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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 -
Sanath Nishantha: GDP growth rankings of Sri Lanka and China
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/26/2021)BLATANTLY FALSE: When we handed over the country to the Yahapalanaya government, China had the highest GDP growth rate in the world, and Sri Lanka was second. - Sanath Nishantha, Lankadeepa, 30 July 2021 -
Sarath Weerasekera: National Flag
(www.factcheck.lk , 3/24/2022)FALSE: No one will be allowed to distort & disrespect the national flag of our Motherland. Anyone found so shall be thoroughly investigated and charged accordingly under the provisions of our Penal Code.– Official twitter ... -
Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
(Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-09-14)Sri Lanka is entering into a new, dangerous phase in its economic recovery. Although macroeconomic stabilisation has made progress, financial stabilisation needs immediate attention. The combination of covid-era loans and ... -
Second term begins with 110 commitments 'Pending' Sri Lanka's IMF programme: Verité Research - 60 commitments "met" out of 73 due by November 2023
(Colombo: Wijeya Newspapers, 2024-01-29)Daily Mirror Front page (29 January 2024) feature of the IMF tracker first term evaluation press release sent out in January 2024. This research was conducted by the Public Finance, Economics Team at Verite Research -
Sectoral Allocations for the 2023 Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)Sectoral allocations from the 2023 Budget, ranging from defence to water and sanitation. This was presented in the Budget speech for 2023. -
Sectoral Allocations: Budget 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)This series of infographics contains sectoral allocations from Budget 2024. Allocations to Finance, Defence and Health were among the highest. -
Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality: Attendance of Committee Members
(Manthri.lk, 2022-03-08)9th parliament appointed a Select Committee to look into and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender based discriminations and violations ... -
Select Committee to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial Bankruptcy
(Manthri.lk, 2023-07-07)On 6 July 2023, Speaker of the House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena appointed a Select Committee of Parliament under the Chair of Sagara Kariyawasam to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial Bankruptcy. This infographic ... -
Sencholai bombings: How did the press cover it?
(c, 8/11/2019)The manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press reported the bombings in Sencholai in 2006. Sinhala press - 00 articles Tamil press - 19 articles -
Sexual harassment at the workplace: Overcoming barriers to justice
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09)Report on 'Sexual harassment at the workplace: overcoming barriers to justice'. This report conducts a legal gap analysis on workplace sexual harassment, considering gender and sexual construct without discrimination. It ... -
Shantha Bandara: Finance Act 2021
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/21/2021)TRUE:…noteworthy is the fact that [the Finance Act No. 18 of 2021] will not invalidate the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or any other finance law in the country. - Shantha Bandara, Divaina, 10 September 2021 -
Shaping and influencing public discourse on public policy: Role of think tanks and research organizations (Presentation)
(2022-08-31)Think tanks and research organizations have a role in shaping and influencing public discourse on public policy. The objective of this presentation is to introduce Verité Research, their research products and the impact ... -
Share of Foreign debt has increased to 47% of total debt by April 2022
(Verité Research, 2022-08-16)Foreign debt as a percentage of total outstanding government debt increased from 37% at the end of 2021 to 47% in the first quarter of 2022. On average for the past decade domestic debt has accounted for 56% and foreign ... -
Shavendra Silva: A war hero for the Sinhala press, an accused war criminal for the Tamil press
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 10/1/2019)The entry includes the English writeup of how the Sinhala and Tamil press perceived Army Commander Shavendra Silva.