Media freedom, and WILD ASS FREEDOM
The Minister said that “The media which is a
trustworthy and powerful tool in moulding people’s opinion and
understanding is playing an important and powerful assignment
similar to the Legislature, the executive and the judiciary. If the
people get true information about things happening in the country at
all times they will come to right conclusions. The trust of the
people will not get slackened. But distorting of information,
misleading the people’s opinion, and destabilizing the society by
using the media are also taking place. In this regard that it is
important that the professional journalists should act with the
right understanding.”
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With love, they come from China
Buses decorated with scenic photos of Sri Lanka
were in service in major Chinese cities to boost tourism to the
island nation. Sri Lanka's Ambassador to China Ranjith Uyangoda said
on Wednesday the Sri Lanka tourism authority had paid to deck out 50
city buses each in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu with
landscape photographs of the island so that more Chinese people will
learn of its natural beauty.
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International Relations and Security:
The Arab Spring and its consequences
My worries about where America is leading us
were increased by a recent visit to Tunisia, which I found
fascinating. I also found it extremely sad, because tourism has
suffered tremendously, since the Arab Spring, which it will be
remembered began in Tunisia just 2 ˝ years back.
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