Journalists get motor bicycles instead of “White Vans”

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Media minister Gayantha Karunathilake told that Finance Minister has agreed to distribute motor bicycles to journalists in concession rates. They have come to this agreement when Minister Gayantha Karunathilake had a discussion with the

finance minster Ravi Karunanayake.

The media ministry emphasized in order to obtain the ownership of this motor bicycle it is important that the journalist has to be a Sri Lankan citizen, registered in the state information department and completed a five years service period.

Finance minister said this measure has been taken in order to pay gratitude to the journalists who reported the factual news during the last regime when both the ministers held a media communique at the finance ministry briefing the reporters.

Brave Journalists who used their pens against the Rajapaksa got an obligation travel in white vans and some journalists got an opportunity to spend a holiday in Nepal or in Europe. It appears when compared with the former regime the current media minister is offering a insignificant concession.