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MPs Attendance in Parliament – July 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-08-15)This infographic shows Sri Lankan MPs attendance of Parliament in July 2021. Parliament was convened on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 19th and 20th of July 2021. The infographic also highlights the following individuals with ... -
MPs Attendance in Parliament – October 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-07)This infographic shows Sri Lankan MPs attendance of Parliament in October 2021. Parliament was convened on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 21st and 22nd of October 2021. The infographic also shows the attendance summary of ... -
MPs Attendance in Parliament – September 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-11-09)This infographic shows Sri Lankan MPs attendance of Parliament in September 2021. Parliament was convened on the 6th, 7th, 21st and 23rd of September 2021. The infographic also highlights the following individuals who did ... -
MPs who voted ''Yes'' for the 19th amendment
(Manthri.lk, 2020-10-21)This infographic shows the number of MPs from the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka who voted in favour of the 19th amendment and their distribution among the different political parties. It shows that 87 MPs had voted in favour ... -
MPs who voted for consecutive Constitutional Amendments
(Manthri.lk, 2022-10-27)This set of infographics provides list of 18 MPs in the 9th parliament who voted in favour of all 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 22nd amendments and 43 MPs in the 9th parliament who voted in favour of 19th, 20th and 22nd amendments. -
MPs with 100% Attendance in Parliament
(Manthri.lk, 2021-04-30)This infographic shows the MPs who had 100 per cent attendance in 9th Parliament from August 2020 to March 2021. -
MPs with the Less than 50% Attendance in the 9th Parliament: August 2020 to March 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-04-30)This Infographic shows the MPs with the less than 50% attendance in 9th Parliament from August 2020 to March 2021. -
Mujibur Rahman: COVID-19 foreign financing
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/11/2020)PARTLY TRUE: We know that our country has received a large amount of money from abroad to control [the COVID-19 pandemic] ... In general, when everything is added up, [Sri Lanka] has received about LKR 200,000 million. - ... -
Nalaka Godahewa: Population dependence on agriculture sector
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/19/2021)FALSE: Although the contribution by the agriculture sector to the country’s economy is less than 10%, the segment of the population that is dependent on the sector for income is one-third of this country’s population, [that ... -
Nalaka Godahewa: Tax targets
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/26/2023)FALSE: […] The expected tax income for 2023 is Rs 3,130 billion [a 70% increase from 2022]. It is not something practical. Since the tax net is not functioning properly, the tax burden will fall on the same people who paid ... -
Nalaka Kottegoda: Fertiliser Consumption
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/10/2021)FALSE: Sri Lanka had imported 574,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser in 2020… Sri Lanka has become the top chemical fertiliser user in South Asia. We use 284 kg of chemical fertiliser per hectare.- Nalaka Kottegoda, Daily ... -
Nalinda Jayatissa: tea and rubber
(factchecklka - Facebook, 3/6/2019)TRUE: the tea industry adds $1.5 billion to the economy of this country and the rubber industry adds $0.8 billion. - Nalinda Jayatissa, Mawbima, 4 February 2019 -
Namal Rajapaksa: Chief Government Whip
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/4/2022)BLATANTLY FALSE: If we are to convene parliament, the chief government whip and other key positions must be sworn in as cabinet ministers, if they are to remain in those positions. It was due to this that Hon. Johnston ... -
Namal Rajapaksa: Controlling COVID-19
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/21/2021)FALSE: In the South Asian Region, the country that has most successfully controlled the pandemic is Sri Lanka - Namal Rajapaksa, Mawbima, 12 July 2021 -
Namal Rajapaksa: Education
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/21/2019)FALSE: Today 560,000 sit the Ordinary Level examination. 340,000 sit the Advanced Level examination. Around 65,000 – 100,000 pass the examination. Approximately 28,000 go to university. - Namal Rajapaksa, Mawbima, 11 July 2019 -
Nandalal Weerasighe: Money Printing
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/27/2023)TRUE: The total base money printed in 2021 was Rs. 344 billion, whilst the net basis reserve money issued in 2022 was below Rs. 40 billion. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Daily FT, 11 February 2023 -
National Freedom Front: Auditor General's duties under 20A
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/22/2020)TRUE: The provision under which companies registered under the Registrar of Companies and of which the government is the majority shareholder, have been removed from the audit process of the Auditor General [in the proposed ... -
The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy: Dispelling Misconceptions and Assessing Compliance
(Verité Research, 2014-09)Development induced displacement takes place mainly through the formal acquisition of private lands. At present, the Land Acquisition Act, No. 9 of 1950 (LAA) governs acquisition of land in Sri Lanka. This law authorises ... -
Natural Disaster Insurance Coverage
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)Despite an increasing number of natural disasters in recent years, Sri Lanka suffers from a limited uptake of natural disaster insurance coverage. Sri Lanka’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better Reporting Can Help – A Case Study on China Debt
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)This brief shows that the failure to factor external debt outside central government agencies leads to an underestimation of Sri Lanka’s debt. This underlying informational problem is illustrated in three sections. The ...