Sirasa TV Liberation: TEN MYTH BUSTERS

[tharakato]

Umbe Wedema UNP akai, Sirasatai Hunu Gana Akama Neda????

he he


meka hunu gamak neme aththa prakasha kireemak

 

[hapriyankara]

habai puthe lagadima sirasata akulagena yanna wei .....

eye (14-Jan-2009) Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse kiwwa .... "Sirasa Kiyanne Koti Handa"

me wade unma karagattu wedak kiyala ....

 

[KrayZR]

This article is written by Ajith P. Perera ... UNP - Chief Organiser, Bandaragama.

Even though he is a UNP Memeber, the content seems to be very much realistic.

UNP eken Liwwa bawanam Matath Hithuna

 

[Halloween]

mee wage threads dekala athi wela thiyenne....... post something interesting..

 

[chethiyakb]

Onna shakshith ekka proof eka elama thamai!!!

 

[sherlock]

agree 100%

 

[kudalla]

I have found an Article about Sirasa TV Liberation: TEN MYTH BUSTERS


MYTH NUMBER 1: Governments do not take risks at the climax of popularity.

This is a baseless argument. Governments take risks everyday and do more so when they are popular. Then only they can afford to balance the negative impact with positives. (Like introducing Environment levies on the same day of a cricket victory) Even the most populist governments apparently take unpopular decisions. For example, the decision not to reduce the petrol prices, as directed by the Supreme Court, was certainly unpopular, but still Kurakkan regime took the risk.

Then of course, not every section of a govt is populist. There are sections that need not be, having not to face an election. Is there any guarantee that such a section not taking a risk?

MYTH NUMBER 2: Govt/SLFP do not benefit from these two acts.

In short term, may be. Still think the long term impact. Sirasa TV and Sunday Leader publications were the only true independent media in Sri Lanka. Others are controlled by Govt either directly (ITN, Rupavahini) or indirectly (Divaina, Lakbima) Sirasa TV and Sunday Leader were the only media that took the risk of supporting opposition in an election. Silence them and who will benefit? Government or Opposition? Imagine the loss to opposition in a Presidential or General Election without Sirasa and a journalist like Lasantha. Isn’t SLFP the only beneficiary?

MYTH NUMBER 3: This was done to prevent Killinochchi capture receiving lime light

No way. Killinochchi was captured on Jan 2. (Friday) Sirasa attack was on Jan 6 (Tuesday) early morning. Isn’ four days enough for a news item to gain attention? Then again, as Google trends show whatever the attention received for Killinochchi capture was dying down by the time of this attack. If it were to divert attention, why not attack the station on the same night?







MYTH NUMBER 4: Sirasa received their massive insurance claim
There was some stupid email making rounds saying that Sirasa TV received US$ 6,000,000 as insurance. If any insurance company to pay such a large amount within few days the domino effect will lead to another financial crisis. The fact: Sirasa TV has not received any insurance yet. In a case like this, the insurers will try their best not to pay, delay or reduce the payment (particularly when the damage is so high) and it is doubtful what percentage of their loss will be compensated and when.

MYTH NUMBER 5: The damage at Sirasa TV was not substantial. That was how they could start all their programs the next day.
The damage was substantial. The control room has completely gone. What Sirasa does now is running the process manually. Burning somebody’s car not necessarily prevent him from going to office. He still can walk or take the bus.

MYTH NUMBER 6: UNP was behind it.
Ha Ha Ha. Why should any opposition party, let alone UNP, ransack the only free electronic media channel? UNP is not that stupid.
As reported by Lankaenews, a UNP municipal council member has been arrested purely based on one ‘ANONYMOUS CALL’ received by police saying he (caller) saw weapons from a white van was transferred to a Black Defender in front of the HSBC building Rajagiriya. (There are two security posts 500m from this point to each direction. How a van with weapons came through one of these posts remains a question. Is this the security we have in Colombo?)

There is no way to verify the information provided by the caller as he is anonymous. Having noted down the number of the Defender, the caller has also failed to take down the number of white van. Strange, these anonymous callers are.

Unlike in a crime story of Agatha Christie, there is also an imbalance here. One party is privy to all information and has the power to influence the process of inquiry. We have no reason to believe that this party, the prime suspect, will not use its power – to suppress inquires and spread disinformation. The two recent examples of them doing so were the Johnpulle and Mervin Silva cases.

