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ඔබ තෝරාගන්නා වාර්තාකරණය කුමක්ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-16)On 10 August 2023, Sinhala newspapers reported the murder of a former police officer who was tied to a tree and beaten to death. Aruna used insensitive and sensationalised language in its headline to describe the incident. ... -
ඔබ තෝරාගන්නා සිරස්තල(ය) කුමක් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-10)On 9 August 2023, Sinhala newspapers reported on the murder of a man in his mid-fifties, who was beaten to death by relatives of both himself and his girlfriend over his relationship with a 19-year-old woman. Newspapers ... -
මෙම සිරස්තලය පිළිබඳ ඔබේ අදහස? - අන්නාසි ගසක් ගලවන්න ගිය දෙදරු පියා ගල් තලාවකින් පත බෑවෙයි
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-04)On August 4th 2023, Aruna newspaper reported an incident in which an individual tragically lost their life after falling from a rock while attempting to remove a pineapple bush. The newspaper used sensationalised and ... -
Appropriation Bill 2025: Ministerial allocations
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01-07)The Appropriation Bill for 2025, presented to Parliament on 9 January 2025, allocates funds for government spending for the full year of 2025 – following the Vote on Account which only allocated funds for the first 4 months ... -
වඩාත් සුදුසු හා සංවේදී සිරස්තල(ය) ලෙස මින් ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නේ කුමක් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-04)On 3rd August 2023, Sinhala newspapers reported an incident where a corporal tragically passed away due to a sudden health issue while attempting to retrieve a deceased body in the Great Western mountain range. Lankadeepa ... -
2025 Vote on Account: Revenue and expenditure - Revenue increase is less than the increase in primary expenditure
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-12-13)On 6 December, Parliament approved the 2025 Vote on Account, allocating funds for the first four months of the year. For January to April 2025, primary expenditure—which includes both recurring and capital spending but ... -
Vote on Account 2025: Which ministries got the highest allocations?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-12-12)On 6 December, Parliament approved the 2025 Vote on Account (VOA) without a vote, allocating funds for government spending in the first four months of the year. The Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil ... -
Maldives' primary deficit woes
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01-20)The Maldives’ primary deficit has increased since 2020, raising concerns about the country’s debt sustainability. This contrasts with Sri Lanka, where the primary deficit also increased but recovered, following its suspension ... -
Public debt growth slows
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024)Sri Lanka’s public debt rose at a slower pace in the first three quarters of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Whilst domestic debt and foreign debt increased, the growth was notably lower than in the previous year. -
Budget Promises: 2023 End Year Assessment - Infographics
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024-06)For the end-year assessment of the 2023 budget, the top 25 expenditure proposals, worth LKR 49.3 billion, along with seven regulatory proposals, were tracked. The proposals were categorized into five groups based on their ... -
2023 මැයි දින සැමරුම් සිංහල පුවත්පත් මුල් පිටු සිරස්තල ඇසුරින්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-02)On May 2, 2023, several Sinhala language newspapers reported on the International Worker's Day (මැයි දින) celebrations organised by various political parties on May 1, 2023 in their front page headlines. Mawbima and ... -
Maldives Trend of Declining Reserves - Risks SL-Like Situation in the Next 2 Years
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-12-05)The external reserves of the Maldives have been on a declining trend since June 2020. At that time, the gross reserves held by the Maldives Monetary Authority amounted to USD 702.5 million, sufficient to finance 5.2 months ... -
Petrol and Diesel Market Price vs. Formula Price in January
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01-29)On 01 January 2025, the market prices of 92-octane petrol and auto diesel remained unchanged. However, the Public Finance Fuel Price Tracker indicates that both fuel types continue to be priced above their respective formula ... -
ඔබ තෝරාගන්නා සිරස්තල(ය) කුමක් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-17)On 13th August 2023, Mawbima newspaper reported on a murder case involving a female suspect, describing her as "Sundari" (සුන්දරී). Such references to physical appearance can contribute to the objectification and stereotyping ... -
මෙම පුවතට වාර්ගිකත්වය අදාළ ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-23)On 21st August 2023, Dinamina reported on the arrest of three individuals for illegally butchering cows. In the report, the individuals’ ethnicities were highlighted, despite being irrelevant to the incident. Such reporting ... -
සැකකරුවන්ගේ අනන්‍යතාවය හෙළි කළ යුතුද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-22)On 21st August 2023, Dinamina reported on the arrest of a couple in connection with an arson incident, revealing the identities of the individuals involved. In contrast, Mawbima and Aruna covered the same incident without ... -
"අපෝ අපෝ මහතා" - මෙම කතුවැකිය ගැන ඔබේ අදහස?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-17)On 2nd August 2023, the Dinamina editorial commented on an incident where singer Umara allegedly mispronounced the word "Matha" (mother) as "Mahatha" (Sir) while singing the national anthem at a cricket-related event. While ... -
කෙහෙළියට එරෙහි විශ්වාසභංගය විවාදයට ගැනීම පමා වීම: වරද කාගේද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-10)On 9th August 2023, Sinhala newspapers reported on the delay of the no-confidence motion debate against Keheliya Rambukwella. Dinamina and Aruna emphasised that Sajith Premadasa was responsible for the delay in their ... -
පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ මහා ශිෂ්‍ය සංගමය විසින් පැවැත්වුණු විරෝධතාවය වාර්තා කළ සහ නොකළ රූපවාහිනී මාධ්‍ය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-26)On May 23, 2023, the Student Union of the University of Peradeniya held a protest against several reasons including student suppression and the Anti-Terrorism Act. The table in the infographic depicts the polarisation ... -
"වලව්ව" වැදගත් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-18)On May 11 and May 12, 2023, Aruna, Mawbima, and Dinamina newspapers reported on an incident where a man was arrested for placing bids for photographs of underaged girls via Facebook. On May 11, Aruna and Mawbima mentioned ...
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