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ආබාධ සහිත පුද්ගලයන් පිළිබඳ වාර්තා කිරීම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-05)In the month of May 2021 articles published in Aruna, Dinamina, Mawbima and Lankadeepa used disability-first language such as 'ආබාධිත' instead of person-first language such as 'ආබාධ සහිත', which marginalizes such communities. -
සංවේදී ඡායාරූප පළ කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-05)In the month of May 2021 articles published in Divaina used graphic images that violate media ethics. -
කෙලෙසූ, පිස්සු වැටුණු, මෙහෙකාරිය, කොරෝනා මව, කාක්කිය වැනි නිෂේධනාත්මක නාමකරණ භාවිතය
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-05)In the month of May 2021 articles published in various Sinhala newspapers used derogatory terms such as කෙලෙසූ, පිස්සු වැටුණු, මෙහෙකාරිය, කොරෝනා මව, and කාක්කිය. -
8th Parliamentary Contribution of Vasudeva Nanayakkara
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Minister of Water Supply at the 8th Parliament. -
8th Parliamentary Contribution of Udaya Gammanpila
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Udaya Gammanpila, Minister of Energy at the 8th Parliament. -
8th Parliamentary Contribution of Dullas Alahapperuma
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Power at the 8th Parliament. -
8th Parliamentary Contribution of Rohitha Abegunawardhana
(Manthri.lk, 2020-08-20)This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Rohitha Abegunawardhana, Minister of Ports and Shipping at the 8th Parliament. -
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’ = අර්බුදයට යන ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සෙස් බදු ක්රමය
(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