MYTH NUMBER 7: Sirasa TV has moved some of their equipment to S-Lon factory at Ratmalana just few weeks before the incident.

Completely FALSE. No equipment has ever being move to Ratmalana from Depanama. Sirasa TV did have plans to set up two bigger studios (to be used for Reality shows) at their Ratmalana premises, which has become vacant as the factory is moved elsewhere, but this incident has happened before any equipment movement.





MYTH NUMBER 8: Sirasa TV hides its CCTV recordings

Installing CCTV cameras is not a security standard in a private area . It is a requirement but there is no obligation. MTV has not installed any (not a solid decision) because most these areas private, not anyone can walk in like a super market. Absence of CCTV cameras does not mean the police can so easily wash their hands off.

MYTH NUMBER 9: All 15-20 gundaas have come in one vehicle

How come 15-20 men be fit in one vehicle? They could have come in two or three vehicles. Only one vehicle was needed initially – till they get hold of the guards. Others can easily move in once the gates are open. The guards talk about the vehicle they saw. Other vehicles might have stopped a bit far.

MYTH NUMBR 10: If Sirasa TV is closed, only one rich Tamil will suffer

No way. Out of the MBC cadre more than 90% are Sinhalese. This does not include more than ten times of this number that indirectly depend on Sirasa from Vijaya Nandasiri to a huge network of provincial correspondents. Close Sirasa TV and all of them will be in the streets, looking for jobs soon. Not only that. What the vandals have destroyed was the most advanced digital control system in South Asia. Those who suffer include every Sri Lankan.


What you guys think of this !!!

Ane thamath sirasata kade yana kattiya innavane,, Meva ithin konde bandapu chinnunta hondai...

 

[R_L]

Umbe Wedema UNP akai, Sirasatai Hunu Gana Akama Neda????

oyata problm da??

 

[cj4ever]

oyata problm da??

nidahase sirasata kade yanna vath denne nehe neda me aya

 

[R_L]

ya ya ... that's why i put this article ..... whe should look from different views ....

also i have put your point as a comment on his blog .....

u know unp buggers .... they need some points some how to get on ....

yah.. tht comin from someone who posts the same thin twice wit a 10 min gap inbetween!!!... hahaha..

 

[R_L]

Owu wahana adui tamai...
hebai awunat practically hema wahayakma check wena sambawitawa adui neda....

Oya balanna re 11n passe eliyata gihin oyawa check point keeyakin nawat wanawada kiyala.....

White van ekaka kina allapuwatte indan awot check point ahuwennet netuwa ati neda.....

May okkoma upakalpan.....

Balamu lankawe Police eka hondaida..wede allanna puluwan da kiyala....

Hebai katawat haniyak nokara giya nisa seka sanka UNP ekatat yanawa Sirasa ekata yanawa...Anduwatat yanawa...

May tunterawilla wisanada gattama okoma eliwei...

glad u speak fairly macho.. but jes a point on that myth.. regardin weapons transaction in front of HSBC.. hahaha.. even at nit wonder if u ppl go down tht area.. but seriously.. HSBC eka ethule thiyena light mulu rajagiriya eke wath nehe,... hahaha./.. podi nagarayak wage.. ahaha.. so it seems dum neh to be transferrin weapons in the most prominent an "open" "glowin" place in rajagiriya!!!.. adu gane ravi ge gedara gawa hari near the petrol shed there nam can imagine... ane manda.. hathara biri kathawak...
oya kiyanawa wage balamuko... eth seka macho GODAK ma yanne eka parshawayakata... eka nawaththanna amarui.. eka nawaththaganna ha nethikaraganna puluwan ekama widiha meka hariyata investigate karana eka tama..

 

[R_L]

habai puthe lagadima sirasata akulagena yanna wei .....

eye (14-Jan-2009) Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse kiwwa .... "Sirasa Kiyanne Koti Handa"

me wade unma karagattu wedak kiyala ....

mama kalin demma post eke tharkaya meken sampurnemma iwarai.. how can u expect a Fair and Impartial Investigation from the Security Forces, Police, whoever when a Democratic Govt's Security Head speaks like this... Horage ammagen pena ahanawa wage nemeda... mehema kiyanna thibba AFTER the investigation.. so much for freedom an shit... when the President brings Sirasa to the Presidents House ethakota mukuth nehe.. ekko President ta bros lawa palane karaganna behe wage!!

 

[R_L]

nidahase sirasata kade yanna vath denne nehe neda me aya

ammata siri.. cj lokka.. eka neh.. balannako.. shoppin yanna denne wath nehe..

