GUIDE TO MEDIA 2019 Department of Government Information – Sri Lanka ~ 1 ~ CONTENT Page No MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORMS AND MASS MEDIA 03 DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 04 - 05 MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SL ARMY 06 MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR NAVY 07 MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SL AIR FORCE 07 MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SL POLICE 08 PRINT MEDIA 09 - 25 RADIO CHANNELS 26 - 40 TV CHANNELS 41-51 MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS 52- 59 FOREIGN MEDIA 60 - 67 DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICERS 68 ~ 2 ~ Government Information Department MINISTRY OF MASS MEDIA GUIDE TO “ASIDISI MEDURA” NO. 163, KIRULAPONE AVENUE, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 GEN. NO: 2513467, 2512324, 2513459, 2513498, 2512321 MEDIA 2019 FAX: 2512346, 2512343, 2513462, 2513458,2513437 EMAIL : [email protected] Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Hon. Minister of Mass Media and Dinendra Ruwan Wijayawardene 2513509 0773302100 2513506 State Minister of Difence Secretary Sunil Samaraweera 2513467 0773447077 2513458 Additional secretary (Admin) Ramani Gunawardhana 2513398 0777259711 2512346 Additional secretary (Development & planning) (act.) U.P.L.D. pathirana 2513943 0714425435 2512343 Senior Assistant Secretary N. Wasanthika Dias 2514631 0714264076 2513462 Director Planning W.A.P. Wellappuli 2513470 0714076273 0714076273 2514351 Director (Development) J.W.S. Kithsiri 2513644 0712882052 0718025551 Director (Media) K.P. Jayantha 2513469 0773996320 0773996320 2513463 Assistant Secretary M.P. Bandara 2512524 0718663924 0718663924 Assistant Director (Planning) M.C.S. Devasurendra 2513466 0773510168 0773510168 2513466 Accountant B.R Ranasinghe 2513442 0716462371 0716462371 2513442 Legal Officer D.P.U. Welarathne 2513468 0773301917 0773301917 2513468 Administrative Officer Indrani Vitharana 2512052 0710659800 2513462 ~ 3 ~ DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Government Information NO. 163, KIRULAPONE AVENUE, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 Department GEN. NO: 2515759 FAX : 2514282 GUIDE TO www.dgi.gov.lk www.news.lk MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number 2512040 0772120442 0772120442 2514753 Director General of Government Nalaka Kaluwewa 2513055 Information 2513638 Additional Director General U.P.L.D. Pathirana 2513953 0714425435 2513953 Chief Accountant H.A.U. Jayalath 2512332 0718859889 2512332 Director Information M.G. Jayathissa 0718760609 0779553341 2513953 0779553341 Director Administration Nirmalee Priyangani Kumarage 2514093 0714446533 0714446533 2514092 Asst. Director (Admin) P.V.C.C. Panawala 2514266 0719605403 2514092 Assistant Director Kapila Ariyawansa 2515192 0727898798 0765178579 Assistant Director L.P. Thilakarathna 2513757 0718798544 0772603545 0772603545 Assistant Director Harsha B Abeykoon 0773063554 Acting Director (GFU) A.L. Sigera 2514267 0773847943 Section Head (Publicity Unit) W.M. Shanthapriya 2512017 0773263383 2513756 Section Head ( Media Sumith Mayadunne 2513754 0716560875 0716560875 2513754 Accreditation) Section Head Hemali Siriwardhana 2512759 0702578624 0702578624 2512759 (Publication Bureau) ~ 4 ~ Desathiya Editor (Supervising) Thilakarathne Liyanapatabendi 2513757 0718798544 0718798544 2513757 Editor Duminda Aluthgedara 2513757 0718024563 0718024563 2513757 Deputy Editor Mala Malkanthi Paranagama 2513757 0714414405 2513757 The Government Official News Portal (www.news.lk) Head of the Division Prabath Rathnayake 2515192 0714413385 0714413385 ~ 5 ~ Government Information Department MEDIA CENTER – MINISTRY OF DEFENCE GUIDE TO 152, GALLE ROAD, COLOMBO 03 MEDIA 2019 Email – [email protected] Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number 2439737 Director and Military Brigadier Sumith Athapattu 2439736 0766907694 Spokesman Government Information DIRECRATE OF MEDIA ,SRI LANKA ARMY Department PREMIER PACIFIC BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, NO. 28. GUIDE TO R.A. DE MEL MAWATHA, COLOMBO 04 Email – [email protected] MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Brigadier Sumith Athapattu 2058637 0766907062 2553279 Director Media and Spokesman ~ 6 ~ Government Information MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SRI LANKA NAVY Department NAVAL HEADQUARTERS GUIDE TO P.O Box -593 , COLOMBO -01 Email- [email protected] MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Lieutenant Commander Isuru Sooriya 2212141 0777864055 2441454 Media Spokesman Bandara Government Information MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SRI LANKA AIR FORCE Department SRI LANKA AIRFORCE HEADQUARTERS, P.O BOX 594 GUIDE TO COLOMBO 02 Email –[email protected] MEDIA 2017 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Group captain M.D.A.G. Seneviratne 2441552 0772229270 2422606 Director