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Patali Champika Ranawaka: Yahapalanaya revenue increase
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/29/2020)PARTLY TRUE: When the Yahapalana government came into power, state revenue was LKR 1.05 trillion. Our government doubled this income to LKR 2.1 trillion within 5 years. - Patali Champika Ranawaka, Lankadeepa, 6 February 2020 -
Patterns and Risks of Religious Violence Against Christians (October 2020 – October 2021)
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022)Ethno-religious violence has persisted in post-war Sri Lanka irrespective of changes to the country’s political leadership. The current study unpacks the macro-level and micro-level patterns of religious violence against ... -
Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi: CEB profits and electricity access
(www.factcheck.lk , 5/19/2022)PARTLY TRUE: In 2014… we did so much work and reduced the electricity bill by 25 percent. – Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, DailyNews, 14 March 2022. -
Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi: Covid-19 community transmission
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/4/2020)TRUE: …No [COVID-19] patients were reported from the community in the period of close to three weeks that elapsed, because the disease did not spread amongst the community. - Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, Ada Derana, 20 May 2020 -
Political participation of women
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 1/18/2019)Dinamina and Divaina report on a statement made by Sudharma Kulathunga, an executive member of the organisation ‘Women for Justice’. The entry also includes newspaper images of the said issue. -
Political Prisoners
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/19/2019)The manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press reported on the hunger strike launched by eight political prisoners in the Anuradhapura prison. -
Prejudice and Patronage: An Analysis of Incidents of Violence against Christians, Muslims, Hindus in Sri Lanka (September 2019 – September 2020)
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021)This study offers insights in key trends and drivers of religious violence from September 2019 to September 2020. A total of 63 incidents of violence against Christians as well as episodes of discrimination against Muslims ... -
President to address the UN
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 10/27/2018)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Tamil press covered the meeting that was to be held on September 24 between President Maithripala Sirisena and UN Secretary General. The entry also includes ... -
Press coverage on the tensions in Nayaru, Mullaitivu
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 9/30/2019)The infogrpahic describes the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the tensed situation in Nayaru, Mullaitivu over the cremation of a Buddhist monk on September 23, 2019. -
Press headines on 08 August 2019
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 8/8/2019)Difference in headlines between Sinhala and Tamil press on August 08, 2019. Main story - Sinhala - Karannagoda and Goonetileke promoted (Lankadeepa, Ada), Murder case of Wasim Thajudeen (Dinamina, Resa) Main story - Tamil ... -
Prof. W.D. Lakshman: Banking Sector
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/30/2020)TRUE - The banking sector remains strong with total capital adequacy ratio above 16 per cent, net stable funding ratio above 130 per cent, liquidity coverage ratio above 175 per cent and statutory liquid asset ratio above ... -
Proposal to suspend standing orders defeated or the motion against the president deafeated?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-05-19)On the proposal to suspend Parliament Standing Orders and debate motion against President, The Morning, Ceylon Today, Daily Mirror, and The Island correctly identified in their front page headlines that it was the proposal ... -
Protest for land in Pottuvil
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 1/11/2018)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Tamil press covered the protest by families of Pottuvil urging their lands to be released. The entry also includes images of newspaper articles on the issue. -
Protest in Kantale against Maaveerar naal
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 11/29/2018)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English pertaining to the manner in which the protest in Kantale against Maaveerar Naal was reported in the Sinhala and Tamil press. The entry also includes 2 images of ... -
Protest in Nallur
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 11/14/2018)The entry contains writeups pertaining to the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the protest by families of missing persons in Nallur, Jaffna. The entry also includes images of newspaper articles on the issue. -
Racial Profiling and Language Polarisation in Sri Lankan Media: A Problem Highlighted by “Ethics Eye” and “The Divide”
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-09)This research brief introduces two ailments in the Sri Lankan media that have negative social ramifications on minorities: (1) racial profiling; and (2) language polarisation. This brief provides a short introduction to ... -
Rajitha Senaratne: Cigarette taxes
(factchecklka - Facebook, 3/14/2019)FALSE: "We have acted appropriately against the use of tobacco and imposed a 90% tax on tobacco in an attempt to reduce tobacco usage." - Rajitha Senaratne, Daily News, 20 February 2019 -
Rajitha Senaratne: COVID-19 testing statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2020)PARTLY TRUE: [The number in Sri Lanka considered to have contracted Covid-19] is determined only by the number of people that have been tested for the virus. Symptoms of Covid-19 appear only in 15% [of the infected]. Others ... -
Rajitha Senaratne: Malaria Elimination
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/12/2020)In 2016, I eliminated Malaria from Sri Lanka. - Rajitha Senaratne, Divaina, 24 June 2020 -
Rajitha Senaratne: WHO on SL Health Service Rank
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/30/2019)FALSE: Within the world healthcare system, the fact that the best health service is provided by Cuba and Sri Lanka has been accepted by the World Health Organization. - Rajitha Senaratne, Mawbima, 4 February 2019