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Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) summons a media chief 0 Unverified
00:00 Feb 23, 2023
On 23rd February Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) sent a summon notice to the
chairperson of the International Broadcasting Corporation...
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YouTuber and blogger Dharshan Hadungoda arrested 0 Unverified
00:00 Feb 05, 2023
YouTuber running the SL Deshaya YouTube Channel Dharshana Hadungoda was arrested
by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police on...
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News laws regulating Social media and electronic media similar to those in Singapore to be introduced 0 Unverified
00:00 Jan 06, 2023
President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with heads of media institutions held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on 6th of January...
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Senior Journalist summoned to the Police for publishing an interview 0 Unverified
00:00 Dec 18, 2022
On 18ht December, Youtuber and Journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department regarding an investigation...
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Police interrupts a conference and claims that they were looking to arrest another leader in the anti-government protests 0 Unverified
00:00 Aug 30, 2022
On 30th August 2022, a press conference to condemn the police violence organized by a group of trade Unionists and some activists was disrupted...
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