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Silent MPs: Least Performing Sri Lankan Parliamentarians
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic shows the least active MPs between August 2020 and February 2023, marking 2.5 years since the inaugural meeting of the 9th Parliament. It was found that the bottom 64 MPs contributed less than the top 5 MPs combined in Parliament. Considering this, the lowest contributing MP is Dhammika Perera (SLPP), followed by Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (ITAK), Tiran Alles (SLPP), Nipuna Ranawaka (SLPP), Marjan Faleel (SLPP), Ali Sabri Raheem (MNA), Udayakantha Gunathilaka (SLPP) and Janaka Bandara Thennekoon (SLPP)
Parliamentary report card: Keheliya Rambukwella – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to May 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that the SJB will present a no-confidence motion against the Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella. VR's Manthri Team analysed his performance in the parliament. The report card shows the contribution of MP Keheliya Rambukwella (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to May 2023. This includes overall rank (147/225; 89/225), kandy district rank (8/12; 6/12), attendance in parliament sittings (205/414; 140/264), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (50,139) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e., Justice, Defense and Public Order; Economy and Finance; Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs; Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation; Health
Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 - Voting Breakdown - Third Reading
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On December 11, 2023, the third reading of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill was passed with a majority of 45 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who were absent during the vote. 100 votes were cast in favour of the bill, while 55 votes were cast against it and 69 MPs were absent
Sri Lanka vs. IMF Programme Targets
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in all three languages: English, Sinhala, and Tamil.Sri Lanka is currently entering its 17th IMF programme with the impending board level agreement. However, over the 54-year period from 1965 to 2019, Sri Lanka has been in an IMF programme for 28 of those years. In other words, Sri Lanka has been in an IMF programme for over 50% of the period.
In a previous insight, publicfinance.lk highlighted that Sri Lanka has only completed 9 of the 16 programmes it has entered into. The infographics below highlights that even during an IMF programme Sri Lanka does not have a clean track record of meeting the initial targets set in terms of revenue, primary balance, and budget balance
රිය අනතුරක් - දේශීය සහ ජාත්යන්තර මාධ්ය වාර්තා කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 2 infographics (both in Sinhala).These infographics show how foreign and local media reported the news of the death of a young woman in an accident in Delhi i.e. Kanjhawala case. Times of India (2023-01-02) and BBC (2023-01-03) published the news without highlighting the woman's appearance in accordance with media ethical guidelines while Irida Mawbima (2023-01-08) and Mawbima (2023-01-04) violated media ethical guidelines by highlighting the woman's appearance
ඍණාත්මක සන්දර්භයන් තුළ කාන්තාවන් පමණක් ඉස්මතු නොකරමු!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 24 and May 26, 2023, Tamil language newpspapers Thinakaran, Thinakkural, and Virakesari published several articles that contained violations pertaining to gender discrimination. These reports highlighted women when both women and men have been arrested over an offence, stereotyping women and assigning more blame to women. Media ethical guidelines recommend gender sensitive reporting, aiming to portray all genders fairly and without bias. The infographic includes the Sinhala translations of the headlines
Is Sri Lanka Addicted to Missing Revenue Targets?
Get PDF3p. This article was published as an opinion column by the Daily Mirror in print and is available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/opinion/Is-Sri-Lanka-addicted-to-missing-revenue-targets/172-270153It is all too familiar that Sri Lanka has a problem in meeting its budgeted revenue targets. Recently, a government member of parliament (MP) who voted in favour of the budget last year, said that the tax increases that were required to achieve the revenue targeted for 2023 were never practical. This was to explain why government revenue was hugely off target this year. The multiple
flaws in his understanding and argument were explained in a fact check published in the Daily Mirror (https://www.dailymirror.lk/slide-1/MP-Godahewa-off-target-on-problem-with-tax-targets/329
269978). The fact check shows why the MP’s understanding of what is practically feasible is not correct. But the fact that Sri Lanka would miss the revenue targets by a mile was easy to see for those who scrutinised the budget projections. In December last year (2022), Verité Research hosted its biannual Public Finance Lounge, to which high level stakeholders are invited. One of the presentations was an analytical demonstration of why revenue targets set out in the budget were likely to fall short by about 11%. The recent press release by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that revenue is now expected to fall short by about 15%. The point is that this shortfall in revenue in 2023 is not mysterious. Much of it was foreseeable even as the budget was being presented in November 2022. But delving into this issue raises not just the question of poor understanding among members of parliament on why targets are not achieved, but another deeper and darker question: Is Sri Lanka structurally addicted to missing the revenue targets in its budgets
Parliamentary Complex at Diyawanna completes 41 years
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.As of April 29, 2023, it's been 41 years since the relocation of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to its present complex at Diyawanna. This infographic highlights upon the history behind the relocation, including information relating to the construction of the then-new parliament. Additionally, J. R. Jayawardene's address during the opening ceremony of parliament was referenced
සැකකරුවන් සහ ඒකාකෘතික කිරීම්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 11, 2023, Dinamina and Divaina newspaper editorials were focused on the man suspected for the death of a 16-year-old girl in Kalutara. Both editorials used terms such as "Pachcha pathaya" (පච්ච පතයා), "pachcha kotagath niruwath yodhaya" (පච්ච කොටාගත් නිරුවත් යෝධයා), stereotyping lifestyle choices such as having tattoos and the body type of the suspect when irrelevant to the context of the news. In addition, while the guilt of the suspect is unproven in a court of law, the editorials demonise the suspect by using terms such as "Kalutara maraya" (කළුතර මැරයා), conducting a trial by media, violating media ethical guidelines related to objectivity and neutrality
Online Safety Bill is Constitutional
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On November 8, 2023, the Deputy Speaker announced in Parliament that the Supreme Court determined that the Online Safety Bill is not inconsistent with the constitution