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Mangala Samaraweera Cigarette tax income
(factchecklka - Facebook, 10/19/2018)BLATANTLY FALSE: A tax income of 1,800 crore (Rs. 18 billion) has been lost due to reduced cigarette sales. - Mangala Samaraweera, 12 September 2018, Lankadeepa -
Mangala Samaraweera: Macroeconomic indicators
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/20/2019)PARTLY TRUE: …macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves, capable of covering four months of imports, the trade deficit declining to a five year low in February and Sri ... -
Mangala Samaraweera: Media freedom
(factchecklka - Facebook, 11/2/2018)TRUE: Sri Lanka’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has moved from 165 to 131. - Mangala Samaraweera, 28 September 2018, Divaina -
Mangala Samaraweera: Rupee appreciation
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/11/2019)TRUE: "During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%." - Mangala Samaraweera, Daily News, 13 March 2019 -
Mano Ganesan: Food Insecurity
(www.factcheck.lk , 1/12/2023)CORRECT: Food insecurity in Sri Lanka is highest in the estate sector at 51%, while it is 43% in the urban sector and 34% in the rural sector. The World Bank has reported that the country’s poverty rate has climbed to 26% ... -
Manusha Nayanakkara: Rise in remittances
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/11/2023)TRUE: Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 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 ... -
Mavai Senathirajah: Lands released in the North
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/11/2019)TRUE: 75% of the lands occupied by the security forces in the Northern Province have been released to the public. - Mavai Senathirajah, Dinamina, 16 August 2019 -
Media and Reconciliation: Media Coverage of the October 26 Political Situation in Sri Lanka in relation to Minorities
(Veritè Research, 2018-12)This report was produced by Verité Research for the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), and examines both Sinhala and Tamil language press reports on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and ... -
Media and Reconciliation: Media Coverage of the Office on Missing Persons and the Devolution of Power: Quarterly report June-August 2018
(Veritè Research, 2018-08)This quarterly report was produced by Verité Research (VR) for the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX). It analyses both Sinhala and Tamil language newspapers to identify the role of print media in fostering ... -
Media and Reconciliation: Press Coverage on Sri Lanka’s Progress as Outlined during the 40th Session of the UNHRC
(Veritè Research, 2019-05)It is part of a series of reports that examine both Sinhala and Tamil language press coverage on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and Minorities. For the period 16 February to 30 April 2019, VR in consultation ... -
Media and Reconciliation: Press Coverage on the Drafting of a New Constitution during the Tenure of the Yahapaalanaya Government
(Veritè Research, 2019-03)The report examines both Sinhala and Tamil language press reports on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, Women, and Minorities from December 2018 to 15 February 2019. VR, in consultation with IREX, selected coverage ... -
Media Coverage on Minorities
(Veritè Research, 2019)The manner in which issues pertaining to the minorities are covered in the press -
MFC01 - Monitoring Database - January 2019 - English
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Move to replace Prevention of Terrorism Act
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/12/2020)This entry included: English, Sinhala and Tamil versions of divide and 8 scanned newspaper items. . -
Moves to remove law on submiting family background of female migrant workers
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 1/28/2020)The manner in which Sinhala and Tamil press reported on the moves by the government to remove laws where women who seek jobs abroad have to provide details of family background. -
Mujibur Rahman: COVID-19 foreign financing
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/11/2020)PARTLY TRUE: We know that our country has received a large amount of money from abroad to control [the COVID-19 pandemic] ... In general, when everything is added up, [Sri Lanka] has received about LKR 200,000 million. - ... -
Nalaka Godahewa: Population dependence on agriculture sector
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/19/2021)FALSE: Although the contribution by the agriculture sector to the country’s economy is less than 10%, the segment of the population that is dependent on the sector for income is one-third of this country’s population, [that ... -
Nalaka Godahewa: Tax targets
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/26/2023)FALSE: […] The expected tax income for 2023 is Rs 3,130 billion [a 70% increase from 2022]. It is not something practical. Since the tax net is not functioning properly, the tax burden will fall on the same people who paid ...