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Sajith Premadasa: Women in politics
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/24/2020)
TRUE: …[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%. Our government was able to increase representation of women ...
Ruwan Wijewardene: Debt increase
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/28/2022)
TRUE: Some people in the present government say that the country has come to this situation because we [yahapalana government] took loans. 80% of the loans we took were used for settling the loans obtained by Mahinda ...
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
Eran Wickramaratne: Foreign investment
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/25/2021)
TRUE: There has been a big outflow of foreign investment from the stock exchange. In terms of rupee value, Rs. 51 billion outflows was registered in the year 2020…
- Eran Wickramaratne, Lanka Business Online, 18 January 2021
Prof. W.D. Lakshman: Banking Sector
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/30/2020)
TRUE - The banking sector remains strong with total capital adequacy ratio above 16 per cent, net stable funding ratio above 130 per cent, liquidity coverage ratio above 175 per cent and statutory liquid asset ratio above ...
Kanchana Wijesekera: Fuel Price Formula
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/21/2023)
PARTLY TRUE: Fuel Cost Breakdown - Data for the formula from actual cost incurred during the immediate past 28 days period from 28th February - 28th March 2023….Price difference (between the formula base price per litre ...
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: CBSL plan
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/7/2022)
BLATANTLY FALSE: The Six-Month Road Map announced by Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) last year has proven to be a resounding success with expected inflows materialising. …..the envisaged inflows under the “Six-Month Road ...
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe: IMF
(www.factcheck.lk , 6/16/2022)
TRUE: An Extended Fund Facility (EFF) - which allows longer repayment periods - may be best suited to the country, it typically requires deeper structural reforms. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Daily News, 19 April 2022.
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Vehicle Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2021)
TRUE: The number of vehicles imported to Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019 was 2,515,546. And the amount spent on these vehicles imported amounts to Rs. 1,239 billion. - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Daily News, 6 June 2021
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa: Forest Cover
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/5/2021)
TRUE: Sri Lanka's forest cover is only 29.2 percent.
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Lankadeepa, 9 December 2020