Media and Media Spokesman ~ 7 ~ Government Information MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR SRI LANKA POLICE Department SRI LANKA POLICE HEADQUARTERS GUIDE TO COLOMBO -01 Email - [email protected] MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Ruwan Gunasekara 2328749 0718591882 2329500 Director PPR and Police media Superintendent of Police 0718591780 Spokesman ~ 8 ~ Government Information Department GUIDE TO MEDIA 2019 PRINT MEDIA ~ 9 ~ Government Information THE ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF CEYLON LTD Department No 35, D.R Wijewardhana Mawatha, Colombo 10 GUIDE TO GEN: NO. 2429429 FAX: 2429329 WEB : www.lakehouse.lk MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Chairman Krishantha Cooray 2429652 0772344344 2430985 Director Editorial Lalith Allahakoon 2429658 0777489770 2430720 General manager Abhaya Amaradasa 2429502 0777270170 0777270171 2429500 DAILY NEWS [email protected] Editor in Chief Lalith Allahakoon 2429711 0777489770 2343694 Senior Associated Editor R. Martinesz 2429712 0777270014 News Editor Chaminda Perera 2429218 0777210105 2343694 Features Editor Samangi Wettimuny 2429216 0775768634 Provincial Editor Sadasen Marasinghe 2429208 0773130175 2343694 Business Editor Shirajiv Sirimanne 2429221 0777308030 Group Sports Editor M.S.M. Thawfeekq 2429223 0773832334 2343694 SUNDAY OBSERVER [email protected] Editor Dharisha Bastians 2429231 0771921558 2429227 Associate Editor S. Ananda Kumar 2429238 0718146249 2429227 News Editor Anurangi singh 0772288444 2429227 Features Editor Ruwan Godage 2429226 0773130173 2429227 Group Editor (Business) Chandani Jayathilake 2429202 0777239197 2429227 Sports Editor T.B. Rahaman 2429234 0777342605 2429227 ~ 10 ~ DINAMINA [email protected] [email protected] Editor L.P.S. Rowel 2429241 0777270420 2429250 Associate Editor (Provincial) Sampath Dippitigoda 2429289 0777270013 2429280 News Editor Shiromi Abeysinghe 2429248 0773112450 2429240 Features Editor Anura K. Edirisooriya 2429245 0772200929 2429220 Business Editor Buddika Brahmanage 2429246 0718246986 2429220 Sports Editor Prince Gunasekara 2429253 0714810973 2429240 Night Editor Indika Bandara 2429247 0714393837 2429240 SILUMINA [email protected] Editor Chaminda Wariyagoda 2429261 0773831798 2429260 Associate Editor Nihal Gunasekara 2429262 0777689765 2429260 Associate Editor Nihal P. Abeysinghe 2429269 0773042779 2429260 Deputy Editor Janaka Liyanaarachchi 2429269 0714517210 2429260 Deputy Editor (News) Semali Kellapotha 2429265 0772990479 2429260 News Editor Tharaka Wickramasekara 2429264 0714440948 2429260 Features Editor S. Chaturani Jayawardhana 2429264/281 0773596129 2429260 Business Editor Inoka Perera 2429265/6 0718321196 2429260 Sports Editor Bandula Jayamanne 2429593 0710414413 2429329 ~ 11 ~ THINAKARAN [email protected] Editor in Chief K.Kunarasa 2429271 0773457915 2429270 Associate Editor M.M. Mohammed Marlin 2429272/9 0773112554 2429270 News Editor K. Ashokkumar 2429272 -79 0773112475 2429270 0773470915 Features Editor S. Pandiyan 2429272/9 0714901162 2429270 Provincial Editor M.S. Fahim 2429279 0714901181 2429270 Sports Editor A.R. Fareeth 2429279/272 0773665253 2429270 Resa Editor in Chief Ranjith K Samarakoon 2429286 0712202737 2429290 Deputy Editor/Business Editor Manjula Samarasekara 2429209 0773113084 2429290 News Editor Shiranthi Fernando 2429209 0770162919 2429290 Features Editor Thibiriyagama Bandara 2429209 0710386339 2429290 Provincial Editor Pubudu Saputantri 2429209 0717488575 2429290 Sport Editor Kasun Irugalbandara 2429209 0714532730 2429290 PHOTO DEPARTMENT/ LIBRARY Photo Editor Malan Karunarathne 2429292 0773635211 Chief Librarian Rasika Nelanthi Liyanagama 2429491 0777270035 2429329 ~ 12 ~ Government Information ASIAN MEDIA PUBLICATIONS (PVT) LTD. Department NO.68, ELLE HOUSE ROAD, COLOMBO 15. GUIDE TO GEN. NO: 7778778, FAX: 0112540691, 0112520871 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] MEDIA 2019 WEB: www.thinakkural.com Name Telephone Fax THINAKKURAL Office Mobile WhatsApp Number Administrator K. Gunarathnam 7778778 0777963477 2540691 Manager / Managing Director P. Keshavaraja 7778778 0773118740 2540691 Editor in Chief K.R.P. Haran 7778778 0772100530 2540691 Weekly Editor R.Bharathi 7778778 0777304010 2520871 News Editor T. Sivaganeshan 7778778 2540691 ~ 13 ~ Government Information CEYLON NEWS PAPERS (PVT) LTD. Department NO.101, ROSMEAD PLACE, COLOMBO- 07. GUIDE TO GEN. NO: 0117566566, FAX: 0117566514 Email- [email protected] MEDIA 2019 Name Telephone Fax Office Mobile WhatsApp Nu MAWBIMA - [email protected] Chairman Tiran Alles 5327327 2695047 Director Editorial Sisira Paranathantri 7566566 0773502932 7566513 CEO Ramantha Alles 5327327 2695047 Editor in Chief Benett Rupasinghe 7566501 0718428024 7566514 Associate Editor Thivanka Beragama 7566540 0774484694 7566514 Feature Editor Udeni saman Kumara 7566502 0714847909 7566514 Provincial Editor Ruvini Guruge 7566507 0714201661 7566514 Sport Editor Sirinama Rajapaksha