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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) hosted a series of virtual Journalist-Lawyer Forum in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi. The forum on media-related laws and laws that journalists should be knowledgeable about was held on November 22nd, 2023 via Zoom and was conducted in Tamil. The forum was led by Ms Kosalai Mathan, Head of

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) hosted a series of virtual Journalist-Lawyer Forum in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi. The forum on Sri Lanka’s legal framework and the judicial system was held on October 30th, 2023 via Zoom and was conducted in Tamil. The forum was led by Ms Mathuri Thamilmaran, Attorney-at-law, and was attended

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), its constituents and affiliated organisations are deeply concerned over the proposed ‘Online Safety Bill’, which is supposed to be presented to the Parliament during the coming week. The regulation of internet intermediaries, encompassing content-sharing platforms and messaging services, fills a significant void within the existing legislative framework, as it

In coinciding with the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) which falls on the 28th of September, the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI)  launched a study report titled “A Study of the Annual Report submitted by Public Authorities in accordance with Section 10 of the RTI Act for the period from 2019 to

By Ashwini Natesan The author is a Legal Consultant / Research Fellow specializing in Technology, Media and Communications Law The Online Safety Bill (Bill) published in the gazette issued on 18 September 2023 is a crucial development and has attracted widespread attention and rightly so. Prior to this Bill, existing legislations in Sri Lanka have