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Dullas Alahapperuma: IMF
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/17/2022)
TRUE: It was in 1950 that we entered into an agreement with the IMF to obtain its membership. As a member country, from 1960 until now, we have carried out certain transactions with the IMF on 16 occasions. I recall that ...
Rauff Hakeem: Governance and Economic Crimes
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/3/2023)
PARTLY TRUE: Come September, we will be the first Asian country to be subjected to IMF review of governance diagnostic. [...] In the meantime, even in the Geneva Resolution against Sri Lanka, they spoke about the need to ...
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
Keheliya Rambukwella: Domestic milk production
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/16/2021)
TRUE: [Local] milk production is still only around 40 per cent of the total requirement.
- Keheliya Rambukwella, Daily News, 11 August 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
Maithripala Sirisena - Judicial Independence
(factchecklka - Facebook, 10/17/2018)
PARTLY TRUE: Sri Lanka is a country with a strong democratic foundation and the present government has also strengthened the independence of the judiciary. A recent survey on independence of the judiciary shows that Sri ...
John Amaratunga: Tourism earnings
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/16/2019)
TRUE: When he took office in 2015, there were 1.5 million tourist arrivals and in 2018, it increased to 2.3 million. Tourism revenue was USD 2.5 billion and reached USD 4.3 billion in the same time period.
- John Amaratunga, ...
GMOA: COVID-19 Statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/2/2020)
FALSE: “We are in a worst situation compared to Italy at the end of the first 7 days (from 1st Local Case). Peak of the COVID-19 in Sri Lanka can be expected during New Year Season if we do not take more aggressive decisions ...
Harsha de Silva: Real Returns on EPF
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/29/2023)
TRUE: […] In the [EPF] Act itself it specifies 2.5% return. […] at the time inflation was at around 1 percent, if you look at 5 years prior to 1958, the average would have been 1 percent. […] Over the years, some years ...
Nihal Thalduwa: Criticism of the President
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/5/2022)
FALSE: It is prohibited to publish and exchange statements that insult the president on social media or any other media. The police is vested with the authority to take legal action against those who do so. – SSP Nihal ...