A key member of the Opposition United National Party on Friday urged Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to unblock Colombo Telegraph, claiming that it gives views of a broad section of society and not news.
UNP MP Dr Harsha de Silva has made this request during his speech in parliament on the budget. He said that the curb on media freedom has resulted in several websites being used to promote news and views.
Earlier in the day, Media Minister Rambukwella denied there were attempts by the government to curb media freedom in Sri Lanka. Another UNP MP Sujeewa Senasinghe said that several journalists have been forced to flee the country out of fear.
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Mallaiyuran / November 15, 2014
Sobitha Thero is in Hospital. UNP which has been utilizing him to promote one Party (UNP) Common Candidate has to check at the hospital and report at CT if this Thero has become Muslim too. He met the Royal Government and lied without hesitation that he didn’t. Time for start to preach Mahanama Kuran.
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Amarasiri / November 15, 2014
RE” UNP Urges Rambukwella To Unblock Colombo Telegraph
Then Rabukwella and Mahinda Rakapaksa and their shills and whitewashes will ve exposed, and they will nbe naked.
The Emperor has no clothes.
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Amarasiri / November 15, 2014
Dear Common Opposition Candidates out there,
Have a Pamphlet Called Common Sense Pamphlet to Remove Mr. Rajapaksa
Common Sense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxdqdax4VbQ
Uploaded on Mar 18, 2011
The American Revolution (HIST 116)
This lecture focuses on the best-selling pamphlet of the American Revolution: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, discussing Paine’s life and the events that led him to write his pamphlet. Published in January of 1776, it condemned monarchy as a bad form of government, and urged the colonies to declare independence and establish their own form of republican government. Its incendiary language and simple format made it popular throughout the colonies, helping to radicalize many Americans and pushing them to seriously consider the idea of declaring independence from Britain.
00:00 – Chapter 1. Introduction: Voting on Voting
01:40 – Chapter 2. On Paine’s Burial
05:52 – Chapter 3. Colonial Mindset during the Second Continental Congress
12:28 – Chapter 4. Serendipity and Passion: The Early Life of Thomas Paine
21:53 – Chapter 5. Major Arguments and Rhetorical Styles in Common Sense
33:45 – Chapter 6. Common Sense’s Popularity and Founders’ Reactions
39:16 – Chapter 7. Social Impact of the Pamphlet and Conclusion
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Amarasiri / November 15, 2014
@CT
RE” UNP Urges Rambukwella To Unblock Colombo Telegraph
Why nor urge the writers to write common sense pamphlet and distribute it,
CT can put the contents on the Web.
When Thomas Paine Wrote the Common Sense pamphlet in 1776, and it sold 120,000 copies, and the Population of the 13 Colonies was 2.4 Million.
So, 5% of the populace bought a copy, 1 in 20,
In Sri Lanka, the Population is 290 million and 5% of the population is 1 million.
So, why is that no writer is writing the Sri Lankan version of Common Sense? I.Q.?
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