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Budget 2022: Second Reading Vote – How Did MPs Vote?
(Manthri.lk, 2021-11-23)This infograpic shows how MPs voted in the second reading of the 2022 budget. 153 MPs voted in favour of the budget, 60 against and 11 abstained. -
Parliamentary report card: Athuraliye Rathana Thero – September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to July 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-10-18)This report card shows the contribution of MP Athuraliye Rathana Thero (OPPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to July 2021. This includes ... -
Parliamentary report card: Lohan Ratwatte – September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to July 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-09-15)This report card shows the contribution of MP Lohan Ratwatte (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to July 2021. This includes attendance ... -
Parliamentary report card: Ajith Nivard Cabraal – August 2020 to July 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-09-14)This report card shows the contribution of MP Ajith Nivard Cabraal (SLPP) in the 9th parliament. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from August 2020 to July 2021. This includes attendance in parliament sittings (79/86), ... -
Parliamentary report card: Mangala Samaraweera - September 2015 to March 2020
(Manthri.lk, 2021-08-25)This report card shows the contribution of MP Mangala Samaraweera (UNP) in the 8th parliament. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to March 2020. This includes attendance in parliament sittings ... -
Parliamentary report card: Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi – September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to January 2022
(Manthri.lk, 2021-08-19)This report card shows the contribution of MP Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to January 2022. This ... -
Parliamentary report card: Keheliya Rambukwella – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to March 2022
(Manthri.lk, 2021-08-19)This report card shows the contribution of MP Keheliya Rambukwella (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to March 2022. This includes ... -
Parliamentary report card: Sarath Weerasekara - August 2020 to June 2021
(Manthri.lk, 2021-08-14)This report card shows the contribution of MP Sarath Weerasekara (SLPP) in the 9th parliament. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from August 2020 to June 2021. This includes attendance in parliament sittings (72/80), ... -
Harsha de Silva: EPF and ETF
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/25/2023)TRUE: The majority of Sri Lanka’s domestic debt is in treasury bonds. We have [almost 9,000 billion] worth of treasury bonds….44.5% of that is in banks….43% was borrowed from EPF & ETF. Harsha de Silva, Daily FT, 20 April 2023 -
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Debt restructuring
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/18/2023)TRUE: Programme financing gaps: debt service reduction during 2023-27 should be sufficient to close external financing gaps. Under staff baseline scenario, US$17 billion in debt service reduction is required, including the ... -
Manusha Nayanakkara: Rise in remittances
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/11/2023)TRUE: Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 568.3 million in March 2023 from US$ 318.4 million in March 2022. This is a 78.5% (US$ 249.9 million) increase compared to the inflows recorded in March ... -
Wimal Weerasansa: Total Export Income
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/4/2023)FALSE: The total export income has reduced by almost 10% this year when compared to last year. This is a huge reduction. Therefore, it is clear that the economic strategy the government is following under the guidance of ... -
Nandalal Weerasighe: Money Printing
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/27/2023)TRUE: The total base money printed in 2021 was Rs. 344 billion, whilst the net basis reserve money issued in 2022 was below Rs. 40 billion. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Daily FT, 11 February 2023 -
කාන්තාවන් පිළිබඳව වාර්තා කිරීමේදී, ඒකාකෘතික කිරීම්, කොන් කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-07)On July 14 2022, Dinamina published an article regarding serveral protesters who occupied the Prime Minister's Office being hospitalised in the attempt, which contained the ethical violation of highlighting gender in ... -
වාර්ගිකත්වය ඍණාත්මකව ඉස්මතු කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-07)On July 27 2022, Dinamina published an article where they have irrelevantly highlighted the ethnicity of a prominent ‘Aragalaya’(struggle) activist, Dhanish Ali, as a ‘Tamil’ national who converted to ‘Islam’ , in a negative ... -
පුද්ගල ප්රථම භාෂාවක් භාවිතය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-07-28)On July 28 2022, an article published in Aruna newspaper used the term “disabled”, thereby discriminating them. A similar article in Dinamina used the reference“people with disabilities” instead, thereby using person-first ... -
Susil Premajayantha: Efficiency of IMF process
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/26/2023)BLATANTLY FALSE: On previous occasions, we obtained money from the IMF after pledging to fulfil their conditions...this time round, we had to first fulfil those conditions to obtain assistance. It was only Sri Lanka that ... -
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 ... -
දුම්රියේදි සොයා ගැණුනු බිළිඳා: රූපවාහිනී මාධ්ය වාර්තා කිරීම්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-03-13)On 11 March 2023, Rupavahini, TV Derana, Sirasa, Swarnawahini, Hiru TV, Siyatha TV reported on a baby who was found on a train. This post identifies different ways in which the TV channels reported the incident, focusing ... -
Parliamentary contribution of Nalaka Godahewa
(Manthri.lk, 2021-07-21)This Infographic shows the 9th Parliamentary Contribution of Nalaka Godahewa (SLPP). It is based on analysis of Hansard data from August 2020 to May 2021. The infographic highlights his attendance in parliament (66/77), ...