Two Journalists attacked during illegal logging racket exposé in Mullaitivu
Two journalists covering an illegal teak felling racket in Muruppu in Mullaitivu have been assaulted by the timber smugglers.
The incident took place at around...
An attempt to block the right to freedom of expression and...
Officials responsible for informing the public through factual information are intimidated and that they are directly involved in restricting the expression of opinions, the...
RTI to the village : 2500 applications in a single day
The 14th session of the program series ‘RTI to the village’ organized by the Ministry of Mass Media in collaboration with AFRIEL Youth Network...
Public officials told to stay mum: former SLASA President explains how
The government is trying to intimidate independent public officials and that this is a serious threat, Former Ministerial Secretary and former President of the...
COPE sessions plugged off from media
Government whip and Minister Johnston Fernando said in Parliament today (23) that it has been decided not to open the meetings of the Committee...
Need to end the crackdown on freedom of expression
Arresting Chamila Jayasinghe, a Public Administration Officer, by the CID and the issuance of a letter restricting the Secretary to the Ministry of Health...
Challenging impunity for crimes against media in Sri Lanka
By Ruki Fernando
Dozens of journalists have been killed, abducted or have disappeared in the past two decades in Sri Lanka, with 2005-2010 being the...
Crack down on ‘fake news’- a worrying trend
People who spread ‘fake news’ will be arrested, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana asserted in a statement on Tuesday (8). This echoed what...
SLPA chairman defends move to transfer union leaders
(Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is taking action against trade union leaders who are protesting against the attempt to sell the...
Ahnaf secretly produced in court after being detained for a year!
Poet Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained for a year by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), has been produced before court and remanded, said his...
Sri Lankan Police Crack Down on Mullivaikkal Commemorations
(Tharidu Jayawardhana)
The Sri Lanka Police are intensifying efforts to halt Mullivaikkal commemorations in the North-East. According to reports, there have been more than four...
Makadure Madush ; killed at the place that made him a monster
(By Tharindu Jayawardhana | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush, who was being questioned by the CID on a detention...
‘Nearest School is the Best School’ : projects in 700 schools halted – Teachers’...
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) says that the project office of the 'Nearest School is the Best School' project, which was implemented as a...
Petrol prices: LP 92 43.9% increase from Jan 2019 price
(Nethmi Rajawasam)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of petrol (LP 92 Octane) by Rs. 20, from Rs. 157 to Rs. 177...
Truth behind Lankagama Road exposed following cabinet decision
(By Shalika Wimalasena | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe)
Although the government has repeatedly stated that the widening of the Neluwa-Deniyaya road through Lankagama, which affects...
Sri Lankan Police Crack Down on Mullivaikkal Commemorations
(Tharidu Jayawardhana)
The Sri Lanka Police are intensifying efforts to halt Mullivaikkal commemorations in the North-East. According to reports, there have been more than four...
The Narrative of Hejaaz Hisbullah : Victimhood of Gota’s Easter mastermind drama
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
It has been 04 years since April 14th, when lawyer Mr. Hejaaz Hisbullah was illegally arrested as the mastermind of the Easter Sunday...
Vanishing Millions : The Hidden Tale of Sri Lanka’s Debt Trap (Part 01)
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
The Sri Lankan government and government agencies undertake many projects each year by securing foreign loans. Some projects are long-term, large-scale endeavors, while...
500 Indian fishing trawlers in the North Sea; silence from the government, leaving...
(Tharindu Jayawardhana)
Reginold is a fisherman who has been battling sea waves for twenty years while carrying out his job. He is currently facing a...
Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land
(Nethmi Rajawasam and MediaLK Team)
Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land
The milk farmer settlers of Galwala Yaya in Rambaken Oya,...