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General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Nuwara Eliya District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Nuwara Eliya district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 13,937, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 2,477 votes, and the United National Party (UNP) with 1,660 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 19,400, while 740 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
Verite Research Shares Structure for a Rational and Efficient Government
No full textThis publication (i.e. Blueprint for a Rational Government) shows how all the duties, functions, institutions, and laws in Sri Lanka can be structured and organised in an efficient and effective manner – even with just 15 ministries.English news paper DailyFT front page (10 May 2024) feature of the presentation by Dr.Nishan De Mel at the launch press conference of the 'Blueprint for a Rational Government', organised by the PRT team
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Ratnapura District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Ratnapura district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 24,776, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 2,969 votes, and the New Democratic Front (NDF) with 1,528 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 31,205, while 709 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
ජාතික ජනබලවේගයේ නායක අනුර කුමාර සහ ඉන්දීය විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්යවරයා අතර හමුව: රූපවාහිනී ප්රධාන පුවත් සිරස්තල ඔස්සේ
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On February 5th 2024, TV news reported that NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited India to meet with the Indian Foreign Minister. All major private media outlets, including Hiru, Derana, Siyatha, Sirasa, and Swarnavahini, featured this news prominently in their prime-time bulletin headlines. In contrast, state media channels Rupavahini and ITN only incorporated the story within the content of their prime-time bulletins. This difference in coverage suggests a potential bias in the state media's treatment of opposition party activities
Primary and Budget Balances move in opposite directions as interest payments increase!
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English.The Fiscal Management Report 2024 published by the Ministry of Finance, shows that the Primary Balance improved from LKR -317 Bn in 3rd quarter 2022 to a positive LKR 124 Bn in 3rd quarter 2023. The Budget Deficit, however, worsened from LKR -1,244 Bn to LKR -1,614 Bn, this can be explained by rising interest costs. Interest costs alone increased significantly from LKR 927 Bn in 3rd quarter 2022 to LKR 1,737 Bn in 3rd quarter 2023
'ගණිකා නිවාස' වෙනුවට 'ලිංගික සේවා සපයන ස්ථාන?': ලිංගික ශ්රමිකයින් කොන් කිරීමට ලක් කරන යෙදුම් භාවිතයෙන් ඉවත් කරමු!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On the 19th of July 2024, Dinamina and Mawbima Sinhala newspapers referred to a sex establishment as “Ganika Niwasa” (ගණිකා නිවාස) thereby violating the media ethics
20240123_P0101_FC_AshokAbeysinghe_Migration
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: 500 individuals from our country go abroad on a daily basis. In the recent past, between 180,000 and 200,000 individuals per month have gone abroad. The reason why they go abroad is because it’s difficult to live in this country.
Ashok Abeysinghe, Dinamina, 21 December 202
Petrol and Diesel vs. fuel price formula in July (2024)
No full textThis IKR entry contains 2 infographics in English.Following the monthly fuel price revision for July, the market price of 92-octane petrol is LKR 16.67 above the fuel price formula, and the market price of Auto diesel is LKR 21.68 above the fuel price formula, as shown by the Fuel Price Tracker.
For Auto diesel, the formula price, which changes in line with world market price changes, was reduced by LKR 5 in July compared to June, whilst the domestic market price remained the same at LKR 317 per litre.
The formula price for 92-octane petrol decreased by LKR 3 in July compared to June, whilst the market price fell by LKR 11 during the same period to LKR 344 per litre.
Additionally, the government also charges LKR 134 in taxes on 92-octane petrol and LKR 99 on diesel. With the exception of these taxes, the cost of selling a litre of 92-octane petrol is LKR 194 and LKR 196 for Auto diesel
20241030_P0127_FC_Prof. Anil Jayantha_DebtBorrowing
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: […] the Central Bank has issued treasury bills of LKR 465.1 billion during the period between September 27 and October 15, […] LKR 400 billion out of the total of LKR 465.1 billion has been utilised for debt servicing.
Prof. Anil Jayantha, Daily Mirror, 17 October 202
Inside the Chamber - No Confidence Motion
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic offers insights into how no-confidence motions (NCMs) are conducted in parliament. It discusses the procedure, including the duties and composition of the Committee on Parliamentary Business, which determines the priority of debating an NCM and its conclusion. Additionally, the infographic explores the process of initiating an NCM against the Speaker and includes a list of NCMs previously presented against Speakers