Transparency and corruption in public service

Keeping the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons An introduction to concepts on corruption

Admin November 17, 2020

Ananda Dharmapriya Jayasekara “The time to guard against corruption and tyranny, is before they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.” This is a famous quote of the third President

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights Transparency and corruption in public service

The 20th Amendment and Freedom of Press and Media

Admin November 17, 2020

Dhanushka Silva The 20th constitution amendment has won two thirds of majority vote and now it has become the law in the country. The purpose of this article is to discuss the impact of certain provisions in the amendment towards the freedom of press and media and how these impacts were controlled with the final […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Several Publication Rules that are Applicable to Social Media

Admin November 15, 2020

Udeni Perera When considering the services that new media can render to the society, the services of social media cannot be under estimated.  It has the ability of socializing news faster than the new media. Anybody who owns a reference account can socialize any information to their desire. There can be seen many instances where […]

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Freedom of Expression

Admin November 13, 2020

Sunimal Hettiarachchi The meaning of the notion known either as freedom of speech or freedom of expression is a broad concept in the practical usage. Freedom of expression can be considered a source of democracy and an evolving concept. Thousands of people including the prophets and their disciples were slaughtered in the history because of […]

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Don’t Risk your Money on Pyramid Schemes!

Admin November 8, 2020

Sachini D. Perera In difficult times like these when income and work are threatened due to the pandemic, people are unable to survive without money. So they try out different businesses and options available to them using certain products or services. However, this game of survival sometimes runs out of morality – scams. Most of […]

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What is the big deal with “Red Mercury”?

Admin November 6, 2020

Sachini D. Perera For decades, the Western world was keeping an eye on a reddish substance that has no definite explanations neither of its composition nor its presence but is believed as an easy money maker. Since the beginning of 1980s, some cases caught the limelight unveiling its first media reportage from the former Soviet […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Unethical media practices that justify restrictions on media freedom

Admin November 5, 2020

Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe The new Brandix COVID-19 cluster comprising employees and its associates of the company’s Minuwangoda factory resulted in the government deciding to impose police curfew in some parts of the country. Fake News however spread across social media informing people that it was an island-wide lockdown instead of a zonal curfew. Released on […]

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Can you tolerate hate speech against you as Falan does?

Admin November 4, 2020

Sachini D. Perera There has been much debate around the winner of the “Derana Dream Star Season 9” singing competition, Falan Andrea Jansen. Many said Falan did not deserve the trophy. This resulted in many negative and derogatory comments on her social media. Some of these comments included: “Falan do not deserve this trophy as […]

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THE FUTURE OF SRI LANKA’S INFORMATION ACT

Admin October 29, 2020

Sunimal Hettiarachchi Four years have passed since the Right to Information Act No. 05 of 2016 was passed by parliament in Sri Lanka. Regulations and gazettes were also enacted to set up the mechanism and methodology for the application of the Act in order to make it operational. On the 28th of September this year, […]

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Spot and Stop the Fake News Pandemic

Admin October 21, 2020

Bhavna Mohan The second wave of Covid-19 experienced across the island over the past few weeks has brought to the forefront a long-prevalent issue – the spread of “fake news”. Needless to say, this problem is not new to Sri Lanka, which has on several previous occasions, suffered the consequences of fake news. In 2018, […]