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ඉතිහාසයෙන් පිටුවක්... අතීත පුවත් වාර්තාකරණයත්, අද්යතන පුවත් වාර්තාකරණයත් අතර කුමනාකාරයේ වෙනස්කම් හෝ සමානකම් ඇතැයි ඔබ සිතා ඇත්ද ?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 07, 1930, the Dinamina newspaper reported an incident in which one woman assaulted and injured another. The article used the term “Demala sthriya” (දෙමළ ස්ත්රිය) to describe a woman, even though their ethnicity was irrelevant to the incident. Using such terms promotes ethnic stereotyping. Media is advised to avoid such language, especially in negative contexts, as it violates ethical reporting guidelines
මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්යංශය මඟින් පැවැත්වූ මාධ්ය සාකච්ඡාව රූපවාහිනී පුවත් සිරස්තල ඔස්සේ
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On January 18, 2024, the Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, conducted a media briefing with the heads of five departments from the Ministry of Public Security. This infographic shows how television channels reported the facts covered during the briefing in their prime Sinhala news bulletins on January 18, 2024
සිරස්තල තුළ “ජාවාරමා” - මාධ්යයට උචිත භාෂාවක් ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On July 08 and 10, 2024, Lankadeepa, and on July 09, 2024, Divaina, reported four news stories about drug dealers. The headlines used the derogatory term “Jawarama” (ජාවාරමා), which violates media ethical guidelines. However, within the content, the newspapers used the appropriate and ethical term “Jawaramkaru” (ජාවාරම්කරු)
15 හැවිරිදි සිසුන් දෙදෙනෙකු මිය යෑමේ පුවත රූපවාහිනී සිංහල ප්රධාන පුවත් හා සිංහල පුවත්පත් වාර්තා කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes two write-ups and two infographics that examine how television channels and newspapers reported on the suicide of two 15-year-old students, highlighting violations of ethical media reporting standards (all are in Sinhala).On July 03, 2024, Rupavahini, Hiru TV, TV Derana, Swarnavahini, ITN and Siyatha, and on July 04, 2024, the Divaina, Lankadeepa, Aruna, Dinamina, Ada and Mawbima newspapers reported the deaths of two 15-year-old students as suicides highlighting unnecessary details that violated ethical guidelines. Except for Siyatha, none of the television channels or newspapers mentioned any helplines. All television channels showed scenes of the place of the attempted suicide and Hiru TV even broadcast CCTV footage of the students without blurring. All newspapers described the method of suicide. Divaina included information about a previous suicide attempt while Lankadeepa reported it in a way that instigated fear and shock. Media is advised to follow ethical guidelines when reporting sensitive incidents such as suicides and avoid negative or sensationalist reporting
සර්වජන බලය සන්ධානයේ උපායමාර්ගික වැඩපිළිවෙළෙහි පළමු කෙටුම්පත එළි දැක්වීම පුවත්පත් ආවරණය කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and two infographics (all are in Sinhala).On July 08, 2024, the Aruna, Divaina, and Mawbima Sinhala newspapers reported on the launch of the first draft of Sarvajana Balaya’s strategic plan, which took place on July 06, 2024, in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. While Divaina and Mawbima gave the story only a small section of a page, Aruna dedicated a full page to the coverage
Family Connections in the Sri Lankan Parliament
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.Manthri.lk found that 66 MPs (at minimum) in the 9th Parliament has family connections in public office, encompassing 28% of the total MPs. A person in public office is defined as having been elected at a national or provincial election. These connections, through birth or marriage, span immediate family (parents, siblings, spouses and children), grandparents, first cousins and their immediate family. Among them, 36 MPs are 2nd generation MPs; where someone in either of the two preceding generations (e.g.: parent/ grandparent) was an MP. Out of which, 7 MPs are 3rd generation MPs, where someone in both preceding generations were MPs. 4 pairs of father-son duos are present in the current 9th Parliament. 16 MPs are nephews/nieces of past/current MPs. 10 MPs are siblings of past/current MPs. The current parliament also sees 4 MPs who have been spouses of a former MP. 5 MPs have a former chief minister as immediate family. 6 have a former member of a provincial council as immediate family
20240703_P0113_FC_LakshmanKiriella_TimeTakenToDDR
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.FALSE: No other country in the world has taken 2.5 years like this [Sri Lanka] for debt restructuring. Every country completed that process in 1 or 1.5 years.
Lakshman Kiriella, Parliament, 22 May 202
20240911_P0122_FC_AliSabry_Exports
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: In 1991, Bangladesh only exported goods worth roughly USD 2.2 Bn. Vietnam exported goods worth around USD 3 Bn. Sri Lanka exported goods worth around USD 2.8 Bn. Today, by 2024, Bangladesh’s exports have reached USD 87 Bn, Vietnam is exporting worth USD 464 billion, having built a large economy. In Sri Lanka, our exports are still worth [only] USD 16 Bn.
Ali Sabry, Parliament, 7 June 202
Contribution in Parliament - January 2024: 83 MPs with no contribution
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.In January 2024, 142 MPs contributed to parliamentary proceedings at least once, while 83 MPs did not contribute at all during the 6 sittings held. The following compilation of infographics highlights the list of MPs with no contributions
Sanitary napkins: Subjected to unreasonably high taxes
No full textThis IKR entry contains one infographic in English.The total tax burden on Sanitary napkins in 2024 is 47.1%, this is significantly higher than the tax burden of selected non-essentials items, gold jewellery, raw silk, golf clubs and golf balls and military artillery weapons