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    • Private Sector Participation in Sri Lanka’s Tertiary Education: A review of information and data 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2017-11)
      This study presents a review of the topics relevant to the debate on private sector participation in tertiary education. These include: the structure of the tertiary education sector; the legislation underlying the ...

    • The Problem with Procurement 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-04)
      Sri Lanka’s 2023 IMF Programme includes a commitment to disclose public procurement contracts through an online fiscal transparency platform. The online transparency platform was to be operational by March 2023, but the ...

    • Prof. W.D. Lakshman: Banking Sector 

      E681;
      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/30/2020)
      TRUE - The banking sector remains strong with total capital adequacy ratio above 16 per cent, net stable funding ratio above 130 per cent, liquidity coverage ratio above 175 per cent and statutory liquid asset ratio above ...

    • Proposal to suspend standing orders defeated or the motion against the president deafeated? 

      Ethics Eye (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-05-19)
      On the proposal to suspend Parliament Standing Orders and debate motion against President, The Morning, Ceylon Today, Daily Mirror, and The Island correctly identified in their front page headlines that it was the proposal ...

    • Protest for land in Pottuvil 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 1/11/2018)
      The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Tamil press covered the protest by families of Pottuvil urging their lands to be released. The entry also includes images of newspaper articles on the issue.

    • Protest in Kantale against Maaveerar naal 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 11/29/2018)
      The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English pertaining to the manner in which the protest in Kantale against Maaveerar Naal was reported in the Sinhala and Tamil press. The entry also includes 2 images of ...

    • Protest in Nallur 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 11/14/2018)
      The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the protest by families of missing persons in Nallur, Jaffna. The entry also includes images of newspaper articles on the issue.

    • Provincial Council Elections 2014: A Political Analysis—Central, Northern and North Western Province 

      Chaaminda, Sumith; de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Verité Research, 2013)
      Provincial Council elections were conducted in three of Sri Lanka’s nine provinces, the Central (CP), North-Western (NWP) and Northern Provinces (NP) in September 2013. These provinces, when combined together, account for ...

    • Provincial Council Elections 2014: Reading into the margins - Western and Southern Provinces 

      Alphonsus, Daniel; Kumarage, Aloka (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014)
      Provincial Council elections were conducted in Sri Lanka’s Western and Southern provinces on 29 March 2014. This report analyses political party performance at these elections using historical, polling division, and ...

    • Provincial Council Receipts and Expenditure in 2020 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2021-11-02)
      The finance commission makes an annual recommendation on the allocation of funds required to meet the needs of provincial councils to the government. The Western Province has the highest absolute value, and the North Central ...

    • Public Debt Increases in Dollar Value While Decreasing in Rupee Value 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-12-19)
      According to recent data published by the Ministry of Finance, public debt in dollar terms fell from USD 97 Bn (end 2021) to USD 85 Bn (end 2022), however rose again to USD 91 Bn by September 2023. The debt stock in ...

    • Public Finance Training for Journalists and Civil Society Organizations - 2023 (Presentation) 

      Sureni, Weerathunga; Siyama, Ansar (2023)
      Verité Research conducted a series of public finance training sessions specifically designed for journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The objectives of the training were to improve journalists' and CSOs' ...

    • Public Report on the 2021 Budget: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Governments Policy 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-03)
      This report will assist the public and other stakeholders in understanding the adequacy, credibility and prioritisation of the government’s expenditure allocations and taxation policies and the extent to which these are ...

    • Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions Used in the Budget Estimates 

      De Silva, Dinuk; Mubarak, Faiq; Musammil, Miflal; Hanifa, Hafsa; Siyambalapitiya, Sumini (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021)
      The 2022 budget was presented to the parliament on November 12, 2021, outlining the government’s proposals to raise public funds through taxation and proposals for expenditure during the year. These proposals form the ...

    • Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions used in the Budget Estimates - Infographics 

      de Silva, Dinuk; Mubarak, Faiq; Musammil, Miflal; Hanifa, Hafsa; Siyambalapitiya, Sumini (2021-12)
      The 2022 budget was presented to the parliament on November 12, 2021, outlining the government’s proposals to raise public funds through taxation and proposals for expenditure during the year. These proposals form the ...

    • Quantifying the COVID Clean-up of Air Quality in Colombo 

      Verité Insights;
      Dhammapala, Ranil; Basnayake, Ashani       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-09-06)
      This Insight quantifies the improvements in air quality in Colombo during periods of Covid19 related restrictions and reveals that the Covid19 restrictions have led to a 60% reduction in the average duration of time that ...

    • Rajitha Senaratne: Cigarette taxes 

      E325;
      FactCheck       (factchecklka - Facebook, 3/14/2019)
      FALSE: "We have acted appropriately against the use of tobacco and imposed a 90% tax on tobacco in an attempt to reduce tobacco usage." - Rajitha Senaratne, Daily News, 20 February 2019

    • Rajitha Senaratne: COVID-19 testing statistics 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2020)
      PARTLY TRUE: [The number in Sri Lanka considered to have contracted Covid-19] is determined only by the number of people that have been tested for the virus. Symptoms of Covid-19 appear only in 15% [of the infected]. Others ...

    • Rajitha Senaratne: Malaria Elimination 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 8/12/2020)
      In 2016, I eliminated Malaria from Sri Lanka. - Rajitha Senaratne, Divaina, 24 June 2020

    • Rajitha Senaratne: WHO on SL Health Service Rank 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 5/30/2019)
      FALSE: Within the world healthcare system, the fact that the best health service is provided by Cuba and Sri Lanka has been accepted by the World Health Organization. - Rajitha Senaratne, Mawbima, 4 February 2019