Sri Lanka, July 25 -- Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella said he hopes to formalise the licensing process for TV channels and the registration process for all news websites in operation.

He told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Mass Media that his Ministry is focusing on amending the Press Council Act to make the Media Board Act applicable to all media, adding that his Ministry was fulfilling its responsibilities on behalf of 22 million people. Minister Rambukwella said that after the resumption of tax on foreign teledramas and films telecast via local TV from February which was earlier suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a revenue of Rs. 251 million has been collected so far. He said that attention will be paid to ...