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 Tamil for the provincial journalists in the Jaffna. The sessions held on the 6th of May 2017 at Green Grass Hotel, consisted 30 participants from the Jaffna. 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. Sessions was conducted by Attorneys Mr Ainkaran Kugadasan and Mr.Ameen Hussain
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C.Chandrakumar
August 9, 2017 at 3:53 pmIt is good, Can I have Tamil and English version of books on RTI as the law student and trainers