PCCSL receives 30 complaints

The Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL)?received?30 complaints during the first quarter of this year, the PCCSL said in its?latest?newsletter.
Of the complaints, 16 were against Sinhala newspapers, 08 against Tamil newspapers and 2 against English newspapers.
The PCCSL said it had also?received?4 complaints which were not concerning newspapers.
The PCCSL had?received?the most number of?complaints?during?the?first quarter of this year in the month of February??which was 15.
Of the complaints?received during the first quarter the PCCSL said it had resolved 8 cases which is 61.50 percent of?the?complaints.
The PCCSL provides a voluntary self regulatory method to resolve inaccuracies that may occur in newspapers, magazines, journals and online editions of newspapers.
Bound by the Editors? Code, the PCCSL looks to resolve complaints in a fast, free and fair procedure.