Rs.100,000 to be charged from news websites

Free Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:11 AM

Surely CNN and BBC will register and all the news sites.

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CITIZEN Friday, 13 July 2012 08:58 AM

Media freedom is MUZZLED! Freedom of Expression is Buried Alive!! DEMOCRACY IS DEAD!!!

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anura Friday, 13 July 2012 04:13 AM

Charge 50000/- for each child birth, 25000 for death of a family member and so on. otherwise GOSL cant pay the millions of politicos and depemndents on public funds

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Punchi Putha Friday, 13 July 2012 03:39 AM

What a foolish decision, websites can be operated from any part of the world.

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Anon Count Friday, 13 July 2012 12:05 AM

Ignorance at it's best...

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Alex Thursday, 12 July 2012 01:19 PM

People to be charged Rs, 10,000/= annually for the oxygen they breath, - Cabinet Decisions

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Thahreer Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:49 AM

Another form of media suppression.

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CJ Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:38 AM

I don't think this will work. They baned porn sites but those kind of sites still available to watch here in Sri Lanka. Only few news sites will pay the fee.

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senavi Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:18 AM

will they levy a charge on e-mails too.

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king kudda Thursday, 12 July 2012 06:24 AM

and how much to BAN websites against MARA?

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Indula Thursday, 12 July 2012 09:01 AM

bad thing

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Duchee Thursday, 12 July 2012 08:03 AM

Reasonable....

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Mishra Thursday, 12 July 2012 07:42 AM

Insane.

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Ramuda Aja Thursday, 12 July 2012 07:27 AM

Double charge DMOL.

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shantha madawelas Thursday, 12 July 2012 06:25 AM

some thing is better than nothing....

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Coconut Donkey Thursday, 12 July 2012 06:19 AM

Websites can't afford this much.. oh wait.. that's the point isnt it..!

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