Browsing Media by Title
Now showing items 126-145 of 1135
-
Inappropriate Reporting on Suicide
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-30)On April 28, 2020 and April 29, 2020 Aruna, Ada, and Mawbima reported on suicide in a manner that did not comply with media ethics guidelines -
International intervention: needed or not?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 5/18/2019)The entry contains writeups regarding international intervention to defeat terrorism after the Easter Sunday attacks. The entry also contains images of newspaper excerpts regarding the issue. Some Sinhala newspapers reported ... -
International involvement: To help or to meddle?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 3/28/2019)The entry contains writeups in all three languages on the views of the Sinhala and Tamil press on international intervention in Sri Lanka. The entry also includes 2 images of newspapers pertaining to the issue. -
International Women's Day: Ethical Reporting on women
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-03-07)On International Women's Day, ethical guidelines were published on a post to create awareness on reporting on women. -
Is it appropriate to use the term "mistress"?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-01-03)On 31 December 2019 Daily Mirror published a news item which included the term "mistress". Ethics Eye pointed out that The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a prominent international media and communications organisation ... -
J.C Alawathuwala: Food expenses
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-01-18)PARTLY TRUE: In 2019, the expenditure on the food of an individual living in Colombo or elsewhere in Sri Lanka was between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 6,500. By 2023, this has increased to between Rs.16,000 to Rs.17,000. That is, ... -
Janaka Ratnayake: Fuel price reductions
(www.factcheck.lk, 8/4/2022)True: The price of petrol was reduced by 20 rupees last night. I had pointed out two weeks ago that the price of a litre of petrol… can be reduced by 150 rupees. – Janaka Ratnayake, PUCSL Press Release, 18 July 2022 -
John Amaratunga: Tourism earnings
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/16/2019)TRUE: When he took office in 2015, there were 1.5 million tourist arrivals and in 2018, it increased to 2.3 million. Tourism revenue was USD 2.5 billion and reached USD 4.3 billion in the same time period. - John Amaratunga, ... -
Kabir Hashim: Poverty line
(www.factcheck.lk, 6/29/2023)TRUE: “…by 2019…the poverty line[sic] of this country was 11%…it has grown to 25% by 2023. I believe it is more than that. But the World Bank has calculated that it is only 25%, which means that out of 22 million in this ... -
Kalmunai hunger strike and Satyagraha: How much press coverage did they receive?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/24/2019)The manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press reported on the hunger strike and satyagraha in Kalmunai on upgrading Kalmunai North sub-Divisional Secretariat to a Divisional Secretariat. Sinhala press - 07 articles Tamil ... -
Kanchana Wijesekara: Fuel prices
(www.factcheck.lk , 5/24/2022)TRUE: Fuel Price will be revised from 3am today. Fuel pricing formula that was approved by the cabinet was applied to revise the prices. Price revision includes all costs incurred in importing, unloading, distribution to ... -
Kanchana Wijesekera: Electricity Generation Cost
(www.factcheck.lk , 1/27/2023)PARTLY TRUE: If we are in a situation where there is no rainfall, provided that we are able to obtain all the coal we need by April, we would be able to provide electricity all 24 hours of the day, without interruptions…That ... -
Kanchana Wijesekera: Forensic Audit Report
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/5/2020)FALSE: "Around 96 percent of the Rs.10,000 million ‘loss’ highlighted by the Forensic Audit Report into Bond transactions from the period 2005-2015 actually went to several government institutions which benefitted immensely. ... -
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 ... -
Kanniya religious site: A Hindu Kovil or a Buddhist Temple?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 7/23/2019)The entry contains the writeup pertaining to the tensed situation in Kanniya in English and Sinhala, Trincomalee in July 2019. In addition it also contains images of newspaper articles. -
Keheliya Rambukwella: Domestic milk production
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/16/2021)TRUE: [Local] milk production is still only around 40 per cent of the total requirement. - Keheliya Rambukwella, Daily News, 11 August 2021 -
Keheliya Rambukwella: GDP Growth
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/16/2020)TRUE: When President Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country in 2005, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was USD 20 billion. In ten years, we increased the GDP to USD 80 billion. - Keheliya Rambukwella, Dinamina, 4 December 2019 -
Keheliya Rambukwella: GDP growth
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/15/2020)TRUE: When President Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the country in 2005, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was USD 20 billion. In ten years, we increased the GDP to USD 80 billion. - Keheliya Rambukwella, Dinamina, 4 December 2019 -
Keheliya Rambukwella: Vaccination ranking
(www.factcheck.lk , 2/10/2022)FALSE: In terms of administering both doses of the vaccine, as of yesterday [January 1], we rank 4th in the world; as the highest percentage from the eligible population, we rank 4th out of 194 countries in the world.- ... -
Labour participation of women in the North
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 1/18/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English pertaining to statement of the Governor of the Northern Province, Suren Raghavan on January 16, 2019. He stated that most of the women in the North are only teachers ...