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Harsha de Silva: Inflation in Asia
(www.factcheck.lk , 3/3/2022)
TRUE: We [Sri Lanka] have the highest inflation in Asia as of now. - Harsha de Silva, Ada Derana, 1 February 2022
Keheliya Rambukwella: Vaccination ranking
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/10/2022)
FALSE: In terms of administering both doses of the vaccine, as of yesterday [January 1], we rank 4th in the world; as the highest percentage from the eligible population, we rank 4th out of 194 countries in the world.- ...
Maithripala Sirisena: Aragalaya
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/21/2022)
FALSE: Irrespective of who is there [in positions of power], an unconstitutional event has already taken place in the country… The other thing is that none of the 225 MPs, the current president or prime minister can take ...
Lasantha Alagiyawanna: LPG Standards
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/13/2022)
FALSE: This [LP gas] problem arose - especially this problem of the butane and propane composition - [because] the composition is not mentioned in the standards that have been formulated by the SLSI. - Lasantha Alagiyawanna, ...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Election costs
(www.factcheck.lk , 6/30/2022)
BLATANTLY FALSE: You cannot go for elections now. The economy is getting really bad. We have to stabilise the economy. The cost of the last election was Rs.10 billion. It will cost Rs.20 billion this time. A candidate will ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Remittances
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/5/2022)
TRUE: Foreign remittances increased during the first 5 months of 2021. It increased by USD 450Mn. However, it started to drop from the sixth month onwards… This January, it [remittances] reduced by 62%.– Anura Kumara ...
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Tourism earnings
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/16/2022)
FALSE: Tourism is a 10-billion-dollar industry, and for the last two years we have not been able to enjoy the fruits of that. – Ajith Nivad Cabraal, Bloomberg, 18 February 2022.