Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Chief Minister Maheepala Herath who is the first Sri Lankan and the first South Asian to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Peace called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. Picture by Chandana Perera

‘There’s a right to disagree but not to insult’:

Govt stresses value-based media practice

Strong foundation towards new media culture:

The government always respects the right to disapprove, disagree and completely reject an opinion but nobody has the right to insult another, said Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the ministry premises yesterday to hand over registration licences to 27 websites under the government’s new requirement to register all websites that report information and incidents related to Sri Lanka.

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Measures proposed to end exam issues

The committee appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to probe the Advanced Level examination results issue has given strong recommendations on rectifying future examination results irregularities, the Daily News reliably learns. Committee president and Technology and Research Ministry Secretary Dhara Wijetilleke asked to comment on their findings in the report prepared by the committee,

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Indo-Lanka Joint Working Group on fisheries meets:

Unlawful fishing, poaching on agenda

Sri Lanka will take a stand to respect International Maritime Boundary Lines as Sri Lanka-India Joint Working Group on fisheries meets at the External Affairs Ministry in Colombo today to discuss the unresolved issue of unlawful fishing and poaching in the Palk Bay region.

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