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Rajitha Senaratne: Malaria Elimination
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/12/2020)
In 2016, I eliminated Malaria from Sri Lanka.
- Rajitha Senaratne, Divaina, 24 June 2020
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: ISB debt
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/26/2021)
PARTLY TRUE: As of now (February 2021), the total ISBs outstanding is USD 14 billion, which is only 16.7 percent of Sri Lanka’s total debt. None of the other creditors who hold 83.3 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt seem to show ...
Bandula Gunawardana: Central Bank Liability
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/25/2020)
TRUE: When money is deposited in a financial institution, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is only responsible for up to LKR 600,000.
- Bandula Gunawardana, Department of Government Information Facebook Page, 4 June 2020
Patali Champika Ranawaka: Yahapalanaya revenue increase
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/29/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: When the Yahapalana government came into power, state revenue was LKR 1.05 trillion. Our government doubled this income to LKR 2.1 trillion within 5 years.
- Patali Champika Ranawaka, Lankadeepa, 6 February 2020
Ali Sabry: IGP removal
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/10/2020)
FALSE: The then IGP may not have been at fault for the Easter attack. However, if the president wants to remove him, he cannot do so under this constitution.
- Ali Sabry, Lankadeepa, 16 August 2020
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
Udaya Gammanpila: Debt to GDP ratio
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/23/2020)
TRUE: In 2005, when we took over the country, Sri Lanka's debt burden was 103%... [we] reduced the debt burden to 72%. During the five years the UNP ruled the country, [they] once again increased it to 87%.
- Udaya Gammanpila, ...
Asela Gunawardana: Community Transmission
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/12/2021)
FALSE: “If it is to reach the community transmission level, the positive rate would have drastically spiraled parallel to the number of PCR tests. At present, Sri Lanka is not experiencing such a situation”.
- Asela ...
Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Immunity
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/13/2020)
FALSE: “…Even if [former President Sirisena] has committed a crime, he cannot be prosecuted as he enjoys immunity in terms of Article 35(1) of the Constitution… No law has stripped Presidential immunity against criminal ...
Siripala Gamlath: UNHRC Resolution
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/19/2020)
FALSE: The other dangerous consequence of co-sponsoring [UNHRC Resolution 30/1] is that this country’s ‘war heroes’ can be taken before an international court at any instance.
- Siripala Gamlath, Divaina, Aruna, 25 February 2020