{"id":163695,"date":"2016-06-10T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=163695"},"modified":"2016-06-10T16:43:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T11:13:03","slug":"rti-to-be-debated-in-parliament-on-june-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rti-to-be-debated-in-parliament-on-june-23\/","title":{"rendered":"RTI To Be Debated In Parliament On June 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Right+to+Information&amp;x=9&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Right to Information<\/span><\/a> (RTI) Bill will be debated in Parliament on June 23.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_163698\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rti-to-be-debated-in-parliament-on-june-23\/gayantha-karunathilaka\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-163698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163698\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-163698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gayantha-karunathilaka-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gayantha Karunatilake - Minister Media\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gayantha-karunathilaka-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gayantha-karunathilaka-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-163698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gayantha Karunatilake &#8211; Minister Media<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bill was presented to Parliament in March for it&#8217;s first reading. 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