https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/3189 2026-05-13T13:12:28Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8214 Emergency Regulations in Sri Lanka Parliamentary Research Team On 08 May 2026, Parliament approved the 5th extension of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka since November 2025. This set of infographics explains how emergency regulations expands executive power, the role Parliament plays in approving extensions, and the timeline of extensions passed so far. This set of infographics also can be accessed from the following link. 2026-05-11T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8209 From Representation to Participation : How Women MPs Engage in Parliament Parliamentary Research Team In recent years, Sri Lanka has improved the representation of women in Parliament. However, while much attention has been given to the number of women elected, less focus has been placed on their activities and contributions after election. Using Hansard records, this infographic presents the average contribution of women MPs as a percentage of their male counterparts since the 7th Parliament. This infographic is available in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. A detailed analysis of the blog article is available at the link below. 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8184 Pulse of the Parliament : World Health Day 2026 Manthri.lk In line with World Health Day on 07 April 2026, Manthri.lk reviewed parliamentary actions, Cabinet decisions, and MPs' contributions related to health. During the period analyzed, 92 MPs addressed health topics at least once in the 10th Parliament. The top five contributors were Nalinda Jayatissa (NPP), Hansaka Wijemuni (NPP), Ramanathan Archchuna (IND), Kavinda Jayawardana, and Rauff Hakeem (SJB). Besides contributions, there were 4 adjournment motions, 75 Cabinet decisions, and 4 budget expenditure proposals. This entry contains 3 infographics in English. 2026-04-08T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8147 Women's Representation in Parliament: Women MPs Parliamentary Research Team 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 representation remains low. With 9.8% female representation, Sri Lanka ranks among the bottom three in South Asia. This infographic is published in English and can be accessed via the link below. 2026-03-27T00:00:00Z