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    • Dayasiri Jayasekara: Industrial GDP 

      FactCheck;P0041
      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk , 3/31/2022)
      FALSE: Industrial sector is in a huge crisis at present, every government after 77’ is responsible for this.... The industrial sector which was at all times 54%, reduced to 27%. – Dayasiri Jayasekara, Ada Derana, 04 February 2022.

    • Dayasiri Jayasekara: Tourism earnings 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/29/2021)
      TRUE: The tourism industry has collapsed completely following the Easter Sunday attacks and following this COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the collapse of the tourism industry, we have lost USD 5 billion per year that the country ...

    • De-mystifying Increase in Sri Lanka’s Debt 

      Verite Insights;Vol 10, No 01.
      Arangala, Mathisha; Musammil, Miflal; Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu       (Verité Research, 2022-02)
      In the last 70 years, Sri Lanka has never been in a more precarious position with regard to the repayment of its debt, than at present, in December 2021. There is much that is said in the media about the increase in Sri ...

    • The Debt Digest - March 2023 

      de Mel, Nishan; Peiris, Udara (Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-03-16)
      The Debt Digest by Verité Research provides analytical commentary on the latest developments in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis. A key milestone in Sri Lanka’s path to recovery was the staff-level agreement with the IMF in September ...

    • Decriminalising Homosexuality: Proposed Amendment to the Penal Code 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-06-03)
      On 4 April 2023, MP Premnath Dolawatte’s private member bill to amend sections 365 and 365A of the penal code was read for the first time in parliament. This is because the LGBTQI+ community has historically been the target ...

    • Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salaries 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-02)
      According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 15% of total recurrent expenditure of the government will be spent on salaries for government employees for the year 2023. As of 2023, the defence sector is estimated to claim nearly ...

    • Deputy Speaker Position: Comparison of MP Rohini Wijeratne and MP Ajith Rajapaksa – August 2020 to March 2022 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-05-18)
      This parliamentary report card is a comparison of MP Rohini Wijeratne (SJB) and MP Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) who were nominated for the election of the new Deputy Speaker of the 9th Parliament on 17 May 2022. It is based on ...

    • The Desirability of Domestic Debt Restructuring 

      Background Note;No. 03
      Peiris, Udara       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10)
      Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing economic crisis of unsustainable public debt. This paper sets out four important reasons to undertake an early domestic debt restructuring (DDR), by way of reprofiling ...

    • Desk Research on Alcohol Taxation in Sri Lanka 

      Yasmin, Raji; Thashiya, Nauki; Nishan, de Mel (Verité Research, 2022-05)
      This research report is the end product of a desk-based study on alcohol manufacturers in Sri Lanka, their market share, nature of alcohol taxation and policies and the benefits of such alcohol taxation in the country.

    • Devolution of Land Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers 

      Fernando, Austin; Wickramaratne P.C., Jayampathy; Jayawardena, O.C.; Anketell, Niran; Wirithamulla, Galusha (Verite Research, 2016)
      This is a practical guide for decision-makers on devolving land powers in Sri Lanka. It is meant to help comprehend the complex and sometimes contradictory provisions in relation to the devolution of powers over land. ...

    • Devolution of Police Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers 

      Logeswaran, K.C.; Thamilmaran, V.T.; Corea, Viran; Anketell, Niran; Wirithamulla, Galusha; Nathaniel, Vidya (Verite Research, 2016-10)
      In 1987, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in order to devolve powers to Provincial Councils, as a step towards solving the ethnic conflict. The scheme of devolution under the 13th Amendment sought to divide ...

    • Did your MPs attend parliament on October? 

      Parliamentary Research Team (m, 2018-11-08)
      This infographic shows the MPs attend parliament on October 2018 at the 8th parliament.

    • Difference in press headlines on 05 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/5/2019)
      Difference between headlines of SInhala and Tamil press on 05 July 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Father who attempted to enter school without authorisation shot dead by soldier (Lankadeepa, Ada, Mawbima, Divaina) Main story ...

    • Difference in press headlines on 09 August 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 8/9/2019)
      Difference in headlines between Sinhala and Tamil press on 09 August 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Gamini Senarath acquitted and released on alleged misappropriation of Rs. 500 million (Lankadeepa. Ada, Divaina) Mainstory ...

    • Difference in press headlines on 12 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/12/2019)
      Difference between headlines in Sinhala and Tamil press on 12 July, 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Dr. Shafi remanded till July 25, Main story - Tamil - Government wins No Confidence Motion

    • Difference in press headlines on 19 July 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/19/2019)
      Difference between headlines in the Sinhala and Tamil press on 19 July 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Rs. 17.57 billion given to Hizbullah to build the Batticaloa University (Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Dinamina) Main story - ...

    • Difference in press headlines on 21 June 2019 

      Divide;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/21/2019)
      Difference between headlines of Sinhala and Tamil press Main headline - Sinhala - Action against nine heads of police for failing to prevent Easter attacks (Lankadeepa, Ada, Mawbima) Main headline - Tamil - Upgrading of ...

    • Difference in Sinhala and Tamil press headlines on 05 June 2019 

      Divide Frontpage;
      Media Team       (Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/5/2019)
      Difference between headlines in the Sinhala and Tamil press. Main story - Sinhala - Three-member committee to accept complaints against Hizbullah, Salley and Bathiudeen (Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Ada, Divaina) Main story - ...

    • Dinesh Gunawardena: Foreign Remittances 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/18/2020)
      TRUE: In 2018 the income the country received from overseas workers was about USD 7 billion. That was 7.9% of that year’s GDP. - Dinesh Gunawardena, Divaina, 9 June 2020

    • Dinesh Gunawardena: IDP Resettlement 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 3/25/2020)
      PARTLY TRUE: “Sri Lanka also made significant progress in the resettlement of over 440,000 IDPs … presently it has risen to 93.76%.” - Dinesh Gunawardena, Daily FT, 28 February 2020