Purpose:The availability of fresh Citrus fruits is limited by their susceptibility to invasion by microbial pathogens which leads to cause serious postharvest losses. The present study was carried out to isolate and morphologically identify postharvest fungal associations from selected Citrus fruit species (C. sinensis, C. limon, C. crenatifolia and C. medica) and to confirm their identity by molecular characterization.Research Method: Postharvest fungal associations of selected Citrus fruit species were isolated, and identification was done based on morphological characteristics. Confirmation of fungal associations was done through phylogenetic analysis of newly generated ITS sequencing data. Further, frequency of occurrence of each fungal isolate was calculated in three different districts in Sri Lanka.Findings: From the morphological and molecular identification, Collectrichum fructicola, Collectrichum gloeosporioides, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Aspergillus niger and Pestalotiopsis sp. were recorded from C. sinensis. Neofusicoccum parvum, Collectrichum gigasporium and Aspergillus clavatus were isolated from C. crenatifolia. Further, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and L. pseudotheobromae were the only fungal association isolated from C. limon and C. medica fruit species, respectively. It is worthwhile noting that this is the first report of association of the C. gigasporium and Pestalotiopsis sp. from Citrus fruits in Sri Lanka.Research Limitations: Since this research was mainly focused on the isolation and identification of the potential fungal associations, pathogenicity evaluation could not be carried out.Originality/value: Findings of potential disease causative agents in citrus will be valuable for agriculture sector, to adopt and practice effective strategies to minimize postharvest losses of citrus fruits.

New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century. Most technologies described as "new media" are digital, often having characteristics of being manipulated, networkable, dense, compressible, interactive, and impartial. The internet is known as a kind of global meeting place where people from all parts of the world can come together and share information. According to Henson, Reyns, and Fisher, they define "Cyber-crime refers to any illegal activity that occurs in the virtual world of cyberspace". This research studied the Sri Lankan cyber-crime and legal background about cyber-crime. In this research, it studied selected cases relating to cyber-crime in Sri Lanka. The authors examined the situation, evidence. In Sri Lanka, there have been four main acts which used in prevention of cyber-crime. Content analyzed these acts. In Sri Lanka, there is a challenge in preventing cyber-crimes. The growth of network-based crime has raised difficult issue in respect of appropriate balance between the needs of those investigating and prosecuting such crime, and the rights of users of such networks.Increasing the awareness about new media literacy is one way to minimize cyber-crime. Also, Sri Lankan legal system needs to be modified. Keywords: cyber space, cyber-crime, internet, new media, lawThe advancement of technology such as the internet has provided individuals and organizations with a means to both commit new types of crimes and adopt new methods of committing traditional street crimes. From online identity theft to cyber-stalking to viruses, millions of people worldwide are affected by online deviant behavior every day.The origins of the internet can be traced back well over several decades to the early 1960s. Originally developed for military and educational applications, interlinked computer networks were designed to allow individuals and working groups to store and share information quickly and efficiently. The internet is based on single technical standards that allow global communication. This has the advantage of allowing the globalization of internet services (such as Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and others) that are operated in one country but can be accessed by users from all over the world. The internet has become important for daily life, education, work, and participation in society. A large majority of households and individuals make use of it today. Internet usage increased gradually all over the world. In 2000, 360,985,492 people used internet. At that time, 1,386,188,112 people in Asia used internet. In 2014, those values increased a lot. Currently, an estimated