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Legal Analysis – Bill of the Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka – June 2026

The Bill titled “Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill”, which seeks to provide for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka with a view to introducing and maintaining professional standards for media professionals and for matters connected

Election Reporting in the Digital Age

English Sinhala Tamil English Title Categories Update Date Download Media Guidelines 2025_E 1 file(s) 12 downloads ER ENGLISH June 21, 2026 Download Code of Conduct for Contesting Political Parties & Candidates_E 1 file(s) 13 downloads ER ENGLISH June 21, 2026 Download Regulation of Election Expenditure_E

A Path to Reform – Assessing Hate Speech Laws in Sri Lanka

A Path to Reform – Assessing Hate Speech Laws in Sri Lanka DOWNLOAD

A Guide to Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022

A Guide to Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection – Act No. 9 of 2022 Glimpse of Personal Data Protection Act – English Glimpse of Personal Data Protection Act – Sinhala Glimpse of Personal Data Protection Act – Tamil

Introduction to the Online Safety Act

The Media Law Forum proudly presents a comprehensive and accessible handbook on the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024. Designed for journalists, social media activists, lawyers, and the wider public, this document offers a thorough examination of the Act’s key components. It elucidates the

මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමවල සුරක්ෂිත භාවය පිළිබද පනත් කෙටුම්පත

2023 සැප්තැම්බර් මස 18 වන දින මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යතුමාගේ නියමය පරිදී මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමවල සුරක‍ෂිතභාවය පිලිබද පනත් කෙටුම්පත ගැසට් පත්‍රයේ පලකර තිබේ. එම පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිලිබද සංශිප්ත හැදින්වීමක්. SINHALA TAMIL ENGLISH