Media Control

Xi, Sirisena discuss ‘security cooperation’ Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised “all possible assistance” to Sri Lanka — from defence cooperation to intelligence sharing — for the island’s efforts to “strengthen national security by wiping out terrorism”, according to sources here. President Maithripala Sirisena, currently in Beijing for an international conference, met Mr. Xi on Tuesday. “He […]

Two related developments indicating a need to control the media show that the trust factor in the government is vitiated. It was an irony that did not generate mirth but fear. The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Smriti Irani, who took up the task of confronting “fake news” through an ill-conceived notification, herself believed false […]

Former Media Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar was appointed as the Chairman of the newly established National Media Centre (NMC), which comes under PM’s office. Government already controls two TV stations, number of Radio stations and huge print media institution Lake House. On the top of these media government operates  dozens of news websites which comes […]

Deputy Mass Media and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Karunaratne Paranawithana shas said  that the government would set up a ‘Monitoring Mechanism’ for news broadcast and publications in the print and electronic media under the proposed ‘Press Commission’ to prevent the abuse of news in print and electronic media, the Daily Mirror reports. The report fellows: He […]

The Government has requested all media organizations and journalists to refrain from using the term ‘Joint Opposition,’ warning that usage of the term was in violation of the law. Issuing a media release, newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media, Attorney-at-Law Nimal Bopage pointed out that the the Government and […]