went off air for a time after two protestors were interviewed live on air and suspended programs, while Independent Television Network another state broadcaster is also displaying colour bars.The headquarters of the Sri Lanka Rupahavini Corporation (SLRC), the state-owned television network, was given heavy security from morning with autho...
Heads of State media institutions have been asked to resign by Media Minister Bandula Gunawardane. The newly appointed Media Minister has requested heads of print and electronic media to step down. Accordingly, the Chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN) Niroshan Premaratne submitted his resignation. The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation is Sonala Gunawardana. […]
- Laws to regulate television, radio and new media (Category: Breaking News)
- Media accused of damaging Sri Lanka’s image (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns over Sri Lanka’s intelligence network after Kanjipani escaped (Category: Breaking News)
- Government questions media role during Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) Jaffna Stallions team today announced that Saranga Wijeyarathne has been appointed as the organization’s Director of Communication and Media in Sri Lanka. He will take up his position immediately. Wijeyarathne most recently served as Director General of national television broadcaster, Sri Lanka Rupavahini and previously held several key positions in […] The po...
- Board Change (Category: Business)
- Promotion (Category: Business)
- Director Controversy (Category: Business)
- Board Games (Category: Business)
Launched under a year ago, CSN offers high quality sports entertainment as a fixed option for the deserving television (TV) viewer. Following are excerpts of an interview held with CSN Director Marketing & Promotions Prasanna Jayasundera. By Ashwin Hemmathagama Question (Q): Sri Lanka is a small nation with comparatively limited number of TV viewers. So, ...
- CSN joins hands with “Prime TV (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC secretary’s company wins SLC’s TV rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Carlton to exclusively show SL vs Pakistan Cricket (Category: Business)
- CSN completes one year of successful operations (Category: Business)
Sources from the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) say that teledramas that have been rejected by the selection board to be telecast on the national television channel are being forced on the Corporation through political pressure.
“Crime and bad lives are the measure of a State’s failure, all crime in the end is the crime of the community.” -H.G. WELLS, A Modern Utopia Politicians arrested It was reported that the police had arrested 40 politicians and instituted legal action against them during the past 12 months. According to Police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana, ...
- Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions have metastasized into something dangerous (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is The “System Change” We Anticipate? How Can It Be Achieved? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics of power has destroyed the power of politics (Category: Breaking News)
- “The Law And Order Situation Is Not Good” – Vasu (Category: Breaking News)
On Friday July 22, lawyers and judges stayed away from courts around the country protesting against the alleged threat to the Magistrate of Mannar over the telephone by Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Also connected to this allegation is the attack on the Mannar courts complex by a mob said to be in ...
- LST condemns attack on Mannar Court house (Category: Business)
- BASL wants Minister arrested; Courts come to a halt as lawyers protest (Category: Business)
- Senior lawyers file petition in CA against Cabinet Minister for contempt (Category: Business)
- If Sarath Fonseka can be trated this way then what could be the plight of ordinary Tamil or Sinh... (Category: Breaking News)
‘Ranaviru Real Star: Mission 2’, one of Sri Lanka’s most-watched reality shows will have its grand finale today, Friday, July 6. The concept of a reality television show focused on the country’s soldiers was born out of a desire to see our war heroes accepted among society, said Dr. Mohan Samaranyaka, Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, addressing the media at a ...
- Sri Lanka Cricket crave for more matches against India (Category: Sports)
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- ‘Infotel 2011’ in December (Category: Business)
- Fitch Affirms Standard Chartered Sri Lanka Branch at ‘AAA(lka)’ (Category: Business)
Ranil Wickremasinghe and his UNPers preparing for elections are like medieval knights going to war without body armour, swords, lances and even horses. Elections in the 21st century are fought with the media – press, radio, TV and now on Internet – but Ranil’s faction of the UNP which is the main body of the ...
- Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP must renew itself as a party and take on the dictatorial Rajapakse regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil – A Man With A Soul So Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
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)
The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued an enjoining order preventing rights to any local Television station except Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) to telecast the London Olympics.