 

[uguduwa]

Eka oyata upset da ???

uba ithin sirasata dena asitha ne, ubala kemathi dancing star ran depeya wage ewatane...

 

[mylove]

this is 100% sure

i think that son of a bitch mervin silva is behind this

 

[R_L]

i think that son of a bitch mervin silva is behind this

mala penalada manda.. heheh..

 

[uguduwa]

mama kalin demma post eke tharkaya meken sampurnemma iwarai.. how can u expect a Fair and Impartial Investigation from the Security Forces, Police, whoever when a Democratic Govt's Security Head speaks like this... Horage ammagen pena ahanawa wage nemeda... mehema kiyanna thibba AFTER the investigation.. so much for freedom an shit... when the President brings Sirasa to the Presidents House ethakota mukuth nehe.. ekko President ta bros lawa palane karaganna behe wage!!

machan oka ube adahasak witharane, me wenakan sirasata wiruddawa minissu katha unath prabala saakshi thibbe nehe wenna puluwan Gotata unath elipita katha karanna. me kilinochchi victory eka asse rajayata mada gahanna boho wita UNP blawegath ekka ekahu wela edda case eken unge aramunu godak prakata una.
Janashakthi insurance eke claim eka gannath ekkay me scene eka plan kare, studios wala badu kalin wena thenakata edda.Rajaya yuddayak karana theeranathmaka mohothaka rata ethule inna hamuduru kenek hari rajaya wattana widiye wedak karanna yanawanam samastha janayage yahapatha wenuwen adala pudgalayawa hodin nethnam narakin nawattanna rajayata aythiyak thibiya yuthuy, madya nidahasa jathika arakshawath ekka patalawaganna epa. jathika arakshawata tharajanayak nowena widiyataty madya nidahasa pawichchi kala yutte.
Lasanthath me widiyata baladdi thamange seemawa ikmawa giya kenek.Yuddayedi ettatama kee denek miya yanawada kiyala minissunta denaganna ida selessuwoth eka kotiyata wasidayaka wenna puluwan, ewa hamuda rahas, minissu athara yam mathawadayak ethi kireematath sathurawa maanasikawa wettaweematath rajayata aythiyak thibiya yuthuy.
SiRASATA gahapu gaman un kiyanna puluwan hemathenatama kiyala american karayangen pawa comments aragena unge websites, madhya haraha pracharaya kala. Agamika nayakayo pawa hela dekala thibba.
Sinhala un staff eke innawa ethi, oya adahasama thamay untath ethi wenna denna one, eka urage malu urage ege thiyala kapanaya wage wedak.

 

[R_L]

machan oka ube adahasak witharane, me wenakan sirasata wiruddawa minissu katha unath prabala saakshi thibbe nehe wenna puluwan Gotata unath elipita katha karanna. me kilinochchi victory eka asse rajayata mada gahanna boho wita UNP blawegath ekka ekahu wela edda case eken unge aramunu godak prakata una.
Janashakthi insurance eke claim eka gannath ekkay me scene eka plan kare, studios wala badu kalin wena thenakata edda.Rajaya yuddayak karana theeranathmaka mohothaka rata ethule inna hamuduru kenek hari rajaya wattana widiye wedak karanna yanawanam samastha janayage yahapatha wenuwen adala pudgalayawa hodin nethnam narakin nawattanna rajayata aythiyak thibiya yuthuy, madya nidahasa jathika arakshawath ekka patalawaganna epa. jathika arakshawata tharajanayak nowena widiyataty madya nidahasa pawichchi kala yutte.
Lasanthath me widiyata baladdi thamange seemawa ikmawa giya kenek.Yuddayedi ettatama kee denek miya yanawada kiyala minissunta denaganna ida selessuwoth eka kotiyata wasidayaka wenna puluwan, ewa hamuda rahas, minissu athara yam mathawadayak ethi kireematath sathurawa maanasikawa wettaweematath rajayata aythiyak thibiya yuthuy.
SiRASATA gahapu gaman un kiyanna puluwan hemathenatama kiyala american karayangen pawa comments aragena unge websites, madhya haraha pracharaya kala. Agamika nayakayo pawa hela dekala thibba.
Sinhala un staff eke innawa ethi, oya adahasama thamay untath ethi wenna denna one, eka urage malu urage ege thiyala kapanaya wage wedak.

