Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, September 29, 2018

The battle for media freedom and social responsibility

The battle for media freedom and social responsibility

  • Sri Lanka’s media and activists celebrate landmark 20th anniversary of Colombo Declaration  
  • PM says judiciary has to be consulted to change laws relating to Contempt of Court  
  • SLPI seeks Govt. tax concessions for struggling newspaper industry  
 Revisiting the Colombo Declaration of 1998.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya participating in the symposium to mark the 20th anniversary of the Colombo Declaration

The Sunday Times Sri LankaThursday September 27 marked the 20th anniversary of the Colombo Declaration on Media Freedom and Social Responsibility. An international conference on the Media Freedom and Social Responsibility started the same day at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, with the participation of many local and foreign media stakeholders.