• Article 157 - An Alternative Law-Making Process Under the Sri Lankan Constitution 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2026-03-16)

  A different way of making laws in Sri Lanka? Article 157 of the Constitution allows certain international agreements and treaties to be given the force of law. Interestingly, Manthri.lk observed that the Resolution on the ...

• දායකත්වයෙන් සහ පැමිණීමෙන් ඉදිරියෙන්ම සිටින මන්ත්‍රීවරියන් - 10 වන පාර්ලිමේන්තුව 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2026-03-15)

  In line with the International Women’s Day on 08 March, Manthri.lk looked at the parliamentary performance and attendance of women MPs in the 10th Parliament. The MPs overall rank is also reflected alongside their top 5 ...

• Women MPs Leading in Perfomance and Attendance - 10th Parliament 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2026-03-13)

  In line with the International Women’s Day on 08 March, Manthri.lk looked at the parliamentary performance and attendance of women MPs in the 10th Parliament. The MPs overall rank is also reflected alongside their top 5 ...

• Accountability: Why the Sri Lankan Economy Collapsed and How to Revive it 

  Background Note;No. 07
  Shantayanan, Devarajan (Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-07)

  This paper argues that the root cause of Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic collapse lies not merely in recent missteps, but in long-standing policies that weakened citizens’ ability to hold their government responsible. Despite ...

• Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: Measuring the Commercial Debt Burden Created by Concessional Debt 

  Working Paper;April 2025 - 02
  de Mel, Nishan; Rajakulendran, Raj (Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-02)

  The paper develops an analytical method and metric for evaluating the extent to which a nation’s budget support commercial debt is necessitated by the obligation to repay concessional project loans of the past. This is ...

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