The German arm of Reporters Without Borders together with Verité Research have launched a Media Ownership Monitoring Platform that highlights information on ownership of media institutions in South Asia including Sri Lanka.
The launch which took place in Colombo yesterday was the first of its kind in South Asia.
According to the newly launched website www.sri-lanka.mom-rsf.org , 75% of print media institutions had political affiliations while 55% of radio stations and 50% of television stations had political affliations. The research also notes that 55 percent of online media had direct or indirect political affiliations.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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