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Commercial High Court issued an order preventing Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (APBU) from awarding telecast rights of upcoming London Olympics any channel except state run, Rupavahini
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
- 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
- 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)
- US Call (Category: Business)
- Silencing Move (Category: Business)
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)
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)
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
- 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)
The sports minister in Sri Lanka says that exclusive broadcasting rights of 2012 Olympics obtained by state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) will not be sold to private channel as reported by media. The Sunday Leader newspaper said the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), reportedly
- Channel owned by the president Rajapaksa has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 201... (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (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
- 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)
Acting Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has underscored that all Sri Lankans, whatever views they possess within Sri Lanka, should act in unity in responding to the world.The Acting Minister said that the resolution has alleged that Sri Lanka had violated Human Rights Law, contravened international conventions in its treatment of terrorists, and breached its ...
- Disaster Warning (Category: Business)
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- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Ministers discuss tourism promotion with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
There were those who did not wish to see the end of the ruthless war. They criticized the security forces, government as they could not tolerate the defeat of the LTTE. They humiliated the heroic soldiers. The UNP could not tolerate the war victory in Sri Lanka. The foreign countries including the US could not ...
- Sri Lanka commemorates 2nd Anniversary of the War Victory (Category: Breaking News)
- President says not possible to remove military camps in North (Category: Breaking News)
- Houses for disabled war heroes (Category: Breaking News)
- Ublic mourning must be permitted to take place in the north (Category: Breaking News)
United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that no outsiders were involved in causing damage to the Party Head Office. Addressing a special meeting held at Katuwana in Hambantota, he said that the perpetrators would be punished. Mr. Wickremasinghe said he was very much concerned that their head office was not attacked by any ...
- UNP head office attacked by dissidents (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP & Australian Labour Party meet (Category: Breaking News)
- Man sets himself ablaze opposite UNP headquarters calling for party reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- CBK attends opening of New Lanka Freedom Party s head office (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)
The programme on A/Level results that was telecast on state owned Rupavahini on the 14th evening had reportedly been managed by Ministers S.B. Dissanayake and Bandula Gunawradena from the Rupavahini studio.
Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet gets down to biz! (Category: Business)
- Why Pay For Bumpkins In Opposition With Public Money? (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Wimal Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
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)
(Srilankamirror) - The 2010 Rupavahini awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely. The festival was due to take place tomorrow (Dec. 30) at the Lotus POND PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE in Colombo. At the last minute, the booking given for the festival has been cancelled
- 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)
The State Rupavahini Awards Ceremony organized by the Cultural Affairs Ministry with the aim of encouraging television artists and technicians scheduled for tomorrow (30) has been indefinitely postponed following objections raised by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
The Supreme Court today ordered an inquiry into the alleged political victimization and interdiction of eight media personnel of state run Rupavahini by its chairman and others. The court appointed...
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.
The new Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Training Institute(SLRTI )appointed by the Ministry of Mass Media has begun selling valuable assets belonging to the institute. Chairman’s office has been arranged after demolishing the conservatory built to high standards so that rare films
The right to telecast the cricket matches between Sri Lanka and South Africa has been given to the Carlton Sports Network (CSN) belonging to the President’s son, a senior official from the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) said.
Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) Minister D.E.W.Gunasekera who submitted its report to Parliament today called for more teeth for the oversight committee including powers to summon former heads of state run institutions as well as bring under its preview private limited companies incorporated under the Companies Act. He also called for more scrutiny of the eligibility of pers...
- Govt. institutions slow in website updating (Category: Business)
- Legal action against State institutions not providing documents in Sinhala and Tamil (Category: Business)
- COPE; NO ACTION TALK ONLY (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to remove night work restrictions on women (Category: Breaking News)
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
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)
The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Bill that is to be presented to parliament soon has in it economic and political objectives that spell doom for Sri Lankan democracy as well as the economy. It would vest in the Sri Lankan government Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC which owns the Colombo Hilton that has ...
- Acquisition bill only for 37 assets-President (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Sri Lanka' to replace 'Ceylon' in the names of public enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill would not discourage foreign investments – Sirisena (Category: Business)
- Listen to the people (Category: Business)
Gamini Rasaputhra also known as the “Loud speaker mouth in Tangalle” has asked Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to appoint him as the director general of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. The “Loud speaker mouth” had been in-charge of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s propaganda work in Beliatta
- Tuk Tuks warned (Category: Breaking News)
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Colombo (Sri Lanka Mirror) - Sri Lankan cricket lovers are unable to watch the ongoing Test series with Pakistan in Abu Dhabi due to Carlton Television Network (CTN) failing to reach minimum network coverage, reports say. However, CTN’s chief executive Nishantha Ranatunga said he has received no such complaint over the failure to telecast the matches. There is still no confirmation o...
- 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)
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