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Udaya Gammanpila: Prison Expenditure
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/27/2019)
PARTLY TRUE: Today, most people in prisons are those imprisoned for being unable to pay fines. To maintain a prisoner, the government spends Rs. 671 per person per day. Accordingly, a person who is imprisoned for being ...
Udaya Gammanpila: Muslim population growth
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/28/2019)
BLATANTLY FALSE: In comparison to the 5 to 9 age group, the Sinhala population in the 0 to 4 age group has increased by 0.5%. But the Muslim population has increased by 1.4%, or threefold… When considering the trends in ...
Rajitha Senaratne: WHO on SL Health Service Rank
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/30/2019)
FALSE: Within the world healthcare system, the fact that the best health service is provided by Cuba and Sri Lanka has been accepted by the World Health Organization.
- Rajitha Senaratne, Mawbima, 4 February 2019
Harshana Rajakaruna: MPs not speaking in Parliament
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/28/2019)
TRUE: As a whole, 95% of MPs have spoken [in parliament in 2018]. It is only 5% who haven't spoken.
- Harshana Rajakaruna, Silumina, 3 March 2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Release of military occupied land
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/31/2019)
FALSE: "We are the people who released 90% of the land"
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Inaugural Press Conference, 16 October 2019
Udaya Gammanpila: Powers of Executive Presidency
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/29/2019)
FALSE: …there has been no major change from the Presidency before the 19th Amendment to the current office of the president. Only three powers of the presidency were removed by the 19th Amendment.
- Udaya Gammanpila, ...
Ashok Abeysinghe: Passenger transport
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/7/2019)
TRUE: As of now, the number of passengers travelling by train is about 400,000… In [bus] passenger transport, the private sector does about 75%, and SLTB buses do 25%.
- Ashok Abeysinghe, Divaina, June 24
Mangala Samaraweera: Macroeconomic indicators
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/20/2019)
PARTLY TRUE: …macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves, capable of covering four months of imports, the trade deficit declining to a five year low in February and Sri ...
Patali Champika Ranawaka per capita income
(factchecklka - Facebook, 10/11/2018)
FALSE: Today, it [Sri Lanka] is a middle income country with a per capita income of US $ 13,000. This is the highest per capita income in the region.
- Patali Champika Ranawaka, 3 October 2018, Daily News
Ranil Wickremesinghe - Mercer Index
(factchecklka - Facebook, 9/9/2018)
TRUE: Although cities across Asia are growing apace, only three (Singapore, Tokyo, and Kobe) are in the top 50 of the Mercer Quality of Living Index. Colombo was the highest ranked South Asian city, but still only stood ...