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Government introduces new expenditure and relief through supplementary budget
No full textThis IKR entry contains one infographic in English. This infographic has been published on the PFP website under the title 'Government introduces new expenditure and relief through supplementary budget' and can be accessed from the link below.On 05 December 2024, the government presented supplementary estimates totaling LKR 219.4 billion for the year, which was not included in the original 2024 budget. Supplementary allocations are typically introduced to address unforeseen emergency expenditures or to adjust the categorization of existing allocations. Despite this new spending, the government has assured that it remains within the expenditure and debt limits established in the 2024 Budget
Vote on Account 2025: Which ministries got the highest allocations?
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English and Sinhala.On 6 December, Parliament approved the 2025 Vote on Account (VOA) without a vote, allocating funds for government spending in the first four months of the year.
The Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation has received the highest ministerial allocation of LKR 220 billion in the 2025 VOA, driven by significant capital expenditure amounting to LKR 203 billion. While in 2024, the largest allocation was for the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation, and National Policies receiving LKR 1,077 annually.
The top 8 ministries in the 2025 VOA collectively accounted for 92% of the total ministerial allocation, with the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government receiving the second-highest allocation of LKR 196 billion. Other key ministries like the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (LKR 186 billion) and the Ministry of Health and Mass Media (LKR 162 billion) also received relatively substantial funding
‘සර්වජන බලය’ දේශපාලන සන්ධානයේ පළමු රැලිය සඳහා රූපවාහිනී පුවත් විකාශන තුළ ලබා දී තිබූ ගුවන් කාලය සහ එම සන්ධානයේ පළමු රැලියේ එක් එක් කථිකයන් සඳහා දෙරණ නාලිකාවේ පුවත් විකාශය තුළ ලබා දී තිබූ ගුවන් කාලය
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and two infographics on the airtime allocated to report the first public rally of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ during their prime Sinhala news bulletins and the airtime allocated for speakers on TV Derana television channel (both in Sinhala).On June 18, 2024, the Ethics Eye team published two infographics presenting charts that compared the airtime allocated to reporting the first public rally of ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ during the prime-time Sinhala news bulletins, as well as the airtime given to individual speakers at the rally on the TV Derana channel. The infographics shows that TV Derana allocated more airtime to the event than Swarnawahini, Hiru TV, Sirasa, Siyatha, and Rupavahini, while ITN did not cover it at all. The data further indicated that TV Derana gave significantly more airtime to Dilith Jayaweera’s speech than to the other speakers at the rally
“සිපගැනීමක්” ද? බාල වයස් ලිංගික අතවරයන් සැහැල්ලු කොට දැක්වීමක් ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On June 04, 2024, Dinamina newspaper reported a case of sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl by a tuition teacher. The newspaper used a trivial headline containing the derogatory term “Gura” (ගුරා) and “Sipagath” (සිපගත්). However, in the content, Dinamina used more appropriate terms such as “Guruwarayek” (ගුරුවරයෙක්) and “Lingika Athawara” (ලිංගික අතවර) to describe the incident. Furthermore, mentioning the suspect's profession in the headline can promote marginalisation of the profession and is considered unethical. The media is advised to avoid using derogatory or trivial language that stirs up emotions and to adhere to ethical reporting standards
ජනපතිගේ ජාතිය ඇමතීම පුවත්පත් මුල් පිටු වාර්තා කළ අයුරු
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and two infographics (both in Sinhala).These infographics demonstrate how President Ranil Wickremesinghe's address to the nation on June 26, 2024, and the key points he made were reported on the front pages of both Sinhala and English-language newspapers on June 27, 2024
ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නා වාර්තාකරණය කුමක්ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On June 05, 2024, Daily Mirror, Divaina, Dinamina, and Lankadeepa newspapers reported that two married women with children were identified and questioned by police while fleeing their homes. The Daily Mirror used an emotional and prejudiced cartoon, while Divaina and Lankadeepa used the derogatory terms “Amuthu Asure” (අමුතු ඇසුරේ) and “Gehenu Pemak” (ගැහැනු පෙමක්) respectively in the headlines that marginalised women. The media should refrain from such reporting and focus only on relevant facts to prevent prejudice
Most discussed topics in Parliament in April 2024
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in April 2024 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Justice, Defence and Public Order (Tiran Allas - SLPP), Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs (Madhura Withanage - SLPP), Health (Ramesh Pathirana - SLPP), Economy and Finance (Ranjith Siyambalapitiya - SLPP), and Rights and Representation (S. Viyalanderan - SLPP)
Share කරන්න! ජීවිතයක් බේරා ගන්න!
No full textThis entry includes only an infographic (in Sinhala) and no writeups.On 9th February, the Ethics Eye team published an infographic featuring suicide helplines, urging viewers to share and disseminate the information in order to potentially save lives
20240903_P0121_FC_PataliChampikaRanawaka_GovernmentSalaries
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: If the VAT concession had not been granted, the salaries of government employees could be raised by Rs. 30,000 per month. That is the truth.
Patali Champika Ranawaka, Patali Champika Ranawaka’s Facebook, 10 July 202
ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නා සිරස්තලය?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On January 9, 2024, the Aruna, Dinamina, and Lankadeepa newspapers reported on an attempted sexual crime involving an actress. However, the headlines in these three publications trivialised the incident. In contrast, on January 9, 2024, the Ada newspaper covered the story with ethical reporting, avoiding any trivialising language