Asia Vision award for SLRC

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation wins the Asia Vision Award for the Best News Item of the Month of April surpassing 17 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia Vision is the daily news exchange of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). The award was presented for international handling of breaking news events in the month of April.

The major news event was the Welivariya bomb blast that killed Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle. ABU is considered as the leading television institute in the Asia Pacific region.

Among its members are giants of the television field in the Asia-Pacific region such as NHK-Japan, CCTV-China, Dooradarshan-India, Channel News Asia-Singapore. RTM-Malaysia and Irab-Iran. Over 10,000 news items are being exchanged monthly by Asia Vision.

The Secretary General of the ABU, David Astley in his award certification mentioned that the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation has been presented with this award by considering its correct and responsible reporting and the supply of news to the international community in a speedy manner, and its contribution surpassed the efforts of other regional contesters.

The Rupavahini News Unit also won many international news items in the past.