{"id":121318,"date":"2014-03-10T00:54:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T19:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=121318"},"modified":"2014-03-17T13:44:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T08:14:17","slug":"jayaratne-says-dhanapala-will-stand-by-best-practices-dhanapala-pussyfoots-on-illegal-web-blocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jayaratne-says-dhanapala-will-stand-by-best-practices-dhanapala-pussyfoots-on-illegal-web-blocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayaratne Says Dhanapala Will Stand By Best Practices, Dhanapala Pussyfoots On Illegal Web Blocking"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an email to Colombo Telegraph, received a few hours ago, Dialog Axiata PLC Board member, a Friday Forum<\/span><\/a>\u2019s key co-signatory, former UN under secretary general Jayantha Dhanapala<\/span><\/a> has advised that, \u201cit is the sole responsibility of the Executive Management to respond to any external communications on company affairs,\u201d says further that, we should \u201craise any issues or clarifications\u2026\u00a0 directly with the Executive Management of Dialog.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jayantha<\/a>

Dhanapala<\/p><\/div>\n

He does not, it would appear, to have any plans to resign from the Dialog board.<\/p>\n

The issue at hand is blocking of internet access to the Colombo Telegraph website, which Dhanapala, has characterized as an \u201callegation.\u201d It has been long established that CT\u2019s website are being blocked by a number of Sri Lankan broadband providers, through uncontradicted tweets by Colombo editors and journalists like BBC’s Charles Havland, Groundviews’ Sanjana Hattotuwa, and Nalaka Gunawardene, as far back at March 30, 2013<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and December 25, 2011<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Further, the US State department human rights report for 2013<\/span><\/a>, does clearly state that, \u201c The government periodically blocked access to the Colombo Telegraph\u2019s website\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, Dhanapala, who is a \u201cregular reader<\/span><\/a>,\u201d of Colombo Telegraph claims he only learned of what he calls an \u201calleged Dialog interference with the Colombo Telegraph.\u201d after reading Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n

In a much longer communication with Colombo Telegraph, Chandra Jayaratne<\/span><\/a>, former CEO of a major Sri Lankan corporation, chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, and Friday Forum member stated, \u201cI remain confident that JD [Jayantha Dhanapala] will as always, including in relation to this issue, will stand by the best practices of good governance within accepted Codes of Conduct and in line with his unquestioned integrity, high principles and values and uphold his valued commitments as a benchmark civil society leader held with respect by many including myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, there seems to be little worth in these statements. Colombo Telegraph maintains that the blocking of its web servers through a variety of surreptitious means, is illegal and unethical. What is at stake is not, who \u201crespond(s) to any external communications on company affairs,\u201d but whether it is ethical member of the board of the company, who advocates freedom of expression and a free and independent media, as a key member of a vocal civil society group to remain in that position.<\/p>\n

Civil Society activist group Friday Forum so far has not condemned or issued a statement explaining its stance on ongoing\u00a0illegal blocking<\/span><\/a> of web-based media.<\/p>\n

Colombo Telegraph is being blocked by all internet service providers and mobile networks \u2013 private and state owned \u2013 in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Readers are strongly advised to change the DNS settings on their computer to Google Public DNS by following the instructions provided here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/how-to-change-dns-settings-in-windows-7-vista<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Readers can also utilise this one click link to access Colombo Telegraph:\u00a0http:\/\/j.mp\/ColoTele<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Related stories;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dialog Board Director And Friday Forum Member Jayantha Dhanapala Fails To Stop CT Blockade On Dialog Network<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Once Again Colombo Telegraph Blocked; Dialog And Etisalat Tamper DNS Responses<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNP Demands Mobile Networks Reveal Who Orders Internet Censorship<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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