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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, ...
Sisira Jayakody: TNA dual citizenship
(factchecklka - Facebook, 8/2/2019)
BLATANTLY FALSE: We know that some of the MPs of the Tamil National Alliance have dual citizenship.
- Sisira Jayakody, 2 January 2019, Divaina
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Penal code on foreign terrorist organizations
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/2/2019)
FALSE: “To take part in a foreign armed uprising is not an offence here…. there is no law to prevent you from that."
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, Interview with SkyNews, 26 April 2019
Mangala Samaraweera: Rupee appreciation
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/11/2019)
TRUE: "During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%."
- Mangala Samaraweera, Daily News, 13 March 2019
Rishad Bathiudeen: Export Services
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/9/2019)
TRUE: … ICT/BPM, electronics, printing and packaging services – alone contributes to around $1.3 billion in export revenues every year.
- Rishad Bathiudeen, Daily FT, 28 August 2019
Bandula Gunawardana: Singapore FTA
(factchecklka - Facebook, 11/19/2018)
BLATANTLY FALSE: As a result of the gazette notification 2069/2, nearly 4000 products can be imported with zero tariffs as per the Sri Lanka–Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
- Bandula Gunawardana, 17 October 2018, Divaina
Harin Fernando: employment trends
(factchecklka - Facebook, 10/12/2018)
TRUE: Minister Fernando pointed out that employment has increased from 7.7 million in 2014 to 8.2 million in 2017.
- Harin Fernando, 3 October 2018, Daily News
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: estate workers
(factchecklka - Facebook, 2/21/2019)
TRUE: “They [estate workers] spend 50 percent of their earnings on food."
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 25 January 2019, Daily News
Maithripala Sirisena: Women in the public sector
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/6/2019)
FALSE: of [public sector employees], 70% are women.
- Maithripala Sirisena, Dinamina, 28 March 2019
Mahinda Rajapaksa: economic growth
(factchecklka - Facebook, 12/10/2018)
FALSE: In the nine years I was in power, I increased the GDP per capita of this country by a multiple of three. In that period, the economic growth rate was 7.4%.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, 25 November 2018, Derana TV