The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted a 3-day workshop for young journalists on “Investigative Journalism” from the 26th to the 28th of March in Colombo. The objective of the workshop was on the use of the Right to Information Law and Data in investigative journalism. Indian Express investigative journalist Mr. Shyamlal Yadav was the main resource […]
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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’
L.D.O 4/2015 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION; TO SPECIFY GROUNDS ON WHICH ACCESS MAY BE DENIED; TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION; TO APPOINT INFORMATION OFFICERS; TO SET OUT THE PROCEDURE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. Preamble. WHEREAS the Constitution guarantees the right of access
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SLPI strongly opposes the reactivation of the Press Council, a threat on Media Freedom. The constituent partners of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) vehemently condemn the Executive actions of President Maithripala Sirisena to re-activate the Sri Lanka Press Council on July 2, 2015, through the provisions of the anti-democratic Press Council Law No. 5
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