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Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 -
Sagala Ratnayaka: Health and Education Budget Allocation
(factchecklka - Facebook, 2/27/2019)FALSE: Last year the allocation for the education and health sectors in the country made up 25% of the total budget. - Sagala Ratnayaka, Mawbima, 4 February 2019 -
Sajith Premadasa: Fisheries Industry
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/1/2021)TRUE: The fisheries industry contributes to 1.1% of Sri Lanka's GDP, according to the 2019 CBSL report. - Sajith Premadasa, Divaina, 3 June 2021 -
Sajith Premadasa: Fuel price reduction
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/6/2020)PARTLY TRUE: The price of a litre of 95 octane petrol is Rs. 161 and this can be priced at Rs. 94. A litre of super diesel is sold at Rs. 132 and this price can be reduced to Rs. 77. A litre of diesel is sold at Rs. 104 ... -
Sajith Premadasa: Fuel pricing
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/6/2020)PARTLY TRUE: A litre of diesel is sold at Rs. 104 and this can be reduced to Rs. 61. A litre of 92 octane petrol is Rs. 137; it can be priced at Rs. 80. - Sajith Premadasa, The Island, 11 March 2020 -
Sajith Premadasa: Government's tax revenue
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/4/2020)FALSE: In the first seven months of 2020, the government's tax revenue was reduced by 40.9 percent in comparison with that same period last year. - Sajith Premadasa. Divaina, 7 October 2020 -
Sajith Premadasa: Income inequality
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/3/2019)FALSE: While the richest 20 per cent enjoy 54 per cent of the national income, the poorest 20 per cent of the country enjoys only 4 percent of it. - Sajith Premadasa, Lankadeepa, 9 July 2019 -
Sajith Premadasa: Sugar Scam
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/9/2021)TRUE: Sri Lanka has lost Rs. 20 billion as a result of the sugar scam. - Sajith Premadasa, Official Facebook page of Sajith Premadasa, 27 August 2021 -
Sajith Premadasa: Women in politics
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/24/2020)TRUE: …[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%. Our government was able to increase representation of women ... -
Sanath Nishantha's Contribution to the 8th Parliament
(Manthri.lk, 2020-02-18)This infographic shows the parliamentary contribution of MP Sanath Nishantha to the 8th parliament from Sep:2015- Sep:2019