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Easter Sunday controversy: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and ex-High Commissioner in South Africa, Sarath Kongahage, yesterday (12) alleged that British television Channel 4 had tricked him into discussing political developments with the focus on the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Claiming that the Channel 4 programme didn’t reflect what he had said […]
- Channel 4 completely distorted my comments in Easter attacks documentary - Kongahage (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘We don’t have anything to add to programme’ (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 whistle-blower’s father among those killed with EPRLF’s Padmanabha in Chennai (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 film: MS asks for UN intervention (Category: Breaking News)
Sharmini Seneviratne is known for pushing boundaries and leading the next generation of elegant fashions. She was the founder of the popular designer label “Silk Wrap” Her ensembles appeal to every women from all ages,corporate women, celebrities, fashionistas and models. She looks beyond the shores of Sri Lanka, drawing inspirations from all over the world. […]
- Distinctive styles of Indian Designers (Category: Breaking News)
- Our vision is to empower women (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Ramani’s brides are so special and radiant (Category: Breaking News)
- Lakvijaya shatters decades-old hurdles record, Olympian Lakmali retires (Category: Breaking News)
New laws contemplated by the government appears to have caused much concern among Opposition political parties for obvious reasons. The constitutionality of the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill is expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court. The whole process of law making raised quite a stir in the wake of the recent shocking Supreme Court […]
- Opp. alleges Prez intends to bring media under his thumb, roll back election map (Category: Breaking News)
- GL urges AG to ensure compliance with SC recommendations before Speaker certifies Online Safety ... (Category: Breaking News)
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- Herath accuses President of using SLPP as rubber stamp in Parliament to pass draconian laws (Category: Breaking News)
Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) last July. The activist was […]
- Aragalaya Activist Randimal Gamage arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- President intervenes to appoint Harsha De Silva as COPF Chairman (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP boycotts Parliament in support of hartal (Category: Breaking News)
- MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam arrested (Category: Breaking News)
Aragalaya activist Randimal Gamage has been arrested today (January 05) morning after he returned to Sri Lanka from overseas.The post Aragalaya Activist Randimal Gamage arrested appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Activist Randimal Gamage arrested at BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama protester arrested at the BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Activist Randimal Gamage granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Aragalaya’ activist Senadhi Guruge remanded (Category: Breaking News)
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
Air Force Open PSA Satellite Squash Championship-2022 Reigning national champions Ravindu Laksiri and Fathoum Issadeen won the men’s and women’s titles of the Air Force Open PSA (Professional Squash Association) Satellite Squash Championship-2022 which concluded at the Squash Complex of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana on Saturday. Nine-time national champion Laksiri, who recently won […]
- Colombo tops at O. Level Examination. 2nd and 3rd places to the hill country (Category: Breaking News)
- Voter registrations have dropped by nearly 1/3rd in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- SL defeat Aust by 78 runs in 3rd ODI (Category: Business)
- Chandimal and Dilhara doubtful for the 3rd test (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)
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)
Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali was granted bail today. Dhaniz Ali was arrested inside a plane at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on 26th July. Ali was arrested for forcibly entering the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on 13th July. Airport officials asked the activist to leave
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhaniz Ali guilty of using mobile phone in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama activist Dhaniz Ali arrested inside flight (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered to further remand 04 suspects including activist Dhaniz Ali until August 26.The post Four suspects including activist Dhaniz Ali further remanded appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Activist Dhaniz Ali granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Activist Dhaniz Ali further remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Four including activist Dhaniz Ali further remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading Aragalaya activist Dhaniz Ali arrested aboard flight to Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
[…]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)
Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali has pleaded guilty of using a mobile phone in prison. The Prisons Department said that Dhaniz Ali has been sentenced to another 14 days imprisonment and transferred to the Welikada Prison from the new Magazine Prison. Dhaniz Ali was arrested inside a plane at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) […]
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protester Dhaniz Ali granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama activist Dhaniz Ali arrested inside flight (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)
Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali has been ordered to be remanded further, until 15th August. Dhaniz Ali, was arrested inside a plane at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on 26th July. Ali was arrested for forcibly entering the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on 13th July. Airport
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhaniz Ali guilty of using mobile phone in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protester Dhaniz Ali granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama activist Dhaniz Ali arrested inside flight (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Sarvapakshika Aragalakaruwo(all-party agitators), in a statement issued yesterday (27) strongly condemned the arrest of one of their key members, ‘Dhanis Ali’ by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while he was about to leave the country, in a complete new look, sans his overgrown beard and hair. […]
- Restoration of moral legitimacy is essential (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. formed by Ranil-Rajapaksa camp not an all-party arrangement – JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.’s economic narrative gains business support but Little else (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohitha denies any wrongdoing in hotel construction near Sinharaja (Category: Breaking News)
Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali, who was arrested inside a plane at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday, has been remanded till 5th August. Ali was arrested for forcibly entering the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on 13th July. Airport officials asked the activist to leave
- Gota Go Gama protester Dhaniz Ali remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhaniz Ali guilty of using mobile phone in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protester Dhaniz Ali granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Go Gama activist Dhaniz Ali arrested inside flight (Category: Breaking News)
Gota Go Gama activist Dhaniz Ali, who forcibly entered the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on 13th July, was arrested inside a plane at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to leave the country. Airport officials asked the activist to leave the aircraft but he refused
- Mount Lavinia Hotels present a delectable weekend menu in honour of World Tuna Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Army counter deploys after PLA Pangong Tso bridge challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Levy charged for driving licence revised (Category: Breaking News)
- Two people killed in fuel queues (Category: Breaking News)
A leading Galle Face protest site activist Dhaniz Ali has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) while trying to leave for Dubai on a flight from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this evening (July 26), Police said.The post Leading Aragalaya activist Dhaniz Ali arrested aboard flight to Dubai appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Sri...
- Activist Dhaniz Ali granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Activist Dhaniz Ali further remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Four suspects including activist Dhaniz Ali further remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Aragalaya activist arrested aboard flight to Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
Ranil W appointed Acting President Curfew declared in WP as armed forces, police receive orders to ‘clear’ protesters Party leaders’ decision to elect new Prez on 20 July stands By Shamindra Ferdinando The crisis took an unexpected and violent turn as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country without resigning. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is functioning […]
- Avert bloodbath (Category: Breaking News)
- Pressure mounts on PM to quit as Prez reneges on promise to resign on 13 July (Category: Breaking News)
- Diplomats concerned by state of emergency in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
Unlike in the past, Japan has been very slow in responding to Sri Lanka calls to help it financially, analysts say.
- Sri Lanka’s assistance to Japan still remembered - Minister Hirano Hirofumi (Category: Breaking News)
- Ocean Study (Category: Business)
- Tea Award (Category: Business)
- Yen Loans (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)
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 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
- 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)
- Fresh Season (Category: Business)
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Ministers discuss tourism promotion with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
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)
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