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Youth Labour Market Assessment: Sri Lanka - 2018
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018)The 2018 Youth Labour Market Assessment builds on the groundwork laid down in the preceding year and provides information and guidance for project interventions. With this objective in mind, researchers engaged in a variety ... -
Weekly Air quality update: Week ending 02 August 2025
(2025-08-02)This infographic displays the air quality in the cities of Badulla, Colombo 07, Puttalam, Pelawatte, Monaragala, Maharagama, Kiribathgoda and Kandy cities for the week of July 27 to August 2, 2025. It was developed under ... -
Stealth Reduction of Cigarette Tax Rates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01)The tax-in-price for cigarettes in Sri Lanka has reduced dramatically since 2020, falling below both the international benchmark of 75% and past norms in Sri Lanka. It fell to 68.8% for the most sold brand (MSB) and 69.9% ... -
"අයිස් ලෝලියෙක්", "මතට ලොල්" - සුදුසු ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-11-22)On November 19, 2023, the privately-owned Derana TV and Hiru TV channels reported an incident in which they used derogatory terms such as "Ice loliya" (අයිස් ලෝලියා), “Mathata lol pemvatha” (මතට ලොල් පෙම්වතා) and “Pemvathiya ... -
"ජාවාරමා" ද? "ජාවාරම්කරු" ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-11-01)On November 1, 2023, the Divaina, Aruna, Lankadeepa, and Dinamina newspapers reported the arrest of a drug dealer who was referred to using the derogatory term "Jawarama" (ජාවාරමා). This usage violates media ethical guidelines.