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Budget 2024 - Committee Stage Debate - Agriculture and Plantation Industries
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On December 9, 2023, during the 16th day of the Budget 2024 committee stage debate, the Heads pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Plantation Industries were passed. This infographic further highlights key takeaways from Minister Mahinda Amaraweera's speech
චීනා ද? චීන ජාතිකයා ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 30, 2023, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna, Divaina, and Lankadeepa newspapers reported on the legal proceedings related to a Chinese national who entered Sri Lanka using a forged passport. News reportage on the incident by Ada and Dinamina used the appropriate term "Cheena jathikaya" (චීන ජාතිකයා) in the headlines whereas Aruna, Divaina, and Lankadeepa used the derogatory term "Cheena" (චීනා) in the report. Media is advised against using such derogatory terms, especially in a negative context, as it can result in xenophobic attitudes towards foreign nationals
නිෂේධනාත්කම යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 2 infographics (both in Sinhala)During the month of March 2023, articles published in Aruna and Dinamina published several derogatory terms such as "ගුරා", "සුද්දි", which are disrespectful terms to describe people that leads to discriminating individuals in society and stereotyping. The reportage in Mawbima used the correct term, "විදේශ කාන්තාවට". In the same news, Aruna used the corrected terminology in the content of the article however used "සුද්දි" in the headline
Susil Premajayantha: Efficiency of IMF process
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.BLATANTLY FALSE: On previous occasions, we obtained money from the IMF after pledging to fulfil their conditions...this time round, we had to first fulfil those conditions to obtain assistance. It was only Sri Lanka that was able to obtain that support [IMF assistance] in 7 months.
Susil Premajayantha, Parliament YouTube channel, 21 March 202
Expelling of SJB MPs - Parliamentary Report card: Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This report card was created as a response to the removal of SJB MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the party for accepting ministerial portfolios as the Minister of Tourism and Lands and Minister of Labour and Foreign employment respectively. This infographic shows the contribution of both MPs 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 ranks, district ranks, attendance in parliament sittings, total number of productive interventions they made in 8th and 9th parliaments. The topics they have contributed most are Technology, Communications and Energy, Economy and Finance, National Heritage, Media and Sports, Justice, Defense and Public Order, Trade and Industry, Labour and Employment, Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs
20231206_FC_P0090_AnuraKumaraDissanayake_DebtIncreaseYahapaalanaya
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.FALSE: When Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power in 2015, our debt was LKR 8.5 trillion […] In 2020, the country’s debt […] stood at LKR 15 trillion […] Approximately, Ranil’s five years put the country more in debt by LKR 6.5 trillion.
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, JVP Sri Lanka Facebook page, 22 October 202
Exceptionalism of Domestic Debt Restructuring in Sri Lanka
No full textThis infographic is available on the Public Finance Platform and is in English.Sri Lanka's approach to Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) stands out in its specificity and methodology. Notably, the strategy is centred on restructuring superannuation funds and Central Bank Holdings. According to an IMF staff report titled “Issues in Restructuring of Sovereign Domestic Debt” that detailed all 14 DDR episodes from 1998 onwards*, Sri Lanka is the only country that has adopted such a focused approach
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
No full textThis infographic was posted during Avurudu in 2023 on the Public Finance Platform in English.During Avurudu 2023, the cost of preparing a Kevili table rose by 2.4 times since 2019. The ingredients used were taken from popular YouTube Channel Appe Amma
කම්පනයකට මුහුණ දී සිටින්නන්ගෙන් ප්රකාශයන් ලබා ගැනීමේදී සැලකිලිමත් විය යුතු කරුණු
No full textThis entry includes 5 infographics (in Sinhala).On August 31, 2023, Ethics Eye published media ethics guidelines for obtaining statements from affected parties
Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumption
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in all three languages: English, Sinhala and Tamil.Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again. For households using less than 60 units, the initial tariffs were LKR 2.5 per kWh with a fixed charge of LKR 30 for 0-30 units, and LKR 4.85 per kWh with a fixed charge of LKR 60 for 31-60 units. In 2022, these rates were amended to LKR 8 and LKR 10 per kWh, with fixed charges increasing to LKR 120 and LKR 240 respectively. The 2023 amendment further increased the rates to LKR 30 and LKR 37 per kWh, with fixed charges of LKR 400 and LKR 550. For households consuming more than 60 units, the initial tariff for 0-60 units was LKR 7.85 per kWh with no fixed charge, which was amended in 2022 to LKR 16 per kWh and a new fixed charge of LKR 360 in 2023