If the government decides to register social media accounts; it will be a clear violation of the right to freedom of expression, the Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka warned.
“We express concern over a recent statement by a senior government minister on registering social media accounts. The usage of social media and maintaining social media accounts should not be registered or controlled,” said Rajeev Yasiru Kuruwitage Mathew, Chairman of the Information Technology Society.
He requested government ministers to refrain from making misleading statements.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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