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    • A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka: A White Paper 

      Verité Research (Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-08)
      Ministries are the overarching bodies that house relevant government bodies such as departments and authorities in charge of a particular subject area. They are responsible for the formulation and approval of national level ...

    • Rauff Hakeem: Governance and Economic Crimes 

      FactCheck.lk;P0076
      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 8/3/2023)
      PARTLY TRUE: Come September, we will be the first Asian country to be subjected to IMF review of governance diagnostic. [...] In the meantime, even in the Geneva Resolution against Sri Lanka, they spoke about the need to ...

    • Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-06)
      The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects ...

    • A recap of parliamentary attendance - August 2020 to February 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-05-12)
      This infographic shows parliamentary attendance between August 2020 and February 2023, marking 2.5 years since the inaugural meeting of the 9th Parliament. Throughout this period, 243 parliamentary sittings were held, out ...

    • Reducing Domestic Barriers to Export Success 

      Arangala, Mathisha Lovindu; Fernando, Nilangika (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
      Export promotion has been a key policy objective of successive governments of Sri Lanka. The Government aims to double the value of exports to USD 20 billion by 2020. Currently, the government is taking measures to improve ...

    • Reducing the Gap in Understanding Sri Lanka’s Gender Gap 

      Verité Insights;Vol. 09, No. 01
      Fernando, Sachintha       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-03)
      The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) is a composite index that measures the extent of gender-based gaps in and among countries and tracks progress towards reducing these gaps over time. Sri Lanka is ...

    • Reforming the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act 

      Wettimuny, Shamara; Rajap, Hana (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-03)
      This briefing note, on efforts to reform the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act, No. 13 of 1951 (MMDA), is presented in three sections. The first section identifies the key stakeholders in the current reform process, mainly ...

    • Regulating Social Media in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Legal and Non-Legal Regulatory Frameworks in the Context of Hate Speech and Disinformation 

      Legal Team (Verité Research, 2021-11)
      This study explores the existing legal and non-legal frameworks to regulate the spread of disinformation and hate speech on social media. The study presents potential implications of the spread of disinformation and hate ...

    • Rehabilitation of the A05 Road Corridor from Badulla to Chenkaladi Project - Loan Agreement 2015 

      Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka (Colombo: Ministry of Finance, 2015-06-26)
      Included here is the loan agreement related to the Rehabilitation of the A05 Road Corridor from Badulla to Chenkaladi Project dated 2015.06.26 for the amount of USD 60 Million. The lender for this project was the OPEC Fund ...

    • Relief Package: What it Entails and How Will it be Financed? 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-02-01)
      In response to rising living cost with inflation rate of 12.1%1 in December 2021, the cabinet of ministers approved a relief package amounting to LKR 229 billion on the 3rd of January 2022. The following infographic depicts ...

    • Religious incidents in Mullaitivu: How did the press cover it? 

      Divide scale posts;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/11/2019)
      Manner in which the SInhala and Tamil press covered tensions regarding the Nayaru/Gurukanda religious site in Mullaitivu from 30 June to 11 July 2019. Sinhala press - 11 articles Tamil press - 34 articles

    • Removing PUCSL's Chairperson 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-05-24)
      This infographic is created as a response to the Motion took place in Parliament on 24th May 2023 to remove Mr. Janaka Rathnayaka who was the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) from his ...

    • Removing PUCSL's Chairperson - Voting Breakdown 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-05-25)
      On May 24, 2023, the parliament voted to remove Janaka Ratnayake from his office as the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) chairperson with a majority of 10 in excess of the simple majority needed. The following ...

    • Resignation of Muslim politicians: splitting or slapping? 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/24/2019)
      The entry contains writeups in all three languages and images of newspaper articles pertaining to the resignation of Muslim MPs against the hunger strike carried out by Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera demanding the resignation ...

    • Resigned Muslim Ministers on June 03, 2019 - Sinhala 

      Manthri Team (Manthri.lk - Research Team, 2019-06-03)

    • Restoring Economic Stability in Sri Lanka: An Overview of the IMF Extended Fund Facility 

      Peiris, Udara; Rajkulendran, Raj Prabu (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-04-13)
      On March 20, 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board approved Sri Lanka's 17th IMF programme, under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, aimed at addressing the significant economic challenges faced by ...

    • Restoring Efficient Tax Collection Methods: Withholding Tax and Pay-As-You-Earn 

      Background Note;No. 01
      Gunewardena, Dileni; de Mel, Nishan; Moore, Mick; Devarajan, Shanta; Rajkulendran, Raj Prabu; Siyambalapitiya, Sumini       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-06)
      The note estimates the additional revenue that can be collected from reinstating in Sri Lanka two methods of efficient tax collection that were discontinued in 2020. That is: the withholding tax (WHT) and the pay-as-you-earn ...

    • Restricting the Sale of Liquor to Women: The Public Debate is Misinformed 

      Legal Team (Verité Research, 2018-09)
      The submission includes a draft brief published by the legal team on the liquor ban imposed on women in Sri Lanka, titled “Restricting the Sale of Liquor to Women: The Public Debate is Misinformed”. On 10 January 2018, ...

    • Restructuring Domestic Debt Must Be Credible, Fast, Comprehensive 

      Peiris, Udara (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-06-08)
      With the possibility of restructuring domestic debt increasing, there are concerns about the impact of such a restructuring on the financial markets. A limited restructuring, in which only government debt held by the Central ...

    • Retirement Funds Face Regressive Taxation in Sri Lanka 

      Verite Insights;Vol. 12, No.02
      Rajkulendran, Raj Prabu       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-09)
      In September 2023, Sri Lanka became the only country to restructure local currency debt by exclusively targeting retirement savings funds, excluding all others. This was justified by claiming that retirement savings were ...