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8th Parliamentary Contribution of Prasanna Ranatunga
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Prasanna Ranatunga, Minister of Tourism at the 8th Parliament. -
සාවද්ය වාර්තාකරණය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-05-19)In the month of May 2021 an article published in Mawbima reported false information regarding Indians throwing statues of their gods into a river after they allegedly failed to protect them from the Coronavirus. -
Education and Health in Budget 2016: Grand promises don’t bode well for governance
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-11-24)Governments make attractive promises when presenting the Budget. However, successive Budgets have shown that making promises is easier than keeping them. The extent to which the present government will be able to keep its ... -
Good Governance is Not Just for Politicians: Case for cigarette taxation = යහපාලනය දේශපාලකයන් සඳහා පමණක් නොවෙයි; දුම්වැටි බදුකරණයට නතු කිරීම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-04-22)The Excise taxes on products such as cigarettes and alcohol are a significant source of government revenue. Understanding how these taxes should be adjusted in keeping with price increases and being diligent in implementing ... -
8th Parliamentary Contribution of Namal Rajapaksa
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth and Sports at the 8th Parliament. -
Parliamentary contribution of Wijayadasa Rajapaksha
(Manthri.lk, 2021-04-20)This Infographic shows the 8th and 9th Parliamentary Contribution of Wijayadasa Rajapaksha. -
Parliamentary contribution of Ranjan Ramanayake: A Member of Parliament who was sentenced to four years in prison
(Manthri.lk, 2021-01-13)This Infographic shows the 8th and 9th Parliamentary contribution of Ranjan Ramanayake, a member of Parliament who was sentenced to four years imprisonment. -
අශිෂ්ට සම්පන්න යෙදුම් භාවිතය - නිෂේධනාත්මක නාමකරණ
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-04-28)In the month of April 2021, articles published in Divaina and Aruna used derogatory terms such as "kudda" and "mathloliya", which is considered disrespectful and is against media ethics guidelines. -
දිවි අහිමි කිරීම පිළිබඳ වාර්තා කිරීම් - දිවි අහිමි කරගත් ආකාරය සඳහන් කිරීම සහ උපකාරක අංක සඳහන් නොකිරීම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-04-27)In the month of April 2021, articles published in Divaina and Aruna reported on suicides while mentioning the method of suicide, and did not mention hotlines. -
A background note on ethno-religious violence in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-04-08)An overview of ethno-religious violence in Sri Lanka. The report examined recent developments on ethno-religious relations in Sri Lanka, mapped out the victims and actors of episodes of ethno-religious violence, the drivers ... -
‘Cess’ – End the Deception and Build ‘Street Lights’
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-11-27)In Sri Lanka, ‘Cess’ is the name given to a special tax imposed on sales, where the revenue is earmarked for a specific fund with a particular economic purpose. This article discusses how the government has stymied export ... -
Family Connections in the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka.
(Manthri.lk, 2020-07-09)This Infographic shows the 71 out of the 225 MPs in the previous parliament had immediate family members in politics. -
Harsha de Silva: Budget Deficit
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/13/2021)TRUE: CBSL Annual Report states Sri Lanka's budget deficit for 2020 [was a] huge 11%. But it should be even higher at 14%. - Harsha de Silva, Harsha de Silva's Official Twitter, 1 May 2021 -
Dullas Alahapperuma: Forex Earnings
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/7/2021)PARTLY TRUE: The largest foreign exchange earners contributing USD 7 billion to the economy of this country are the women of our country who perform drudgery in the Middle East. Number two is the apparel industry. USD 5.6 ... -
Gayantha Karunatilleka: Income Inequality
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/29/2021)TRUE: 35% of our country's national income is enjoyed by 10% of the population. - Gayantha Karunatilleka, Divaina, 30 March 2021 -
Gamini Lokuge: On the strength of EPF
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/22/2021)FALSE: The Employees Provident Fund has become the strongest fund in Asia today. - Gamini Lokuge, Parliament Hansard, 9 February 2021 -
Bandula Gunawardana: Sathosa Losses
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/8/2021)PARTLY TRUE: [Sathosa] was an institution that did not incur losses before 2015. Sathosa has lost 20 billion rupees during the last five years (2015 – 2019). - Bandula Gunawardana, Daily News, 10 March 2021 -
Patali Champika Ranawaka: Sugar and Fats Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/1/2021)TRUE: Compared to 2019, sugar imports have increased by 38% and oil and fat imports have increased by 237%. - Patali Champika Ranawaka, Parliament Hansard, 11 February 2021 -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: ISB debt
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/26/2021)PARTLY TRUE: As of now (February 2021), the total ISBs outstanding is USD 14 billion, which is only 16.7 percent of Sri Lanka’s total debt. None of the other creditors who hold 83.3 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt seem to show ... -
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Export Agriculture Crops
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/19/2021)TRUE: The revenue from export agricultural crops stood at Rs. 63,000 million in 2019. Within one year we have been able to increase it to Rs. 73,000 million. - Mahinda Rajapaksa, Dinamina, 3 March 2021