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    • Presidential Election 2019: Professional background of some candidates as per available information 

      Team, Manthri (Manthri.lk, 2019)
      An analysis of the professional backgrounds of some of the candidates of Presidential Election 2019 of Sri Lanka based on available information.

    • Presidential Election of 2015: A reading from the Uva Province Election 2014 

      Politics Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015)
      This report provides an analysis of the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election. It includes an explanation of the importance of this Provincial Council election and also provides an analysis of the results of elections in ...

    • Presidential Powers: As per the 21st amendment proposed by SJB 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-06-23)
      These infographics show the current powers of the President and the proposed changes to those powers under 21st amendment by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

    • The President’s Pledges to Women — A review of the promises and progress made in President Sirisena’s pledge: “A New Sri Lanka for Women” 

      Politics Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-01)
      President Maithripala Sirisena pledged ‘A New Sri Lanka for Women’, during his election campaign. The pledge is an ambitious document; it comprises fifteen broad promises, by which the government seeks to alter the lives ...

    • Press coverage on the tensions in Nayaru, Mullaitivu 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 9/30/2019)
      The infogrpahic describes the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the tensed situation in Nayaru, Mullaitivu over the cremation of a Buddhist monk on September 23, 2019.

    • Press headines on 08 August 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 8/8/2019)
      Difference in headlines between Sinhala and Tamil press on August 08, 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Karannagoda and Goonetileke promoted (Lankadeepa, Ada), Murder case of Wasim Thajudeen (Dinamina, Resa) Main story - Tamil ...

    • Primary and Budget Balances move in opposite directions as interest payments increase! 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01)
      The Fiscal Management Report 2024 published by the Ministry of Finance, shows that the Primary Balance improved from LKR -317 Bn in 3rd quarter 2022 to a positive LKR 124 Bn in 3rd quarter 2023. The Budget Deficit, however, ...

    • Private member’s bill: How does it work? 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-06-05)
      These infographics explain who a private member is and procedures to be followed for a private member bill.

    • 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 ...

    • Proposals of an Administrative Reforms Committee (ARC) in 1988 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-03-11)
      This infographic provides the information about the Administrative Reforms Committee (ARC) which tried to streamline the structure of ministries in 1988 that gets split up and combined multiple times with little rational. ...

    • 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 

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      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 ...