Two Indian journalists covering cricket matches detained briefly

30th July 208

Two Indian journalists who are here to cover the India – Sri Lanka test cricket series were detained briefly today in Galle on security grounds.  FMM is relieved that both of them were released without much delay.

Indian Techvision television cameraman Ali Ekram of RP TV was detained by police while doing a [...]

FMM is disturbed over remarks by Army commander

 
The Free Media Movement is deeply disturbed over the  remarks attributed to the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka in recent interviews he has granted.
            One such interview appeared in the state run Sunday Observer newspaper of 20th July 2008. The contents were later posted on the website of the Ministry [...]

Mahanayaka Thera supports media

The Mahanayaka thera of the Malwatte Chapter the Ven.Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera has stressed the need to excert pressure on government to stop threat to media freedom in Sri Lanka.
Secretary general of the Working Journalists Association (WJA) Poddala Jayantha who met Most Venerable Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Maha Thera on Monday said that they met the [...]

In Sri Lanka, harassment of journalists is commonplace

By JOSH NORMAN
SUN HERALD
There was one moment for me in Sri Lanka, when I knew my job would be something beyond challenging.
It was early in the morning on my first day. I was in Colombo, the administrative and economic capital of Sri Lanka. A 21-year-old in a raggedy Army uniform was pointing a Kalishnakov (AK-47) [...]

On the arrest and temporary detention of ITN producer Nagalingam Kennyoodsan

 
The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses its serious disquiet on the arrest and temporary detention of Nagalingam Kennyoodsan, Tamil Programme Producer of the Independent Television Network (ITN) by the Dehiwala Police. He was taken from his boarding room at Malwatte Road, Dehiwala, on 26th August 2008, on mere suspicion. He has worked at the state-controlled [...]

Ministerial media subcommittee ‘dumb’ – UNP

Saturday, 26 July 2008 21:01
 
The ministerial subcommittee tasked with matters of the media has become non-contactable, said UNP’s free media spokesman Dayasiri Jayasekara.
He told ‘Lanka Dissent’ that telephones at the BMICH office of this subcommittee have been inaccessible for the past one week.
According to him, the 0602119241 telephone has been suspended by the service provider, [...]

Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa (JVP)

Media persons enjoying the ‘vipaka’ (results) of their sins blame me -Army Commander

(Lanka-e-News, July 19, 2008, 11.20 PM) Media persons attempt to sling mud on the images of the Army and the Army Commander and when they enjoy the ‘vipaka’ (results) of their sins, they blame me, says Army Commander Sarath Fonseka in an interview with Sunday ‘Lakbima’ Sinhala newspaper.
Commenting on the incidents of threatening to media [...]

After 365 days it’s now a crawl for survival- LankaDissent

 
Monday, 07 July 2008 14:59 administrator   
One year ago this day (July 07th) was when we got this web site out in the net from this troubled little island, expecting the world would have an alternate view of our country than what’s usually captured in the conventional media. It was certainly an adventurous journey, WE set [...]

Police earplugs on Jaffna phones

 
Users of CDMA and mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsula have been asked to obtain a police clearance certificate for the use of the phones from this month, an official said yesterday.
For the past two months, CDMA phones have been barred while the use of hand phones is restricted to a few hours a day [...]