The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday approved the Broadcasting Regulatory Commission for electronic media. The spokesman Bandula Gunawardane said that the obecjtive of the commission is “to safeguard the maximum freedom of speech and expression”.
A Cabinet Sub – Committee headed by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms prepared a fundamental draft appropriate provisions that can be taken into consideration at the preparation of the draft bill of the proposed broadcasting regulatory commission.
The resolution was proposed by Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardane who is to direct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill based on the fundamental draft.
The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a revised Circular on public sector employee salaries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that unilateral action by the UK and other countries in imposing sanctions on certain individuals do not assist but serve to complicate the national reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka.
The Police Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women had arrested a suspect who had allegedly distributed child related pornographic images and videos via social media platforms.
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