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Ruwan Wijewardene: Health Allocations
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/7/2021)
PARTLY TRUE: The amount allocated for the Health Ministry while this crisis is ongoing is Rs. 158 billion for 2021, that’s down Rs. 20 billion from 2019… You can see where the government’s priorities are.
- Ruwan Wijewardene, ...
Sisira Jayakody: TNA dual citizenship
(factchecklka - Facebook, 8/2/2019)
BLATANTLY FALSE: We know that some of the MPs of the Tamil National Alliance have dual citizenship.
- Sisira Jayakody, 2 January 2019, Divaina
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Penal code on foreign terrorist organizations
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/2/2019)
FALSE: “To take part in a foreign armed uprising is not an offence here…. there is no law to prevent you from that."
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, Interview with SkyNews, 26 April 2019
Patali Champika Ranawaka: Money Printing
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/21/2021)
TRUE: Rs. 130 billion rupees has been printed from November 1 to December 1.
- Patali Champika Ranawaka, Aruna, 11 December 2020
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
Shantha Bandara: Finance Act 2021
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/21/2021)
TRUE:…noteworthy is the fact that [the Finance Act No. 18 of 2021] will not invalidate the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or any other finance law in the country. - Shantha Bandara, Divaina, 10 September 2021
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Office on Missing Persons Act
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/3/2020)
FALSE: “In August of 2016, without even allowing for a parliamentary debate on the matter, the Yahapalana government forcibly enacted the Office on Missing Persons Act.”
-Mahinda Rajapaksa, Aruna, 29 June 2020
Lohan Ratwatte: Credit Line for Vehicle Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/8/2021)
BLATANTLY FALSE: This is a credit line…If that credit line is not used, it will go to waste—it must be put to use. Our government will not go into debt by importing those vehicles. - Lohan Ratwatte, Newsfirst.lk, 12 June 2021
Rishad Bathiudeen: Export Services
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/9/2019)
TRUE: … ICT/BPM, electronics, printing and packaging services – alone contributes to around $1.3 billion in export revenues every year.
- Rishad Bathiudeen, Daily FT, 28 August 2019
Bandula Gunawardana: Singapore FTA
(factchecklka - Facebook, 11/19/2018)
BLATANTLY FALSE: As a result of the gazette notification 2069/2, nearly 4000 products can be imported with zero tariffs as per the Sri Lanka–Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
- Bandula Gunawardana, 17 October 2018, Divaina