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Sri Lanka tops South Asia with highest electricity charges
No full textContinued page (A3) carried the title: Sri Lanka has the highest electricity charges in South Asia: Publicfinance.lkDaily Mirror (9 February 2024) front page and page A3 features the electricity rates of Sri Lanka being the highest charges in South Asia, press release which was sent out in February 2024. This research was conducted by the Public Finance, Economics Team at Verite Research
Parliament Summary - March 2024
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic includes the summary of parliament in March 2024. There were 7 parliament sittings in March 2024. During the 7 parliament sittings, 64 written questions were asked but only 17 questions were answered. There were two motions at the adjournment time. 35 announcements were made by the Speaker during the 7 parliament sittings. The number of Bills was 19 whereas no Regulations and Orders. There were 7 questions by the Private notice at the parliament in March 2024. 55 Points of order were raised in total, and 50 points of order were ruled as technical points of order. Only 5 were ruled as disruptive points of order in the parliament during this month. 45 statements were considered as expunged statements at the parliament. Chamara Sampath Dasanayaka was the most responsible MP for the expunged statements at the parliament in March 2024
Ethics Eye නිරීක්ෂකයෙකු වන්න ඔබටත් පුළුවන්!
No full textThis entry includes only three infographics (in Sinhala) and no writeups.On January 8, 2024, the Ethics Eye team published a three-slide post on their facebook page encouraging followers and others to join the team as external media ethics violation spotters
බාලවයස් ලිංගික අපරාධ වගකීමෙන් වාර්තා කරමු!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On January 30th 2024, Dinamina reported on a sexual crime committed against a 10-year-old girl by her uncle. The headline included trivialising language, such as "Hadi Kala" (හදි කළ), which diminishes the severity of the incident. Additionally, the report disclosed the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, as well as the perpetrator's name, which indirectly reveals the identity of the sexual crime victim. This violates media ethical guidelines regarding the protection of victims' identities
Fading Belief: Addressing the Lacunae in the Right to Religious Worship in Sri Lanka
Get PDF59p. The Legal Research Team of Verité Research compiled this report. The lead researcher and author of the
study was Gayathri Mohan with research assistance from Chanmini Perera.This report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current state of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and registration of places of worship in Sri Lanka, highlighting areas where improvements are needed to ensure the protection of the fundamental human right. It comprises five integral sections. The first section defines FoRB as per international human rights standards and explores the right to establish and maintain places of worship within the broader FoRB framework within domestic law. The second section highlights challenges to FoRB, including reported violations such as attacks on religious groups and places of worship, along with obstacles in registration processes and case studies on registration requirements for places of worship. The third section examines the international framework for FoRB, encompassing relevant conventions and standards emphasising this human right. The fourth section focuses on the domestic framework in Sri Lanka, including the Constitutional provisions of FoRB as established in the 1978 Constitution and perti nent statutory provisions. The fourth section thereafter assesses the alignment of the circulars with prescribed limitations under the right to FoRB guaranteed by the Sri Lankan Constitution and their legal standing. The analysis delves into the requirement of registration of places of worship having a negative impact on the enjoyment of FoRB, and the legal standing of the circulars, which is the main focus of this report. Finally, the fifth section concludes the report by offering legal and policy recommendations with an eye to upholding the right to FoRB in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's government education expenditure is the lowest in South Asia
No full textThis infographic has been published on PFP website under the title 'Sri Lanka’s government education spending is the lowest in South Asia.' This IKR entry contains one infographic in English, Sinhala (අධ්යාපනය සඳහා රජය විසින් අඩුම මුදලක් වැය කරනු ලබන දකුණු ආසියාවේ රට ශ්රී ලංකාවයි) and Tamil (இலங்கை அரசாங்கத்தின் கல்விக்கான செலவினம் தெற்காசியாவிலேயே மிகக் குறைவானதாகும்).In 2022, Sri Lanka’s government, both provincial and central, dedicated only 1.5 percent of its GDP to education, including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This places Sri Lanka at the bottom of the list for education spending in South Asia. By contrast, countries like India, the Maldives, and Afghanistan invest over 4 percent of their GDP in public education, while Bhutan leads the way, allocating an impressive 8 percent. For the past 15 years, Sri Lanka’s education budget has remained stuck between 1.5 and 2 percent, while most other South Asian countries have steadily increased their spending
20241204_P0130_FC_MangalaWijesinghe_ServicesExports
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: Last year, service exports recorded 3.1 billion dollars in revenue compared to 2022, reflecting a 69% growth, mainly driven by ICT, logistics, transport and construction.
Mangala Wijesinghe, Sri Lanka Business, 16 October 202
Sri Lanka’s government education expenditure is the world’s third lowest
No full textThis infographic has been published on the PFP website under the title 'Sri Lanka’s government education expenditure is the world’s third lowest.' This IKR entry contains one infographic in English, Sinhala (අධ්යාපනය සඳහා අඩුම රාජ්ය වියදමක් ඇති රටවල් අතරින් තුන්වන ස්ථානය ශ්රී ලංකාවට) and Tamil (கல்விக்காக மிகக் குறைவாகச் செலவிடும் நாடுகளில் இலங்கைக்கு மூன்றாவது இடம்).In 2022, Sri Lanka’s government, both provincial and central, allocated only 1.5 percent of GDP on all levels (including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels). This placed Sri Lanka as the third-lowest country in the world in terms of government spending on education, with only Haiti and Laos spending a smaller share of their GDP
"තරුණ තරුණියන් 50,000ක් ඇඟ මිරිකයි" - මෙම සිරස්තලය කෙතරම් යෝග්ය ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On January 5, 2024, an article published in Aruna newspaper used the term "ඇඟ මිරිකයි (Aga Mirikai)" to refer to professional massage therapists working at spas. Such language perpetuates stigma and undermines the professionalism of those in the massage therapy field
Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill - Voting Breakdown - Second Reading
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.On January 9, 2024, the second reading of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill was passed with a majority of 41 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who were absent during the vote. Over 75% of MPs (168) were absent for the vote with only 48 votes cast in favour of the bill, while 7 votes were cast against it