The New York based Inner City Press has asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about whether he has a view on the ban on the Colombo Telegraph in Sri Lanka.
“Ban vaguely supports free press,” was the response, ICP tweeted a short while ago.
Inner City Press also asked if the Sri Lanka country team to the UN had any comments on the ban.
On #SriLanka, ICP asks if #UN or #LKA Team have a view of @ColomboTelegrap being banned. A: Ban is generally for free press
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) February 28, 2014
Ban vaguely supports free press. Video when I get it MT “@colombotelegrap @innercitypress Thanks Matthew, what’d they say?”
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) February 28, 2014
I also asked what #UN #LKA Country Team has to say. Nothing? MT “@colombotelegrap @innercitypress Thanks, what’d they say?”
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) February 28, 2014
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Amarasiri / March 1, 2014
CT,
“The New York based Inner City Press has asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about whether he has a view on the ban on the Colombo Telegraph in Sri Lanka.”
Ask then to ban frequently and get exposure, and increase readership.
Please have active Sinhala and Tamil Editions,.
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M.Sivananthan / March 1, 2014
CT knows very well why it is banned in Sri Lanka. Better correct it.
No US journalist ever call G.Bush as a liar or a criminal anywhere for his utter lies about the WMDs in Iraq.
Lankan journalists should follow a self-censored journalism.
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Robert.R / March 1, 2014
I suggest you look up Michael Moore the file maker of Fahrenheit 9/11?
I also suggest look up fox news, that will tell you how the treat Obama, none of them are blocked or more importantly killed !!
Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut than to open it and prove to the world your ignorance !
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M.Sivananthan / March 4, 2014
Moore is treated as a “joker” in USA and not as a journalist!
FOX never said anything against Bush but it supported Bush stories.
USA never had a civil war in 30 years. So, your idiotic rants are not suitable for Sri Lanka now!
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Palmsquirrell / March 1, 2014
Here is a CNN article stating that a study says Bush and his aides made false statements , regarding Iraq.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/23/bush.iraq/
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M.Sivananthan / March 4, 2014
That is after the war. USA treats Bush as their former President and no charges against him for creating more than 600,000 widows in Iraq.
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NAK / March 1, 2014
When was CT banned in Sri Lanka? I’m writing this from Nuwara eliya and visited CT yesterday and the day before.
But,I was appalled to hear that minister Dalas has invited Ban Ki Moon to Sri Lanka,when he should be shunned as a leper for the double crossing he did with the Darusman report.
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Nandasena Gon Master / March 2, 2014
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We are sorry, the comment language is English – CT
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Stewart Sloan / March 3, 2014
“Ban vaguely supports free press,” was the response, —You have got to be kidding asking Ban for support on press freedom. He was elected to the chair for the simple reason that he has no balls and no teeth. As a general secretary he is a disgrace!
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Bruz / March 9, 2014
Why should ICP or any one question Ban-Ki-Moon, the stupid ball-less ‘Buffoon’ !
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