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Sajith Premadasa: Women in politics
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/24/2020)
TRUE: …[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%. Our government was able to increase representation of women ...
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 ...
Harini Amarasuriya: Female Labor Force Participation
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/22/2020)
TRUE: ..according to the 2009 [sic, 2019] Annual Report from the Central Bank, the female labour force participation rate of Sri Lanka was 34.5%. It was 73% for men... We have one of the lowest female labour force participation ...
Sudath Samaraweera: Community transmission
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/11/2020)
FALSE: “If positive cases are reported without the origin, then it can be identified as a community transmission. In other words, community transmission takes place when cases are reported with no connection to the existing ...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Child disability statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 2/27/2020)
FALSE: In Sri Lanka, 20 percent of children are having a mental or physical disability.
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President's Official Twitter Page, 25 January 2020
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Foreign debt payment
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/26/2020)
TRUE: We have to pay close to USD 400 million a month in [foreign] debt.
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Lankadeepa, 12 October 2020
Mahindananda Aluthgamage: Agriculture
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/7/2020)
FALSE: 40% of the population is directly employed in agriculture.
- Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Mawbima, 17 August 2020
National Freedom Front: Auditor General's duties under 20A
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/22/2020)
TRUE: The provision under which companies registered under the Registrar of Companies and of which the government is the majority shareholder, have been removed from the audit process of the Auditor General [in the proposed ...
Udaya Gammanpila: National anthem in Tamil
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/30/2020)
FALSE: [According to Article 7 of the constitution] Sri Lanka's national anthem is "Sri Lanka Maatha"… if anything other than the words of "Sri Lanka Maatha" contained in the third schedule is considered to be the national ...
Dinesh Gunawardena: IDP Resettlement
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/25/2020)
PARTLY TRUE: “Sri Lanka also made significant progress in the resettlement of over 440,000 IDPs … presently it has risen to 93.76%.”
- Dinesh Gunawardena, Daily FT, 28 February 2020