aithiyak thibiya yuthui kiyala oya kiyanna hadanne marana eka hari kiyalada.. mara kathawak neh ban.. ehenam US eka ehema AlQaeda gahaddi CNN AlQaeda minissu interview karana eka weradi!!!.. iraq eka asse gihin un even against US Forces report karala thiyenawa... even against Blackwater..

yudde eththa.. mama piligannawa.. eth yuddek yana kota thama rataka sebe madya aithiya ha nidahasa thibiya yuththe.. ehema neththam meka Democratic Socialist neme.. ehenam Fascist hari Communist Republic of SL wiya yuthui!!!

lejjai ban.. sirawata.. lankawe anduwe pradhaniya ohoma kiyanakota.. eyagema sahodaraya karana deh weradi kiyanawa wage wedak neh!! koti handa araliya gaha mandirayata gennala...

oya kiyana ideas i respect as ur ideas.. but dangerous ideas wage bro.. limit to media freedom?? "jathika arakshawata tharajanayak nowena widiyataty madya nidahasa pawichchi kala yutte." media ekata no limits bro.. eka ape minissunta therenne nehe.. mona deh kiwwath media ekak nawaththanna puluwan nithi margen PAMANAI..

merena ganam hariyata kohomath sirase kiyanneth nehe.. eh gollath MCNS eken release wena ewane danne.. ape kollo merena ewa api danne nehe kohomath... only our prayers remain for them..

gud nit machan.. an once again.. respect ur ideas. but i dnt think limits is rit..

 

[mldarshana]

mokadda me huta pate

 

[KrayZR]

Error in Error ???????

Machan Mama Lawulu kapu Molli deke Ottuwek.. Ekai Metika ahanne..

I have found an Article about Sirasa TV Liberation: TEN MYTH BUSTERS


MYTH NUMBER 1: Governments do not take risks at the climax of popularity.

This is a baseless argument. Governments take risks everyday and do more so when they are popular. ..............

MAy Be true , May Be Not.
"APi me wage Moda Weda karanwada" Kiyala Ahannama Kalawennath Puluwan. NAththam aththatama (most Probably) me Asse Oka Karanna Ona kamakuth nane

Habai Umba Kiyana Widyata Popular welawe kalanam, Ai dawas 4 k yanakam hitiye... Killinochi allapuwamama karanna thibane

MYTH NUMBER 2: Govt/SLFP do not benefit from these two acts.

In short term, may be. Still think the long term impact. Sirasa TV and Sunday Leader publications were the only true independent media in Sri Lanka....

Machan,
Independent Media Kiyanne Govt/SLFP karanna Hama wedema Waradai Kiyana Ekada ??? Nathnam Kawuru Karath waraddata Waradda Kiyana Ekada???
Mata penena widiyatanam, Oya independent media kiyanna ewa bahuthrayak, Bohomayak welawata karranne, Govt/SLFP mona karath parata panagena kagahana ekane ....

MYTH NUMBER 3: This was done to prevent Killinochchi capture receiving lime light

No way. Killinochchi was captured on Jan 2. (Friday) Sirasa attack was on Jan 6 (Tuesday) early morning. Isn’ four days enough for a news item to gain attention? Then again, as Google trends show whatever the attention received for Killinochchi capture was dying down by the time of this attack. If it were to divert attention, why not attack the station on the same night?

Mekata Honda Uththarayak, Page Three withara Ekek Liyala thibba. The Spelling Mistakes in the searches

Anika, Jayaggrahana asse meka Kara kiyala Myth # 1 thiyanawane. Math Ahhanne Aii ithin Jan 2 Petrol Bombs gahanne natuwa, Gini thiyana wadema karanna thibbane

MYTH NUMBER 4: Sirasa received their massive insurance claim
There was some stupid email making rounds saying that Sirasa TV received US$ 6,000,000 as insurance. If any insurance company to pay such a large amount within few days the domino effect will lead to another financial crisis. The fact: Sirasa TV has not received any insurance yet. In a case like this, the insurers will try their best not to pay, delay or reduce the payment (particularly when the damage is so high) and it is doubtful what percentage of their loss will be compensated and when.

Anemanda,
Anduwath ekka Mechchara Happena Sirasa (MTV/MBC) ekath Ekka Insurance Company ekak Koka Pennanna hari Polla Thiyanna hari Yaida BAnz

Perhaps, they Didn't Get that much money (6 mill US $) But They should Get the proper amount. Normal Insurance Companies Insure themselves in foriegn Major Market players to minimize the risk. So In a Event Like this, The local Company won't be bankrupt. Commerece Karapu ewun Mewa dannawa athine..

