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 to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Producers Union at the Sri Lanka Rupahavini Corporation (SLRC) premises. The sessions held on the 1st of February consisted 80 participants from the SLRC Producers Union. The program is designed to promote the use of the RTI Act, communicate the Act in a simplified manner, the benefits of the law and practical issues when requesting for information. The program in the SLRC is after similar workshops conducted by the SLPI in the Uva province, Gampaha, Galle, Kandy and Colombo.
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