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13% primary expenditure rule proposed for Sri Lanka departs from economic theory and practice
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-07)The 13% primary expenditure rule proposed in a new public finance bill is at odds with established economic theory. It will undermine “good” public spending that enhances growth, efficiency, and social welfare. It will also ... -
Is it safe to breathe in Sri Lanka : the case for data
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-11)Exposure to poor air quality is ranked among the top 10 leading global risk factors for disease. The lack of visibility of air pollution often results in delay in public policy and personal responses, till the problem is ... -
Privatisation of Public Data: Sri Lanka Customs as a Case in Point = “පොදු දත්ත” පුද්ගලීකරණය කිරීම: ශ්රී ලංකා රේගුව උදාහරණයක් ලෙස
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-04)International trade data is a public good. Access to such data is vital to design evidence-based policies, help businesses make better decisions, induce public research on economic and social issues, and improve accountability ... -
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation : What Drives the Losses?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-09)Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is the state-owned enterprise in Sri Lanka with the largest accumulated losses – estimated at LKR 335 billion as of 2020. The insight finds that the CPC sells fuel at prices higher than ... -
Women's Representation in Parliament: Women MPs
(Manthri.lk, 2026-03-27)This infographic presents female representation in Sri Lanka’s 10th parliament of and compares it with other South Asian countries. Sri Lanka now has the highest number of women MPs (22) in its history, but still the Cabinet ... -
2026 பட்ஜெட் அமர்வுகள் - வருகை
(Manthri.lk, 2026-03-27)இந்தத் தகவல் வரைபடம், 7 நவம்பர் முதல் 5 டிசம்பர் 2025 வரை நடைபெற்ற 22 நாடாளுமன்ற அமர்வுகளில், 'பட்ஜெட் 2026' நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கான நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களின் வருகையைக் காட்டுகிறது. நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களில், 52 பேர் இந்த ... -
අයවැය 2026 : පැමිණීම
(Manthri.lk, 2026-03-27)2025 නොවැම්බර් 07 වන දින ඉදිරිපත් කළ අයවැය කතාවේ සිට දෙසැම්බර් 05 වන දින පැවැත්වූ 2026 අයවැය තෙවන වර කියවීමේ ඡන්ද විමසීම දක්වා කාලය තුළ, අයවැයට අදාළව පාර්ලිමේන්තු වාර 22ක් පැවැති අතර එකී අයවැය විවාද සමයේ මන්ත්රීවරුන්ගේ ... -
2026 Budget Sittings - Attendance
(Manthri.lk, 2026-03-27)This infographic shows MP attendance for the 'Budget 2026' proceedings held over 22 Parliament sittings from 7 November to 5 December 2025. Of the MPs, 52 attended less than 50% of these sittings, and 6 attended less than ... -
அரச உட்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் மீது பொதுமக்களுக்குரிய நலன்களை பாதுகாப்பதற்கான வாய்ப்புக்கள்: இலங்கையின் ஒழுங்கு முறைச்சட்டகங்கள் பற்றிய மீளாய்வு
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-02)உட்கட்டமைப்பில் முதலீடு செய்வது அபிவிருத்திக்கு இன்றியமையாதது. எவ்வாறாயினும், பலவீனமான ஆளுகையின் பின்னணியில், பெரிய மற்றும் பல்கூட்டு உட்கட்டமைப்பிற்கான அரச முதலீடு ஊழலுக்கான வளமான களமாக மாறி, விளைவாக நீடுறுதியல்லாத, ... -
පොදු යටිතල පහසුකම් තුළ මහජන සුබසිද්ධිය සුරැකීමට ඇති අවස්ථා : ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නියාමන රාමු පිළිබඳ සමාලෝචනයක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)යටිතලපහසුකම් සඳහා කරන ආයෝජනයන් රටක සංවර්ධනයට අතිශයින් වැදගත් වේ. කෙසේ වෙතත් දුර්වල පාලනයක් පවතින සන්දර්භයක් තුළ මහා පරිමාණ සහ සංකීර්ණ යටිතලපහසුකම් සංවර්ධන ව්යපෘති දුෂණයන්ට ඉතා හිතකර පසුබිමක් බවට පත්විය හැකි අතරම අපේක්ෂිත ... -
Opportunities to Protect Public Interest in Public Infrastructure: Review of Regulatory Frameworks in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)Investment into infrastructure is vital for development. However, in the context of weak governance, public investment into large and complex infrastructure can become a fertile ground for corruption and results in ... -
මුද්රිත සහ විද්යුත් මාධ්ය අගමැතිනි හරිනි අමරසූරිය හඳුන්වා දුන් ආකාරය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 26/09/2024)On 25 September 2024, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was introduced as "මෙනෙවිය," a term denoting women's marital status, on TV Derana, Hiru TV, ITN, and Rupavahini's main news broadcasts, and on 26 September 2024 in ... -
ගම්පොල ප්රදේශයේ මවක සිය බිළිඳා ඝාතනය කිරීමේ පුවත
(Colombo: Verité Research, 26/09/2024)On September 26, 2024, the Sinhala newspapers Aruna and Divaina sensationally reported the murder of an 18-month-old child by her 21-year-old mother from Gampola. Divaina also published an unblurred photo of the child, ... -
ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ජාතිය ඇමතීම - 2024 සැප්තැම්බර් 26 වන දින සිංහල පුවත්පත් මුල් පිටු ඇසුරෙන්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 26/09/2024)This infographic shows how President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's address to the nation was reported on the front pages of Sinhala newspapers Ada, Aruna, Dinamina, Divaina, Lankadeepa, and Mawbima on September 26, 2024. -
පුද්ගල ප්රථම භාෂා භාවිතය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 25/09/2024)On 25 September 2024, articles in Aruna and Lankadeepa newspapers did not use person-first language when referring to persons with disabilities, leading to discrimination. Aruna used the derogatory term “ශ්රවණාබාධිත” in ... -
ලිංගික අපරාධයක් යනු ඊට මුහුණ පෑ අයෙකු "දූෂණය" වීමක් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 27/09/2024)On 26 September 2024, Dinamina and Aruna newspapers reported two sexual assault incidents using the term "දූෂණය" (dooshanaya) in both headlines and news content, which implies that victims are "polluted". Referring to ... -
"චීනුන්" වෙනුවට චීන ජාතිකයන්?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 26/09/2024)On 26 September 2024, Dinamina newspaper reported on a case involving a group of Chinese nationals and a Vietnamese national charged with fraudulently withdrawing funds from bank accounts. The headline used the derogatory ... -
නීතිඥවරියක ඝාතනය කර දිවි තොර කර ගැනීමට තැත් කිරීමේ පුවත සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 24/09/2024)On September 23, 2024, Dinamina, Lankadeepa, and Aruna newspapers reported the murder of a lawyer based in Nugegoda and noted that the suspect had also attempted suicide. None of these reports included emergency helpline ... -
මාලිමා ආධාරකරුවන් ගිය බසයකට පහර දුන් සැකකරුවන්ට ඇප දුන් බව සඳහන් ප්රවෘත්තිය - පුවත්පත් ඇසින්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 17/09/2024)The media reported that suspects arrested for attacking a bus carrying supporters returning from the National People's Power rally at Monarogala Provincial Council Stadium on September 13, 2024, were granted bail. This ... -
2024 ජනාධිපතිවරණයෙන් අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ජනාධිපති ලෙස තේරී පත්වීම විදෙස් මාධ්ය ඇසින්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 23/09/2024)Foreign media reported that Anura Kumara Dissanayaka was elected as the 9th president of Sri Lanka. This infographic highlights how they covered the news in their headlines.