Expose: Media Heads To Bow; Rajapaksa Gives 547 Journos Interest Free Car Loans January 20, 2014 | Filed under: Colombo Telegraph,Featured News,News,STORIES | Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH Share The Media Minister’s leaked files now in possession of the Colombo Telegraph show that the Rajapaksa regime has granted 547 journalists and media workers a Rs. 1,200,000/- of interest free government loans from a state bank to purchase car or van, where the interest will be paid by the Treasury using tax payer money. Irida Lankadeepa Editor Ariyananda Dombagahawatte receives papers for the car loan from President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Saturday. Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Environment Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary Charitha Herath were also present. Picture by President’s Media Division Irida Lankadeepa Editor Ariyananda Dombagahawatte receives papers for the car loan from President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees Journalists from virtually every mainstream media in the country with the exception of the Sunday Times newspaper have accepted laptops and car loans or both from the Rajapaksa regime. Editors who received both a free laptop and the interest free loan are; Ariyananda Dombagahawatta, NM Cassim, Gamini Sumanasekara, Narada Nissanka, Thushara Gunaratne , Sisira Paranatanthri, Mohan Lal Piyadasa, Dinesh Weerawansa, Bennet Rupasinghe, Indrani Pieris, Daya Lankapura, Mahinda Abesundara and Sundara Nihathamani De Mel. Ravaya features editor Wimalanath Weeraratna, Divaina News Keerthi Warnakulasooriya and Neth FM Kulasiri Kariyawasam also received a free laptop and the interest free loan. Members of the Free Media Movement, CJ Amaratunga, Ariyananda Dombagahawatta, C. Dodawatta, Bennet Rupasinghe and Daya Lankapura and the president of the Muslim Media Forum NM Ameen also applied and were received the interest free loan. After a series of exposures by the Colombo Telegraph about the serious conflict of interest issues and violations of standard journalistic ethics, the BBC World Service ruiled that some of its Sinhala Section journalists have breached journalistic ethics and violated BBC’s code of conduct by applying for interest free vehicle loans offered by the Sri Lankan Government. The BBC has also stated that the staff in breach of the code would be sent for retraining. But the BBC journalists who were granted the loan never withdrew their applications, the Colombo Telegraph learns. “They can go to the recommended bank and get the loan anytime” secretary to the Media Ministry Charitha Herath told Colombo Telegraph. Last month Colombo Telegraph exposed the full lists of the journalists who received a free laptop from the regime. Today we are able to publish the list of media bosses who applied and were received the interest free loan. We will soon be able to publish all the names of the journalists who received the interest free loan. Editors 1. Siri Ranasinghe – Vijaya Newspapers 2. Ariyananda Dombagahawatta – Vijaya Newspapers 3. Indrani Pieris – Vijaya Newspapers 4. Lionel Perera – Vijaya Newspapers 5. NEG Abesekara – Vijaya Newspapers 6. SPLS Weerasuriya – Vijaya Newspapers 7. CMSN Fernando – Vijaya Newspapers 8. NM Cassim – Vijaya Newspapers 9. Gamini Piyasiri Sumanasekara – Upali Newspapers 10. Narada Nissanka – Upali News Papers 11. KM Perera – Upali Newspapers 12. KM Wettasinghe – Upali Newspapers 13. HMSK Heart – Upali Newspapers 14. HHW Shriya Kanthi – Upali Newspapers 15. Sundara Nihathamani De Mel – Lakbima Newspapers / Now Lake House 16. Daya Lankapura – Lakbima 17. STP Silva – Lakbima 18. Thushara Gunaratne – Ceylon Newspapers 19. Elmore Gunaratne – Ceylon Newspapers 20. Bennet Rupasinghe – Ceylon Newspapers 21. DS Rajapaksa – Ceylon Newspapers 22. Gayruka Perusinghe – Rivira Media 23. Sisira Kumara Paranatanthri – Ravira Media 24. KDJ Ratanaweera – Rivira 25. HA Gamini Samarasinghe – Rivira 26. AU Amarasena – Lyathambara 27. Ratnasabhapathi Prabhakaran – Express Newspapers 28. Chaminda Welagedara – Bank of Ceylon 29. Sunil Madava Prematilake – Ranidiva 30. Tilakaratna Kuruwita Bandara – SLBC 31. Ariyadasa Peiris – SLBC 32. Anura Fonseka – Max TV 33. Chandrasiri Weligamage – Siyadesa Publishers 34. P Rajapaksa – Siyadesa Publishers 35. KMB Arunakumara – Helth Watch 36. V Thevaraj – Express Newspapers 37. N Vijayasundarama – Valampuri – Jaffna 38. Mohan Lal Piyadasa – Leader Publications 39. C. Dodawatta – Lake House 40. S Thileynadan – Lake House 41. Karunadasa Sooriarachchi – Lake House 42. Dinesh Weerawansa – Lake House 43. Anton Samson – Lake House 44. DNP Abesinghe – Lake House 45. MA Siriwardena – Lake House 46. Sunil Mihindukula – Lake House 47. LPS Robel – Lake House 48. RP Godage – Lake House 49. IM Ajith Dharmasiri – Lake House 50. PPG Dharmaratne – Lake House 51. NIP Kudahetti – Lake House 52. T Ramytilake – Lake House 53. MAD Jeraldeen Fonseka – Lake House 54. WK Mendis – Lake House 55. ULCS Perera – Lake House 56. T Senthivelvar – Lake House 57. MM Mohomad Merlin – Lake House 58. SO Sirimanna – Lake House 59. Chandrani Marasinghe – Lake House 60. AW Manoli Sumasinghe – Lake House 61. A Dhammika Deeptha – Lake House Others Heads 62. RM Kingsley Ratnayake – Director General – Sirasa 63. M Sarath Kumara Perera – Senior research officer – Sirasa 64. WAC Priyantha Wijesinghe – Director ( Public Relations ) Sirasa 65. Seelaratna Senarath – Director editorial – Lake House 66. Mahinda Abesundara – Editorial advisor – Lake House 67. G Abewardena – Editorial Advisor – Rvira 68. Kulasiri Kariyawasam – Deputy General Manager – Neth FM / Now Carlton 69. N Jude Dombagoda Liyanage – Deputy General Manager – Neth FM 70. Hasantha Shrilal Hettiarachchi – Manager ( Public Relations ) ITN 71. Uditha Hewawasam– Engineer – ITN 72. PJP Karunaratna – Asst. Manager – ITN 73. SK Vithana – Asst. Manager – ITN 78. Hudson Samarasinghe – Chairman – SLBC 79. W Sunil Abesiri – Additional Director ( Sinhala) – SLBC 80. WCTV Sandanayake – Director ( President’s Media Unit ) SLBC 81. P Chandraratne – Editorial Coordinator – SLBC 82. SM Haneefa – Controller – SLBC 83. MM Sujeewa Samankantha – Organizer – SLBC 84. JC Dhanavalavithana – Senior organizer – SLBC 85. LMN Perera – Senior Organizer – SLBC 86. R Yogarajan – Section Head – SLBC 87. IMT Ihalagama – Controller – SLBC 88. MMC Jayakanthi – Controller – SLBC 89. Tilina Indunil S Samarasuriya – Director ( Training and Foreign rela ) SLBC 90. S. Somapala Perera – Director General ( Additional ) SLBC 91. D Ranjanee Rupasinghe – Broadcasting Controller – SLBC 92. Weerasena Hiniduma – Controller – SLBC 93. KDJJ Wijeratne – Asst. Director ( Marketing) SLRC 94. RL Erick Colin Perera – Asst. Director ( Engineering ) SLRC 95. KAGJ Seneviratne – Asst. Director ( Engineering ) SLRC 96. KWM Erin Jayasekera – Deputy Director – SLRC 97. MP Fernando – Asst. Director (Progamme Children) SLRC 98. Bandula De Silva Vithanage – Director General (Programs ) – SLRC 99. Mayuri Abesinghe – Deputy Director General – SLRC 100. HM Jackson – Director (Engineering ) – SLBC 101. HK Susila – Broadcasting Controller – SLBC 102. KNN Tisera – Asst. Director (Recording ) SLRC 104. Dayaratna Ratagedara – Director – SLRC 105. Shirley Anil De Silva – Director – SLRC 106. UL Yakub – Asst. Director (Tamil ) –SLRC 107. SA Mahinda Samarakoon – Asst. Director – SLRC 108. AM Wimalaratne Adhikari – Director (Drama) SLRC 109. A Rohan Sarathchandra Perera –DDG (Engineering ) SLRC 110. PN Meegaswatta – Director – SLRC 111. SR Mapitiya – Asst. Director – SLRC 112. TMG Chandrasekara – Director (Training) SLRC 113. Atula Ransirilal – Director – SLRC 114. PK Wijesinghe – Director( Edu ) – SLRC 115. Sunil Dissanayake – Deputy Director ( Public Relations ) SLRC 116. NGV Nugaliyadda – Asst. Director ( Engineering ) SLRC 117. C Thiththagala – Asst. Director ( Engineering ) SLRC 118. AADA Arambewatta Arachchi – Asst. Director – SLRC 119. AC Tissa Weerasinghe – Asst. Director – SLRC 120. NPG Ubhayawansa – Deputy Director General – SLRC 121. Sisira D Wijesinghe – Asst. Director ( Education) – SLRC 122. HD Ajith Priyadarshana – Asst. Director – SLRC 123. EAAP Edirisinghe – Controller – SLRC 124. KMPL Rodrigo – Asst. Director ( Engineering ) SLRC 125. KR Ratna Pushpakumari – Director– Child Skills Development Programme 126. PSP Fernando – Manger Programme – Swarnavahini 127. JP Kusum Piyaseeli Peiris – Regulator – Shri FM 128. HS Dharmasena - Owner – Ayurvedha Newspaper Advisors and Managing Directors 129. NM Ameen – Lake House / Navamani 130. Sarath Kumara Ranasinghe – SLBC 131. RP Ratnasinghe – Ranigiri Rupavahini 132. SC Weerasinghe – Lake House 133. EM Ekanayaka – Siyatha TV 134. Hema Nalin Karunaratne – Heritage TV 135. PA Norman Patrick Perera – Upali Newspapers Deputy Editors 136. Jayantha Chandrasiri – Upali Newspapers 137. WA Dissanayake – Rivira Media 138. WMCG Wijesundara – Vijaya Newspapers 139. HN Wijeratne – Vijaya Newspapers 140. NA Isadeen – Vijaya Newspapers 141. HM Ubeysekara – Vijaya Newspapers 142. WADAD Wijesuriya – Vijaya Newspapers 143. Pathirage Don sisil Namal – Vijaya Newspapers 144. RADSD Ranasinghe – Vijaya Newspapers 145. KAUR Wickckramanayake – Vijaya Newspapers 146. HMG Herath – Ceylon Newspapers 147. MJ Hewapanna – Lake House 148. LPG Dinesh Duminda – Lake House 149. IA Indunil Weeraratne – Lake House 150. LP Tissa Dhammika – Lake House News Editors / Deputy News Editors 151. CJ Amaratunga – Provincial News Editor – Vijaya Newspapers 152. G Niroshana – Deputy Provincial News Editor – Vijaya Newspapers 154. DDS Balasuriya – Vijaya Newspapres 156. Dayaseeli Liyanage – Vijaya Newspapres 157. SA Jayasekera – Vijaya Newspapers 158. PB Sirimanna – Vijaya Newspapers 159. Dushyantha Samarasena – Vijaya Newspapers 160. NKCD Silva – Vijaya Newspapers 161. CC Keerthi Warnakulasooriya – Upali Newspapers 162. Upali De Seram – Upali Newspapers 163. KU Somapala – Upali Newspapers 163. NL Wasantha – Upali Newspapers 165. Bandula Dinapurana – Rivira 166. ES Roshan Lakmal – Colombo Communication 167. CG Thirumalalagan – Valampuri 168. JM Ranjith Jayasundara – ITN 169. PA Halvitagala Gamage – ABC 170. C. Shripal Wanniarchchi – Sirasa 171. Stanley Samarasinghe – Ceylon Newspapers 172. Premalal Wijeratne – Ceylon Newspapers 173. HAWM Janitha Senewiratne – Ceylon Newspapers 174. Mohan Livera Karunaratne – Asst. Director (Sinhala News) SLRC 175. MIA Jayaratne - Director ( News and Currant Affairs ) – SLBC 176. MJM Saldan – Dan TV 178. DS Dayaratne – SLBC 179. N Rajendra Kumar Ranasighe – Colombo Communication 180. NP De Silva – Lake House 181. T Chandrasekara – Lake House 182. KA Kumar Raj – Lake House 183. S Pandiyan – Lake House 184. MDM Kulatunga – Lake House 185. K Kunarasa – Lake House Features Editors / Deputies 186. S Wimalanath Weeraratna – Ravaya 187. DGD Chandrasiri – Upali Newspapers 188. KAJK Kanaharaarachchi – Upali Newspapers 189. RMB Kumara – Upali Newspapers 190. LPJT Liyanaarachchi – Upali Newspapers 192. Fatthuma Zanita Kareem – Upali Newspapers 193. AAD Deepthi Pramitha –Upali Newspapers 194. K Kumarasinghe – Ceylon Newspapers 195. DASKS Dissanayaka – Lake House 196. KSC Kallapatha – Lake House 197. EMAK Edirisuriya – Lake House 198. Ayanthi Dilini Vithana – Lake House 199. ALM Saththar – Media PVT ltd Ministry 200. Sudath Silva – Presidential Secretariat 201. Palita Perera – Presidential Secretarial 202. Udaya Sampath Kulathilake – Presidential Secretarial 203. Dharman Wickckramaratne – Economic Development 204. L Pemmavadu - Ministry of Science and Technology 205. S Palitha Gunasena – Photographer – Ministry of Sports Retired Journalists 206. DF Kariyakarawana – Retired Journalist 207. Edwin Ariyadasa – Retired Journalist 208. G Keerthi Liyanage – SLBC 209. Kularuwan Kusumtilaka – SLBC/ ABC 210. Jayampathy Palipana – AP Television 211. AKM Pillay – SLRC 212. S Vishvanadan – SLRC 213. Sam Perera – Vijaya Newspapers 214. MAS Ratna Samarasinghe – SLBC 215. Hemajith Fernando – SLBC 216. Sisira Wijesinghe – Army Headquarters 217. K Nandana Weeraratne – Ravaya / BBC Foreign Media 218. HMCK Bandara ( Chandana Keerthi Bandara) – BBC World Service 219. WTJE Fernando ( Elmo ) – BBC World Service
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