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P0027_Udaya G_CPC Losses
No full textIncluded English, Sinhala and Tamil versions.FALSE: Due to the fact that oil has continuously been purchased at high prices and sold at low prices, the accumulated loss for CEYPETCO, as at end 2020, is Rs. 331 billion - Udaya Gammanpila, Minister Gammanpila's Official Facebook page, 11 June 202
P0025_GaminiLokuge_Strength of EPF
No full textFALSE: The Employees Provident Fund has become the strongest fund in Asia today. - Gamini Lokuge, Parliament Hansard, 9 February 202
S2739_Dullas Alahapperuma_Forex Earnings
No full textPARTLY TRUE: The largest foreign exchange earners contributing USD 7 billion to the economy of this country are the women of our country who perform drudgery in the Middle East. Number two is the apparel industry. USD 5.6 billion. In whose hands is it? In our sisters' hands. Number three, the tea economy. Nearly USD 2 billion. In whose hands is it? In the hands of the women. - Dullas Alahapperuma, Mawbima, 8 March 202
බාලවයස්කරුවන්ගේ අනන්යතාවය හෙළිකිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම කඩවීම්
No full textThis entry includes two write-ups and two infographics (both in Sinhala)During the month of December 2021, Lankadeepa (06-12-2021), Aruna (06-12-2021), Divaina (06/07-12-2021), and Daily Mirror (06-12-2021) published several articles which violated the media ethics guidelines on protecting the identity of minors in several ways: publishing photos of minors in a way that interrupts their school years and publishing personal details of minors involved in incidents. Meanwhile, Dinamina (06/07-12-2021), Ada (06/07-12-2021), Lankadeepa (07-12-2021), Aruna (07-12-2021), The Island (06/07-12-2021), Daily News (06/07-12-2021), Ceylon Today (06/07-12-2021) and The Morning (06/07-12-2021) adhered to media ethics guidelines on children by not revealing their identity. Daily Mirror (07-12-2021) published blurred pictures of the minors, protecting their identity.
When reporting on a road accident, Divaina (03-12-2021) revealed the identity of the suspect who was a minor
E2880_SM Marikkar_Covid19 Vaccination
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: Not even 2 million of the Sri Lankan population has been vaccinated as of now. We have vaccinated the least number of people in the region. - S.M. Marikkar, Aruna, 26 May 202
වාර්ගිකත්වය ඉස්මතු කිරීම්
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and Infographic (both in Sinhala).An infographic showing Divaina, Sunday Divaina, Mawbima, Sunday Mawbima, Aruna, Weekend Aruna, Lankadeepa, Sunday Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Silumina highlighting ethnicity in negative contexts from January 2020 to June 2021
MPs Attendance in Parliament - April 2021
No full textThis infographic available in Sinhala.This infographic shows Sri Lankan MPs attendance of Parliament in April 2021. Parliament was convened on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd of April 2021.The infographic also highlights the following individuals with low Parliament attendance: Palani Digambaram, R Sampanthan, Wimal Weerawansa, and Wimalaweera Dissanayaka
දිවි අහිමි කරගැනීම පිළිබඳ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and Infographic (both in Sinhala).An infographic comparing the media ethical violations related to suicides in Divaina daily, Sunday Divaina, Mawbima daily, Sunday Mawbima, Aruna daily, Sunday Aruna, Lankadeepa daily and Sunday Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Silumina in the year 2020 and 2021
Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka
Get PDF25 pagesThe published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited to debt held directly by the central government and excludes debt held by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This reporting problem is especially evident when estimating Sri Lanka’s overall debt obligations to China, since much of Sri Lanka’s debt from China is placed on the books of Sri Lanka’s SOEs. It also exposes a loophole by which debt statistics can be manipulated, and even miscounted, in the midst of such manipulations
දිවි අහිමි කරගැනීම පිළිබඳ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes two write-ups and Infographics (both in Sinhala).In the month of September 2021 articles published in daily Mawbima, Lankadeepa and Divaina reported on suicide without mentioning suicide helplines, which is a violation of media ethical guidelines