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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
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)
The centenary of the civil aviation in Sri Lanka was celebrated yesterday by the Civil Aviation Authority with a live program by Sri Lanka Rupavahini. Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Gen. Rohan Daluwatte, Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary Dr. Ravindra Ruberu, SriLankan Airlines Chairman
- Open Skies (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to revamp aviation laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Ash ban 'might have ended sooner' (Category: Technology)
- Maldivian firefighter trainees complete training in SL (Category: Breaking News)
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
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.
Sri Lanka’s largest telephony services provider Dialog Axiata PLC has donated revenue generated from SMS (Short Messaging Service) based voting on the grand finale of Ranaviru Real Star: Mission 2 to the Api Wenuwen Api Fund, administered by the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development. The Api Wenuwen Api Fund, a cooperation between the Ministry ...
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
- Ranaviru Real Star Season Two grand finale today (Category: Business)
- Ranaviru Real Star Grand Finale Today (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Ranaviru Real Star - Mission 2' winner receives her new house (Category: Breaking News)
“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)
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
- MTV Sues SLRC For Rs 500 M (Category: Breaking News)
- SC says MTV/MBC can telecast Olympic games (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV/MBC counter sues SLRC for Rs.500 million in damages (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)
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 Artist’ Wins Producers Guild’s Best Picture Award (Category: Business)
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- Dr. N.M., the first Sinhala movie hero (Category: Business)
- ‘Avengers’ muscles to record $ 200 m in debut (Category: Business)
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 ...
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
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)
The Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information Dr. Chritha Herath assumed duties yesterday amidst invoking blessings by the Maha Sangha and the leaders of other religious faiths. Addressing the staff of the Media Ministry Dr. Herath said that the Media Ministry has a great task to perform in assisting the development activities ...
- Media freedom upheld, no restrictions – Media Ministry Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Website owners must now pay (Category: Breaking News)
- Code of ethics for newscasting websites in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ganegala appointed Acting Chairman ITN (Category: Breaking News)
, 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 Two, one of the most watched reality shows in Sri Lanka which highlights the hidden talents of our armed forces personal to hit the airways live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini on 6 July. Ranaviru Real Star was developed on a concept
- Ranaviru Real Star Grand Finale Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranaviru Real Star Mission 2 commences (Category: Business)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
- New house for Ranaviru Real Star (Category: Breaking News)
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
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)
As Sri Lanka-Japan bilateral discourse completes 60 memorable events, Japan has become our seventh largest international trade partner. “The total bilateral trade turnover between the two nations has grown to $ 1,250 m in 2011. Japan, our seventh largest trade partner in 2011, has always been a key trading nation as well as a generous ...
- Looking East (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Japan talk of FTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider Special Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka: Japanese minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider possible FTA with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Japan continues to be a top partner of Sri Lanka as our bilateral trade with the Land of the Rising Sun topped $ 1.2 b in 2011 and knowledge transfer of Japanese manufacturing practices to Sri Lanka has helped improve quality of manufacturing here. “Japan has always been a key trading partner as well as ...
- JASTECA program on ‘Japanese Way to Delight Customers’ (Category: Business)
- Top seminar on Japanese style of management by JASTECA (Category: Business)
- “Land of the Rising Sun now our seventh trade partner”: Rishad to Japan Times (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)
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
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
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)
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