MYTH NUMBER 5: The damage at Sirasa TV was not substantial. That was how they could start all their programs the next day.
The damage was substantial. The control room has completely gone. What Sirasa does now is running the process manually. Burning somebody’s car not necessarily prevent him from going to office. He still can walk or take the bus.

He could Still walk to office, But the Files, Laptop, Docs ... etc on the Car will be lost to the person na???

BUt Sirasa has recovered MOst of their DATA, Programmes, Add tapes ...

CCTV kamarawak Hai karalawath nathi Babbunta, Echchara Sira Offiste backup plan ekak thiyey kiyala Oyala Kiyanawanam... Mama (Otuwa nisa) Piligannam

Some people may know how much this kind of a fool proof Backup plan for HD media will cost and how hard it is to implement

MYTH NUMBER 6: UNP was behind it.
Ha Ha Ha. Why should any opposition party, let alone UNP, ransack the only free electronic media channel? UNP is not that stupid.
As reported by Lankaenews, a UNP municipal council member has been arrested purely based on one ‘ANONYMOUS CALL’ received by police saying he (caller) saw weapons from a white van was transferred to a Black Defender in front of the HSBC building Rajagiriya. (There are two security posts 500m from this point to each direction. How a van with weapons came through one of these posts remains a question. Is this the security we have in Colombo?)

Anemanada, Matath hittenne ekamai. Thmanta MEchchara Udaw karana Sirasata UNP eka gahaida

Anika api hamoma dannawane Check point walin yana wahana 100% check karanawane Anika ape rate, Kage hari namak Kiyapuwama Ona Check Point Ekakin Ringanna Kochchara lesida

MYTH NUMBER 7: Sirasa TV has moved some of their equipment to S-Lon factory at Ratmalana just few weeks before the incident.

Completely FALSE. No equipment has ever being move to Ratmalana from Depanama. Sirasa TV did have plans to set up two bigger studios (to be used for Reality shows) at their Ratmalana premises, which has become vacant as the factory is moved elsewhere, but this incident has happened before any equipment movement.

Ow machan, Thiyenna Eqiupments, Network galola Aye Hai karanna giyama Maha wade Eeta wada Kochchara lesida, Ewa Ehemama (gini) thiyala, Aluth Badu tikak Company ekatama Kiyala Aluth thana hai kara ganna thyenawanam

MYTH NUMBER 8: Sirasa TV hides its CCTV recordings

Installing CCTV cameras is not a security standard in a private area . It is a requirement but there is no obligation. MTV has not installed any (not a solid decision) because most these areas private, not anyone can walk in like a super market. Absence of CCTV cameras does not mean the police can so easily wash their hands off.

Ane babala Pawwww CCTV nati ekama Big Company eka wenna ti. Security guardslata lagawa Shot guns deela. Eeth CCTV naha

Mama Hitanne Ara Mervin Kara Owath Kudu karanna Athi

MYTH NUMBER 9: All 15-20 gundaas have come in one vehicle

How come 15-20 men be fit in one vehicle? They could have come in two or three vehicles. Only one vehicle was needed initially – till they get hold of the guards. Others can easily move in once the gates are open. The guards talk about the vehicle they saw. Other vehicles might have stopped a bit far.

Does it matter???
MAchan apu Un unge CAb service bila Gewanna ati. Kawuda Kamati Hirawela yanna

MYTH NUMBR 10: If Sirasa TV is closed, only one rich Tamil will suffer

No way. Out of the MBC cadre more than 90% are Sinhalese. This does not include more than ten times of this number that indirectly depend on Sirasa from Vijaya Nandasiri to a huge network of provincial correspondents. Close Sirasa TV and all of them will be in the streets, looking for jobs soon. Not only that. What the vandals have destroyed was the most advanced digital control system in South Asia. Those who suffer include every Sri Lankan.

Ekanam Aththa macho wadakaranna okkomala Otuwo wage Lokko kiyana eka karana bawa aththa. Eth ithin Mona karanna da. Hamotama Samurdi nane. Kanna Mona hari karanna epane?

Anika Lokkanata Paduwenne nane. Ai ara Insurance Eka

Nodanna KAmata Pahadili karaganna ahuwe. Mala paninna epa honde