Empowering Local Media

Internews has been working in Sri Lanka since 2005, providing information services to vulnerable communities and delivering training to both young and mid-career journalists. Internews works closely with local organizations and the Government to harness the power of media and information to help people develop a peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka.

Mine Risk Awareness programme completed in 03 Northern Districts


September 28, 2010 - THE  UNICEF funded Mine Risk Education  Road Show, implemented by Internews  for the three Northern districts of Vavuniya, Maulaitivu and Killinochchi was successfully completed from end June to early Sept, having reached a total of 5250 persons( 2081 adults( M 967 F 1114) and 3169 children & students),  in 61 sessions  in 40 days. In December, 2009, Internews launched [...]

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Internews supports gathering of journalists from all parts of Sri Lanka organized by Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions


September 16, 2010 - Slogan:  “Rally to Safeguard Media Freedom”, The 5th Delegates Conference of the Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions (FMETU) was held on 11th September 2010 at Hotel Janaki, Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the participation of around 150 provincial Journalists from all over the country, representing their affiliated Trade Unions and district media organizations. These district [...]

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Trincomalee Journalists master digital media

An interesting session in learning the new technology.

September 14, 2010 - Trincomalee Journalists who have been challenged by the brutal forces of war for several decades are seeing new light and enjoying new opportunities for professional development. These opportunities are offered by the Trincomalee Media House. The Trincomalee Journalists were exposed to modern communication techniques with the Digital Media Training conducted on  4th and 5th of September, [...]

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Trinco Media House fosters collaboration between Journalists and Police


August 20, 2010 - The Trincomalee Media house hosted an exciting forum on 08 August, 2010. The topic under discussion was  “Towards a Cordial Relationship between Police and Journalist in Trincomalee”. 60 professionals  from the Triomalee districts including police officers and journalists attended.  The key representatives from the Poice Department were,  Mr. Charitha A.B. Jayasundara, Head Quarters Chief Inspector Trincomalee, [...]

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Tamil speaking opinion leaders at Forum Discussion on Constitutional Reform in Ampara


August 4, 2010 - A forum Discussion in the Tamil medium was held on 17th of July 2010 at  the Mahapola Training Center, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Oluvil. The theme of the discussion was Constitutional changes in Sri Lanka,  Fundamental rights and human rights. 51 opinion leaders including journalists, local political party leaders and educationists participated. Dr. A.L.A. Gafoor, former [...]

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Stories from the Channels

No Peace in Sight in Human-vs-Elephant War

No Peace in Sight in Human-vs-Elephant War

Aug 04, 2010 - KONWEVA, Sri Lanka, Aug 4 (IPS) – Dusk creeps over Konweva like a black shroud slowly draping over ...


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Reporting pressure easing in the east

Reporting pressure easing in the east

Jul 05, 2010 - The reporting climate in the Eastern Province has markedly improved compared  to two years back. We have spent the ...


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Sunrise over Batti

Sunrise over Batti

Jun 28, 2010 - Batticaloa has long fascinated many. It is here that the biggest internal rebellion within the LTTE began. It ...


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විසිතුරු බව රැදි හික්කඩුවේ කොරල්පර

විසිතුරු බව රැදි හික්කඩුවේ කොරල්පර

Jun 11, 2010 - දක්ෂිණ ලංකා වෙරළ තීරය වඩාත් සුන්දර කිරීමට සමත්ව ඇත්තේ හික්කඩුව ගල් මල් තීරය බව නොරහසකි. ශ‍්‍රී ලංකාවට ඇදී එන බොහොමයක් ...


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Everyone in Kilinochchi has a story

Everyone in Kilinochchi has a story

May 24, 2010 - Every house in Kilinochchi has a story to tell. Everyone has seen something so out of this world in the ...


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Entrepreneurship at the Heart of Economic Revival

Entrepreneurship at the Heart of Economic Revival

May 03, 2010 - In the past six months Sri Lanka went through the ritual of elections. As usual our politicians have outperformed each ...


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Blomendhal’s evil smog

Apr 26, 2010 - It is an evil mist that rises over Blomendhal. Every morning it hangs low, moving slowly over the small man ...


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North-East — Back To Business

North-East — Back To Business

Apr 12, 2010 - The war ended almost a year back. The north bore the brunt of the carnage. Now it is ...


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