The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued a stay order, valid until May 31, against Asia Pacific Broadcasting (APC) preventing it from handing over the telecast rights of the upcoming Olympic games to a private television station. The HC order came after the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) filed a case seeking the stay order. The Malaysian based APC had given the rights to the teleca...
- Strong Message (Category: Business)
- Women's rights to be discuss at UNHRC session (Category: Breaking News)
- Of human rights fig leaves (Category: Breaking News)
- Winning the global battle (Category: Breaking News)
The Commercial High Court issued an enjoining order today preventing issuing of the London Olympic TV rights to any Television station in Sri Lanka except Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
By Indika Sri Aravinda Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) is to take MTV to Court over the broadcasting rights of the London Olympic Games. This is after MTV publicly announced last week that the private channel will be telecasting the 2012 Games which begins in July. SLRC Chairman Mohan Samaranayake insisted that only the state ...
- SC sets aside order preventing MTV/MBC from broadcasting Olympics (Category: Business)
- MTV and MBS counter sue SLRC for Rs. 500 m damages (Category: Business)
- SC says MTV/MBC can telecast Olympic games (Category: Breaking News)
- Restraining order against MTV/MBC preventing telecast of London Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
The bulk of the independent media was prevented from covering the arrival of the six Sri Lankan fishermen who arrived at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) earlier today, 10 days after they were rescued by Spanish marines from the captivity of Somali pirates. The free media was informed by a fisheries ministry official at the BIA that there were orders to prevent them from the coverage...
- Conrad Black hints at return to media ownership (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
Report by The Sunday Leader seals decision By Indika Sri Aravinda The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has decided not to transfer the telecast rights of the upcoming Olympic Games in London to the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), SLRC Chairman Mohan Samaranayake said. He said that the decision was arrived at in light of ...
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic broadcast rights 'will not be transferred' (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
By Indika Sri Aravinda The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), owned by the Mahinda Rajapaksa family, has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 2012 London Olympics. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has already paid for and obtained the exclusive rights for the broadcast and stands to lose financially if it gives the rights to another ...
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic rights ‘will not be transferred’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo Magistrate’s court has granted permission to the Police to secure video footage concerning the Magazine Prison ordeal. They have also been permitted to interrogate prisoners.The Police are conducting comprehensive investigations with regard to the recent clash at the Magazine Prison. The Police told the Courts that they need to secure video footage on ...
- LTTE suspects reordered video footages of prison compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil detained on Channel4 video (Category: Breaking News)
- Video shows arrested man throwing first punch (Category: USA, Washington)
- Jones: 'I was assaulted. We have video evidence of it' (Category: USA, Washington)
Last week Mervyn Silva was on the run. The foul-mouthed thug switched off his phones having purportedly declared that he would not speak to the media. No small wonder there. Given that Silva was under fire from men not only within his own constituency but from those very persons he had handpicked to perform local ...
- Mervyn`s problems: President won`t intervene (Category: Breaking News)
- No one can touch me as long as Rajapaksas are in power (Category: Breaking News)
- Mervyn stripped of Deputy Minister post, SLFP membership cancelled (Category: Breaking News)
- One and a half cheers for MR (Category: Breaking News)
The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka has ordered the authorities of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) to establish an independent panel to investigate charges against sacked media workers.
Broadcasting units of the state owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and Independent Television Network (ITN) have discreetly been taken over by the Carlton Sports Network (CSN) owned by President’s son, Naval Officer Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his girl friend, it is learnt.
The occasion was the annual Budget Speech in Parliament. Unlike in the Westminster- system days, and in terms of age-old traditions of parliamentary practices, the Finance Minister, in this instance His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka (as he could not trust to give this vital portfolio away to any other member of his sixty one-strong ...
- Is Hirunika Premachandra, Sri Lanka’s Cindy Sheehan? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Govt has violated Int’l agreements by filing action against Fonseka – Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Bharatha Lakshman’s murder – only a symptom, the disease is much more acute and dangerous… (Category: Breaking News)
- Premadasa Exceptionalism and challenges it currently faces… (Category: Breaking News)
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