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ලිංගික අපරාධ සුළු කොට නොදක්වමු?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On January 23, 2024, the Dinamina newspaper reported an incident in which a person was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 21-year-old woman. In the headline, the newspaper used the derogatory term “Athapatha Ge” (අතපත ගෑ) to describe the incident. It not only minimises the severity of sexual assault but it also dangerously trivialises a sexual crime, allowing such offenses to be normalised within society. When reporting on events that are legally classified as crimes or significant social issues it is a violation of media ethics to include headlines or content that trivialises the crime or offense
සිරස්තලය සහ අන්තර්ගතය තුළ නොගැලපීමක්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (Both in Sinhala).On July 07, 2024, the Silumina newspaper published an article on children's mental health. The headline of the article referred to the deaths of the students on July 2, 2024, as suicides. However, the article itself did not mention suicide and instead focused on preventing such incidents and protecting children’s mental health. The media encouraged to follow ethical guidelines and avoid misleading reporting
රෝයල් පාක් ඝාතනයේ චූදිතයාට ලබා දුන් ජනාධිපති සමාව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවට පටහැනි බැවින් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් බල රහිත කිරීම රූපවාහිනී රාත්රී සිංහල ප්රධාන පුවත් ආවරණය කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On June 6, 2024, a three-judge Supreme Court bench unanimously decided to nullify former President Sirisena’s decision to pardon Don Samantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha, who was convicted of killing Ivon Johnson at the Royal Park complex. The Court also ordered former President Sirisena to pay compensation of one million rupees to the petitioner. This infographic shows how TV Derana, Swarnavahini, Siyatha, Sirasa, ITN, Hiru TV, and Rupavahini reported the incident in their prime-time Sinhala news bulletins on the same day
හැඟීම් කළඹවන සුළු වාර්තාකරණයක්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 28, 2024, Hiru TV reported the death of a woman who had been injured in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. In its coverage, Hiru TV used the sensationalised terms “Pasku billa” (පාස්කු බිල්ල) and “Marayage horawe billa” (මාරයාගේ හෝරාවේ බිල්ල). The use of such language adds to the emotional impact of the incident and can cause unnecessary pain to the family members of the deceased. The media is advised to report responsibly and avoid sensational terminology, as these practices violate ethical reporting standards
“සුද්දෝ ඩබලක්”? “විදේශිකයෝ දෙදෙනෙක්”? - "සුද්දෝ" ලේබල් කිරීම් අවශ්ය ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On December 26, 2024, Dinamina and Aruna newspapers reported that two foreigners defrauded a gemstone merchant in
Rathnapura. Dinamina used the derogatory term "Suddo dabalak" (සුද්දෝ ඩබලක්) in its headline, which promotes the marginalization of foreigners based on complexion and is considered unethical. In contrast, Aruna reported the incident ethically, using the appropriate term "Wideshikayo dedenek" (විදේශිකයෝ දෙදෙනෙක්). Media is advised to avoid such derogatory language, as it can foster xenophobic attitudes toward foreign nationals
How is the election budget spent? Half the cost in 2020 was voted to pay the workforce
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English, Sinhala and Tamil.The General Election is approaching, and the government expects to spend LKR 11 billion. This includes LKR 5 billion from the consolidated fund for 2024, with the remaining LKR 6 billion to be charged in next year's budget. This represents a 93% increase compared to the LKR 5.7 billion spent in 2020, although the government does not always spend the full allocated amount—it spent only LKR 5.7 billion out of the LKR 8 billion allocated last time in 2020 general election.
In 2020, more than half of the expenditure was on salaries, overtime, and allowances for election staff, totaling LKR 3.2 billion (56% of the total expenditure). Other significant costs included fuel and vehicle rentals amounting to LKR 499 million, and printing costs of LKR 463 million
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Kegalle District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Kegalle district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 28,031, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 3,513 votes, and the New Democratic Front (NDF) with 2,056 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 34,998, while 688 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
2023 government expenditure surge matches the increase in interest payments
No full textThis IKR entry contains 01 infographic available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.Government spending increased by 20% in 2023, reaching LKR 5,357 billion, up from LKR 4,473 billion in 2022. This LKR 884 billion increase was primarily due to an LKR 890 billion rise in interest payments. In contrast, spending on all other categories decreased by LKR 6 billion. Specifically, Capital Transfers increased by LKR 198 billion, Transfer Payments rose by LKR 190 billion, and Other Purchases of Goods and Services went up by LKR 117 billion. However, Salaries and Wages decreased by LKR 17 billion, and Net Lending dropped by LKR 494 billion
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Kandy District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Kandy district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 44,819, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 4,698 votes, and the New Democratic Front (NDF) with 2,770 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 55,314, while 1,964 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
Inside the Chamber - A temporary recess of Parliament - Prorogation
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic provides the important facts about the prorogation, which is a temporary recess of the parliament that will not extend for more than 2 months. This infographic further highlights the history of prorogations of the parliament as well as the role of president who has the power to prorogue the parliament