RTI and Journalism
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RTI – Cabinet Approved Draft Bill – 2nd Dec 2015
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 conducts training to journalists on Right to Information Act (RTI) in Uva Province
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) as part of its on-going Right to Information (RTI) awareness program in the country, this week conducted its training in Sinhala and Tamil for the provincial journalists in the Uva Province. The sessions held on the 18th of January 2017 at Hotel Malindi Inn, Bandarawela, consisted 45 participants from
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Every citizen has a role to play in RTI
“Every citizen has a role to play in successfully implementing the Right to information (RTI) Act, and the success of it is everyone’s responsibility,” said Ms. Corinna Zarek delivering a lecture on “Right to Information; A responsibility for all” earlier this week in Colombo.Ms. Zarek, who is the Senior Advisor for Open Government to the
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2014 Publication The Right to Information (RTI) is a central component of any modern democracy founded on people’s sovereignty. The Constitution of Sri Lanka, in Article 3, vests power in the People and explicitly recognises the sovereignty of the People. The People can effectively exercise power through their representatives only if the system of governance