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    • 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? 

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      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 ...

    • Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics 

      Razick, Salma; Munas, Hasna; de Mel, Nishan (2021-02)
      In 2014, a data dissemination policy was introduced by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka. The DCS is the primary agency responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of official ...

    • Reviving Exports: The Relevance of Export Finance=අපනයන ප්‍රවර්ධනය සදහා අපනයන මූල්‍යකරණ පහසුකම්වල ඇති වැදගත්කම 

      VR Insights;Vol. 3, No. 16
      Fernando, Nilangika; Gnanasampanthen, Revathy       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-09)
      This Insight analyses the importance of export finance as a tool to facilitate and promote exports in Sri Lanka. It identifies the bottlenecks that prevent effective use of export finance in the country and provides ...

    • Right To Information: Discourse and Compliance in Sri Lanka 

      Esufally, Sabrina; Ferroggiaro, William (Verité Research, 2017-06)
      This briefing paper discusses the process through which the RTI Act was drafted and enacted, and recommends strategies to ensure better compliance. It is presented in three sections. The first section chronicles the drafting ...

    • Rishad Bathiudeen: Export Services 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 10/9/2019)
      TRUE: … ICT/BPM, electronics, printing and packaging services – alone contributes to around $1.3 billion in export revenues every year. - Rishad Bathiudeen, Daily FT, 28 August 2019

    • Rohana Bandara: Sri Lanka's debt to China 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/3/2021)
      TRUE: 14% of Sri Lanka’s debt is owed to China… - Rohana Bandara, Dinamina, 10 May 2021

    • Running for President - Parliamentary Report card: Sajith Premadasa 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-05-17)
      This infographic is created as a response to the decision of Working Committee of SJB to name SJB party leader Sajith Premadasa as the party's next presidential candidate. This report card shows the contribution of MP ...

    • Ruwan Wijewardena: Covid-19 death analysis 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 9/23/2021)
      PARTLY TRUE: It is said that 10 patients are dying every hour. The rate at which patients are dying is 1.5%. Sri Lanka has become the country that reports the highest death rate in Asia due to COVID-19. - Ruwan Wijewardena, ...

    • Ruwan Wijewardene: Debt increase 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/28/2022)
      TRUE: Some people in the present government say that the country has come to this situation because we [yahapalana government] took loans. 80% of the loans we took were used for settling the loans obtained by Mahinda ...

    • Ruwan Wijewardene: Health Allocations 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 1/7/2021)
      PARTLY TRUE: The amount allocated for the Health Ministry while this crisis is ongoing is Rs. 158 billion for 2021, that’s down Rs. 20 billion from 2019… You can see where the government’s priorities are. - Ruwan Wijewardene, ...

    • S&SEA Rice Exports: Challenges in relation with the new EU MRL 

      Econ Team, Verité Research (Geneva: CUTS International, 2019-10)
      This Country Update Note provides the views of rice exporters and government agencies in Sri Lanka on their perceptions of the issues they face in complying with EU MRL requirements. The MRL regulations effective at the ...

    • S. M. Marikkar: COVID-19 Vaccination 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/18/2021)
      PARTLY TRUE: Not even 2 million of the Sri Lankan population has been vaccinated as of now. We have vaccinated the least number of people in the region. - S.M. Marikkar, Aruna, 26 May 2021