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IMF Tracker Update: December 2023
(2024-01)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its evaluation of Sri Lanka’s performance in the first phase or ‘first term’ of the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, which commenced in March 2023. Verité ...
Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill - Voting Breakdown - Second Reading
(2024-01-10)
On January 9, 2024, the second reading of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill was passed with a majority of 41 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, ...
Online Safety Bill - Voting Breakdown - Second Reading
(Manthri.lk, 2024-01-24)
On January 24, 2024, the second reading of the Online Safety Bill was passed with a majority of 46 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who were ...
Eran Wickramaratne: Excise taxes
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/12/2024)
PARTLY TRUE: The government, despite taking the path of revenue-based stabilisation, has fallen significantly short of its targets. For instance, excise revenues have fallen short by approximately 43%, with collection at ...
Parliamentary report card: Chaminda Wijesiri – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to October 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2024-01-09)
On January 9, 2024, SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri announced his resignation as a member of parliament. VR's Manthri Team analysed his performance in the parliament. The report card shows the contribution of MP Chaminda Wijesiri ...
Inside the Chamber - What’s a standing order?
(Manthri.lk, 2024-02-14)
This infographic provides insight into Standing Orders of Parliament, which are considered to be the most important source of parliamentary procedure, which guides Parliament’s operations, debates and decision making. It ...
Family Connections in the Sri Lankan Parliament
(Manthri.lk, 2024-02-05)
Manthri.lk found that 66 MPs (at minimum) in the 9th Parliament has family connections in public office, encompassing 28% of the total MPs. A person in public office is defined as having been elected at a national or ...
The Gender Pay Gap in Sri Lanka: A Statistical Review with Policy Implications
(Colombo: ILO, 2024-04)
This report provides the first in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of the gender pay gap in Sri Lanka with the intention to unveil not just the extent of the gender pay gap, but the nature of the gender pay gap ...
IMF Tracker Update: February 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024-03)
Sri Lanka verifiably failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’. Many of these ...
Eran Wickramaratne - Passport Ranking
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-22)
PARTLY TRUE: [The] Sri Lankan passport [is] …97th among global passports…What does it mean? It means that…you have access to 40 countries without a visa. Sri Lanka has very little access to other countries to get a visa ...