SLPI conducts training for journalists on RTI in Uva Province

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), as part of its ongoing Right to Information (RTI) awareness program in the country, conducted its training in Sinhala and Tamil for provincial journalists in the Uva Province earlier this week.  The sessions held on 18 January 2017 at Hotel Malindi Inn, Bandarawela, comprised 45 participants from the Badulla and Moneragala districts.  The program is designed to promote the use of the RTI Act, communicate the Act in a simplified manner, spell out the benefits of the law as well as practical issues when requesting for information.  The program in the Uva Province follows similar workshops conducted by the SLPI in Gampaha, Galle, Kandy and Colombo.