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Presidential Candidates Key Points on Rural Development
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-13)This infographic shows the key points on rural development from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
Tamil press doesn't want to forget; Sinhala press doesn't want forgiveness
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 2/28/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, English and Tamil on the press coverage on Ranil Wickremeisinghe's speech in Kilinochchi on 15 February, 2019, requesting to forgive and forget. The entry also includes images of ... -
Nayaru religious site: Polar narratives at play
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 3/12/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English pertaining to the coverage of tensed situation in Nayaru during Thai pongal celebration in January 2019. The entry also includes images of newspaper excerpts regarding ... -
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. -
New Constitution: Is it 'federal' or is it 'unitary'?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 4/10/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala and Tamil on the new constitution that was being drafted. The press discussed the terms 'unitary' and 'federal'. In addition, the entry also contains 6 images of newspaper excerpts ... -
Presidential Candidates Key Points on Religion
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-13)This infographic shows the key points on religion from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
UNHRC: Sinhala press says too much; Tamil press says too little
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 4/18/2019)The entry contains writeups in English, Sinhala and Tamil on the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka. The entry also includes four images of newspaper excerpts regarding the issue. -
Presidential Candidates Key Points on Reconciliation
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-09)This infographic shows the key points on reconciliation from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
Hybrid courts (un)wanted
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 3/5/2019)The entry contains writeups in Sinhala, Tamil and English on the press coverage pertaining to the hybrid court system suggested by the UNHRC. The entry also contains six newspaper excerpts regarding the issue. -
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 ... -
Presidential Candidates Key Points on Public Administration
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-13)This infographic shows the key points on public administration from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
Presidential Candidates Key Points on National Security
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-03)This infographic shows the key points on national security from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
Presidential Candidates Key Points on Addressing Grievances of Persons with Disabilities
(Manthri.lk, 2019-11-12)This infographic shows the key points on Addressing Grievances of Persons with Disabilities from the manifestos released by the three presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential election. -
The post war growth bump has hit the ceiling
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-08)This article explores the question of whether Sri Lanka could expect higher sustained GDP growth post-war and concludes that the post-war bump-up is over for the time being. It suggests that the high growth is unsustainable ... -
The Economics of Media Freedom: is Sri Lanka on a virtuous or vicious cycle?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-10)This article explains the economic importance of media freedom by considering three reasons: i) indicative reasons; ii) instrumental reasons; and iii) integral reasons. Media freedom is indicatively important because it ... -
Emergency Regulations: Security or Suppression?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 4/6/2019)The entity contains writeups in all three languages and images of newspaper excerpts on the press coverage of emergency regulations imposed by the government. It also includes infographics in all three languages on the ... -
Resignation of Muslim politicians: splitting or slapping?
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/24/2019)The entry contains writeups in all three languages and images of newspaper articles pertaining to the resignation of Muslim MPs against the hunger strike carried out by Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera demanding the resignation ... -
Two sides of grief
(Colombo: Veritè Research, 6/11/2019)The entry contains a writeup of how the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the pain of the relatives whose loved ones had died during the war. It also contains images of the newspaper excerpts of the articles in each press. -
Can the Singapore Chinthanaya work for Sri Lanka?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013-10)Singapore is a classic example of an Asian country that avoided the middle-income trap, and it has often been sighted as a model for Sri Lanka. This article substantiates the claim that there is neither a theoretical nor ... -
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.