Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The Court of Appeal has dismissed the intervention request filed by the Electronic Broadcasters' Association (EBBA) in connection with the appeal filed by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the parent company of Hiru Television, against a decision made by the Right to Information (RTI) Commission.

The RTI Commission previously ruled that Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. qualifies as a public authority under the Right to Information Act, and should, therefore, disclose certain information in response to a citizen's RTI request. The Commission held that the company must reveal the name of the editor responsible for a specific news item but not the manner in which it was received.

Following this decision, AB...