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COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior Journalist and veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passed away on Saturday morning (Nov. 14) while receiving treatment in hospital. Late Mr. Sydney Chandrasekara served as a consultant for News 1st. He commenced his career as a journalist from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and was a past pupil of Ananda College in Colombo. Chandrasekara […] Senior Journalist &...
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away (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)
The Grand Finale of the highly anticipated 'Ranaviru Real Star' - Mission 2, one of the most watched Reality Shows in Sri Lanka highlighting the innate talents of the armed forces personnel will hit the airwaves live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini from 6.30pm onwards on 06th July 2012 telecast direct from the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
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)
The Maharaja Broadcasting Network (Pvt) Ltd (MTV and MBC) responding to the plaint by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation (SLRC) filed an answer through Counsel G.G. Arulpragsam yesterday, counter-suing the State body for Rs 500 million in damages.
MTV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd. and the MBC Networks (Pvt.) Ltd. filed their answer today through their lawyer Attorney-at-Law G.G. Arulpragasam to the plaint filed by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation - counter suing for Rs. 500 million as damages.
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)
The Supreme Court today set aside a Commercial High Court interim injunction issued earlier this month preventing MTV/MBC network from telecasting the 2012 London Olympics. The Supreme Court was made in response to an appeal field by MTV/MBC against the Commercial HC order. The High Court order was made after Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) said it had sole rights to telecast the games and...
- MTV attack suspects released (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV suspects bailed out (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV Allowed To Broadcast Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Court orders MTV/MBC to suspend Olympic rights (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)
The Grand Finale of the highly anticipated 'Ranaviru Real Star' - Mission 2, one of the most watched Reality Shows in Sri Lanka highlighting the innate talents of the armed forces personnel will hit the airwaves live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini from 6.30pm onwards on 06th July 2012 telecast direct from the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
Arrangements have now been made to convert all broadcasting of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) into digital technology and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa is making an effort to secure this millions worth project.
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 ...
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- 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 has issued a restraining order against MTV and MBC preventing the telecast of the 2012 London Olympic Games. . Accordingly the order restrains the all pre-publicity related to the 2012 London Olympics. The court had issued this order pointing that that MTV and MBC had no legal authority to undertake ...
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV/MBC attacked by thugs (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV suspects bailed out (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV attack suspects released (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Gamini Amarasekera issued an enjoining order restraining the MBC/MTVChannels Pvt. Ltd. from informing public or telecasting any commercials statingthat the company got rights to telecast 2012 London Olympics. The orderwill be valid until June 06. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the state televisionmoved for the restraining order saying that unless order is is...
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)
Parliament will hold a day-long debate on the latest report of the Committee On Public Enterprise (COPE) on Tuesday, its Chairman, Senior Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera said. The debate has been initiated by the Opposition for a detailed discussion on the 176-page report which examined the accounts of 229 institutions, and was presented to the House in December 2011. The accounts of State institutions...
- COPE report presented in parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE to release latest report next month with a list of 200 corrupt public entities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE Preparing Report (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE REPORT SAYS ITN IS A PROFIT MAKING BODY (Category: Breaking News)
The World Press Freedom Day was marked in Sri Lanka today with a panel discussion organised by the Sri Lanka Press Institute today. The panel discussion was held under the theme, ‘Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies’ which is also the theme of the global media freedom day celebrations. The Discussion took place under the participation of a panel of veteran journalists and ...
- SLPI panel discussion on World Press Freedom Day today (Category: Business)
- SLPI marks World Press Freedom Day – May 3, 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
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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)
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By Indika Sri Aravinda The security of the National Museum is to be handed over to Rakna Lanka which operates under the Defence Ministry. The Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya told The Sunday Leader that the Ministry security which is now in place at the museum will be removed. The security of universities ...
- Security personals involved in the Museum theft (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven employees of Sri Lanka National Museum suspended over last month's theft (Category: Breaking News)
- CDF to take over Museum security (Category: Breaking News)
- Fulton County Courthouse Getting Security Upgrade (Category: USA, Georgia)
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