Sachini Kavindya

SLPI present Citizen’s Manual on RTI to RTI Commission

The Right to Information Commission Chairman Mr. Mahinda Gammanpila (2nd from Left) being presented with copies of  “A Citizen’s Manual on Sri Lanka’s Right To Information Law” by the Sri Lanka Press Institute CEO, Kumar Lopez (extreme Right). Also in the picture is RTI Commissioner Ms. Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena. The Right to Information Commission Chairman Mr. […]

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4A’s and SLPI trains and graduates more PR and Corporate Communications people to bolster the industry

Association (4A’s) in partnership with the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) recently graduated their second intake of students. The course was repeated as it had generated much goodwill, regard and demand from employers, practitioners and students. With the participation of four highly experienced industry CEOs, the course focused on professional hands-on learning with many industry

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A New Story Portal by Tamil and Sinhalese Journalists

The-Catamaran.org, a story portal by Tamil and Sinhalese journalists, is now online.  The website is intended as an open network and will feature background information and analysis in both languages alongside a selection in English. The first articles published on the new portal includes a feature on the lost cultural identity of Sri Lanka’s Adivasi

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SLPI welcomes Parliament’s passing of the 2016 Right of Access to Information (RTI) Bill The Sri Lanka Press Institute welcomes the passage of the Right of Access to Information (RTI) Bill by unanimous vote in Parliament on Friday the 24th of June 2016. The SLPI, which comprises the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka, The Editors’

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