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Sunday Politics:
The shadow cabinet, announced by the UPFA dissident group in
Parliament turned into a farce in less than 24 hours with its ‘Prime
Minister’ Mahinda Rajapaksa resigning from his portfolio, causing
embarrassment to the group which calls itself the ‘Joint Opposition’
and supports the former President.
cat’s eye:
There are enough loud mouths to shout about that - from Mahinda
Rajapaksa’s followers to the GMOA (who should be unbiased and keep
the Hippocratic Oath to the letter and spirit and not threaten
strikes for reasons they need not strike for such as the yet unknown
ECTA with India and,
Sri Lanka’s government and its media industry need to embark on
wide-ranging media sector reforms, says a major study released recently.
Such reforms are needed at different levels, in government policies,
laws and regulations, as well as within the media industry and
profession. Media educators and trainers also have a key role to play in
enhancing professional standards in our media, the study says.
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