Sri Lanka government wants websites to be registered

Issuing a media release, the Ministry of Media and Information has asked the administrators of the websites to register the ministry.

The administrators can contact Ms. K.W.T.N. Amarathunga, the Additional Secretary (Development and Planning) of the Ministry via the telephone +94112513943 or the email secretary@media.gov.lk to obtain application forms and information, the Ministry says.

Information regarding registration is also available in www.media.gov.lk website, the Ministry says.

The Ministry has however not outlined what action will follow in case of websites not registering in the Ministry.

Ministry has warned the websites that disseminate news that target to tarnish images of certain persons and the government.