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Racial Profiling and Language Polarisation in Sri Lankan Media: A Problem Highlighted by “Ethics Eye” and “The Divide”
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-09)This research brief introduces two ailments in the Sri Lankan media that have negative social ramifications on minorities: (1) racial profiling; and (2) language polarisation. This brief provides a short introduction to ... -
Rajitha Senaratne: Cigarette taxes
(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
(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
(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
(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 -
Ramesh Pathirana: Fuel prices
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/2/2021)PARTLY TRUE: When compared with the countries in the South Asian region, the fuel price of our country is still lower than that of the other countries in the region. Among the countries in this region, only Pakistan provides ... -
Ranasinghe Runout - Parliamentary Report cards: Roshan Ranasinghe, Harin Fernando and Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
(Manthri.lk, 2023-11-29)This infographic was created as a detailed responsive post in-terms of the removal of SLPP MP Roshan Ranasinghe from his portfolios as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, and Irrigation. This removal came after he replaced ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe - Mercer Index
(factchecklka - Facebook, 9/9/2018)TRUE: Although cities across Asia are growing apace, only three (Singapore, Tokyo, and Kobe) are in the top 50 of the Mercer Quality of Living Index. Colombo was the highest ranked South Asian city, but still only stood ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Debt restructuring
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/18/2023)TRUE: Programme financing gaps: debt service reduction during 2023-27 should be sufficient to close external financing gaps. Under staff baseline scenario, US$17 billion in debt service reduction is required, including the ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Direct and Indirect Taxes
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/17/2023)TRUE: In other countries, most of the taxes are collected from a higher income bracket. In 2021, in India – 50% direct tax…Bangladesh – direct tax 32%...Nepal – direct 31%....69%. Indonesia – direct tax 40%...Vietnam – ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Election costs
(www.factcheck.lk , 6/30/2022)BLATANTLY FALSE: You cannot go for elections now. The economy is getting really bad. We have to stabilise the economy. The cost of the last election was Rs.10 billion. It will cost Rs.20 billion this time. A candidate will ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Government Revenue
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/6/2020)FALSE: "When I was the Prime Minister, the government revenue was LKR 150,000 million. The revenue last month was LKR 50,000 million. LKR 90,000 million is needed to pay the salaries and pensions of the public servants." ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Income Tax Files
(www.factcheck.lk , 3/9/2023)TRUE: In 2019, there were 1.5 million income tax files in total…when we abolished the PAYE tax, in December 2021, we [only] had 400,000 income tax files. It reduced from 1.5 million to 400,000. Ranil Wickremesinghe, ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Inflation
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/7/2023)PARTLY TRUE: Inflation, which had skyrocketed to 70 percent, has now decreased to 25.2 percent, lightening the burden of daily life for all of us. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka, 1 June 2023 -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Money printing
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/9/2023)TRUE: We put the Central Bank there [in charge] without meddling in it. Henceforth, according to the law, we won’t be able to print money. We have lost our ability to borrow (obtain loans) from the Bank of Ceylon and the ... -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Penal code on foreign terrorist organizations
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/2/2019)FALSE: “To take part in a foreign armed uprising is not an offence here…. there is no law to prevent you from that." - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Interview with SkyNews, 26 April 2019 -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Rajapaksa era exports
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/5/2019)PARTLY TRUE: In the ten years of the Rajapaksa administration, this country’s exports fell from 30% to 18%. - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Divaina, 12 August 2019 -
Ranjit Siyabalapitiya: Fiscal Position
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/2/2023)FALSE: In 2022, the government’s revenue and expenditure difference were as high as 256% or Rs. 3,058 billion. [In 2023] The government expect the revenue to be Rs. 3.45 trillion, while the expenditure will go up to Rs. ... -
Ranjith Madduma Bandara: Crime reduction statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/18/2019)PARTLY TRUE: During the last four years, the rates of all forms of crime […] declined drastically […] under this government compared to the previous Rajapaksa regime. The murder rate which was 646 in 2012 has decreased to ... -
Ranjith Madduma Bandara: Drowning statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/25/2019)About 800 deaths due to drowning are reported annually.