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Saturday, March 10, 2018

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Temporary Blockage Of Social Media Sites Not Yet Lifted -TRC

The temporary Blockage imposed on accessing to Social Media sites including Facebook and Whats App

following the communal violence in Kandy not yet lifted according to the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC).

TRC had temporarily blocked the Social Media Sites and Apps as per the request made by the Ministry Of Defense on 07th of March.

A decision regarding whether to lift the temporary blockage of Social Media Sites will be taken during next few days it has been announced.

Two Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Motor Car Caught Fire After Colliding With A Trade Stall

Two persons have been injured and hospitalized after

the Motor Car they were travelling in colliding with a Trade Stall and caught fire near the Padeniya at ,Kurunagala early this morning (10).

The injured were admitted to the Wariyapola Hospital and later transferred to the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

The Motor Car was completely damaged due to the incident and Wariyapola Police have arrested the driver of the Motor Car regarding the accident.

Opinion: Arresting Of Teanage Admins Of FB Pages Which Posted Racist Posts And Future Of Social Media

A few days back Digital Infrastructure

Minister Harin Fernando has stated that The Social Media sites and Apps which developed with a purpose of improving relationships and social bonds among the people now use to breaking those relationships and Bonds.

It is the bitter truth which most of the Social Media addicts especially school goers who are admins of many Social Media pages denies to accept .However in the first time of Social Media history in Sri Lanka ,government has imposed a temporary suspension on Social media sites including Facebook and Imo and Apps like What's App due to posting Racist posts and comments which encouraging one community to act against another. These kind of posts had led to the communal violence in Kandy it has been revealed

As a result authorities led by Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had yesterday (09)arrested a 16 and 18 year old school boys who were administrators of Social Media pages in Facebook and Whats App which spreads racism in society .Until their arrest no one would have thought that these big Racist posts were published and shared by such young blood .

However law need to catch big thieves and politicians too who were behind these young fellows when spreading Racist comments against other communities communities. Otherwise it will like catching a small fish by allowing a Big fish tmove away.If someone is breaking the law through Social Media,regardless the nationality of that person they should have punished according to the law.

On the other hand some says that the Facebook page Of one leader in Sri Lanka updating daily despite the blocking of social media sites.These things should need to pay attention as law should be equal to both countrymen as well as the rulers .

It has been reported that when the court ordered to send the 16 year old admin of a Facebook page who was arrested in Homagama over posting Racial and hatred posts and comments to a child rehabilitation center ,he along with his parents and relatives broke down in tears.The suspected boy as well as his parents should have pay attention on the law before breaking it and now shedding tears wil not reverse the punishment the school boys received .

Everyone should use the Social media sites and Apps especially Viber to improve and renew relationships including friendship and bonds not to discredit and breaking threlationships among communities . It should be an essential part of social media.

Unfortunatley those two boys who were arrested went on tbe wrong path and payed the penalty for it.Now they will not have the support of who shared their posts and who guided them to post such things.That is the reality .Real people including friends will be there when a one needs them.Not the fake ones as mentioned earlier.

No Curfew For Kandy Today-Situation There Back To Normal :Police Media Spokesman

Police have decided not to impose

curfew again in Kandy District Due to the peaceful enviornment prevails in the District at present according to the Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekare.

The curfew which was imposed in Kandy except the Kandy Municipal area from 8 p.m last night (09)was lifted at 5 a.m today (10) .

The life in Kandy District now back to normal and no.incidents have been reported during yesterday and today it has been revealed.

The security is tightened in the District and investigations are continuing regarding the violent activities Erupted in several areas of the District recently SP Gunasekare has stated.