Sri Lanka state media institution files objections against court order to pay Rs. 500 million to UNP MP

Sri Lanka's state owned media institution, Lake House, has reportedly filed objections against the order delivered by the Colombo District Court last week requiring the institution to pay a sum of Rs. 500 million in damages to UNP Parliamentarian Wijedasa Rajapakse in a defamation case filed by him.

Sri Lankan court orders state-owned media institution to pay Rs. 500 million damages to UNP MP

A Sri Lankan court today has ordered a state-owned media institution to pay a sum of Rs. 500 million to a main opposition United National Party (UNP) legislator.