A group of representatives of Sri Lanka Press Institute held a special discussion with President Maithripala yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat.
Attention was paid on the actions to be taken to strengthen the self regulation process of the media.
Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media Mr. Gayantha Karunathilaka and the Secretary to the Ministry Mr. Vajira Narampanava, Chairman of Wijaya Newspapers Mr. Ranjith Wijeywardena, Managing Director of Upali Group of Companies, Mr. Nimal Welgama, Dr P Kesavaraj from Asian Media Publishers (Thinakural Group), Editor of the Sunday Times Mr. Sinha Ranatunga, Editor of the Lankadeepa Mr. Siri Ranasinghe, Editor of the Sunday Island Mr. Manik de Silva, Secretary of the Free Media Movement Mr. C. Dodawatta, Mr. Kanchana Marasinghe of Working Journalists Association, Mr. Kumar Lopez, CEO of Sri Lanka Press Institute and Mr. Sukumar Rockwood from Sri Lanka Press Institute participated in this discussion.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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