The new Sri Lankan government, which was elected on a promise of good governance and press freedom, on Wednesday continued the Rajapaksa regime's regulation of the press, issuing a warning against unregistered websites.
The state run paper, the Daily News, on Wednesday featured an advertisement warning websites that they must be registered by the end of March, failure to do so would be considered "unlawful".
"All news websites operating in Sri Lanka has to be registered with the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media enabling them to be operated under recognised ethics and standards without interruption," the advertisement read.
The registration process requires the names, addresses and telephones numbers of all contributors to be submitted, Economy Next reported. See here for more.
The state run paper, the Daily News, on Wednesday featured an advertisement warning websites that they must be registered by the end of March, failure to do so would be considered "unlawful".
"All news websites operating in Sri Lanka has to be registered with the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media enabling them to be operated under recognised ethics and standards without interruption," the advertisement read.
The registration process requires the names, addresses and telephones numbers of all contributors to be submitted, Economy Next reported. See here for more.