News: freedom of press

09/30/2011 | Bernama
The Sri Lankan police said on Friday that they had seized over 20,000 copies of a pro-opposition newspaper and had also arrested five people.
07/20/2010 | Hindustan Times
The Sri Lankan government seems to be worried sick about the state of journalism here. What else could have prompted its sudden longing to introduce a new set of media ethics guidelines to promote professionalism and skills among journalists? The guidelines are to be bunched under the