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Parliamentary Report card: Naseer Ahamed
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This infographic is created as a response to the Supreme court determination to uphold the expulsion of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress MP and former minister of Environment; Naseer Ahamed from his party. This report card shows the contribution of MP Naseer Ahamed (SLMC) in 9th parliament. It is based on analysis of Hansard data August 2020 to August 2023. This includes overall rank (121/225), district rank (3/5) attendance in parliament sittings (216/288), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (66) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e., Economy and Finance, Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources and Environment, Technology, Communications and Energy
වැරදි තොරතුරු වලින් මුලා නොවන්නට ...
No full textThis entry include a 5 paged infographic with no write up (infographic in Sinhala).On the 28th of August 2023, Ethics Eye published a set of guidelines to be followed when sharing information, to prevent the spread of misinformation
දිවි තොර කර ගැනීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes 9 write-ups and 9 infographics (both in Sinhala).During the months of July and August 2023, several Sinhala, Tamil and English newspapers, i.e. Aruna, Dinamina, Divaina, Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Thamilan, Virakesari and Daily News, published several articles which contained the following ethical violations. No helplines were mentioned, the method of suicide reported, linked to previous suicides, the reason for the suicide reported, suicide was prominently reported, suicide was sensationalised, the suicide note was published, and the suicide method was described descriptively. On August 9th 2023, Aruna published an article on a murder-suicide in Nuwara Eliya, but Dinamina and Mawbima reported the same news as a suspicious death instead of a murder-suicide. The Hiru TV news, which aired on 17 August 2023, also violated some of the guidelines mentioned above while reporting a suicide incident. Meanwhile, on 16th August 2023, in Ada newspaper, an article was published that highlighted the appropriate and ethical manner in which the media should report on suicide. On the 3rd of August 2023, Siyatha TV included suicide prevention helplines in their coverage, which is commendable. This also includes two infographics comparing how the Sinhala and Tamil newspapers reported the suicides in Jaffna and Talawakele
MPs Attendance in Parliament - September 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This infographic shows the attendance of MPs in the parliament during the 8 sittings in September 2023. This infographic also highlights the 9 MPs who have not attended a single meeting during these 8 sittings in September. Those MPs were Angajan Ramanathan, C.V. Wigneshwaran, Chamal Rajapaksa, R. Sampanthan, Harin Fernando, Mayantha Dissanayake, Priyankara Jayaratne, Tissa Vitharana and Dhammika Perera
The IDC is Advocating for more Accountability from Private Lenders to Ease the Debt Burden of Developing Nations
No full textThis IKR entry contains 01 infographic available in English.The International Development Committee is advocating for mandatory participation of private creditors in debt relief schemes for impoverished nations. Developing nations have accrued higher debts than before to private creditors with commercial banks and bond holders being responsible for a greater share of re-payments compared to other governments or multi-lateral institutions
"මෙහෙකාරිය" ද? "ගෘහ සේවිකාව" ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 15, 2023, Aruna, Dinamina, and Divaina newspapers reported on the death of a domestic worker held in police custody. Aruna used the more appropriate "Gruha sevikawa" (ගෘහ සේවිකාව) to refer to the domestic worker, whereas the two newspapers Dinamina and Divaina used the outdated and derogatory term "Mehekariya" (මෙහෙකාරිය) in the report. Usage of such derogatory terms in media reporting is indicative of backward social relationships and can contribute towards the loss of dignity for those who are engaged in domestic work
වාර්ගිකත්වයන් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම: මාධ්යවේදීන් සඳහා මාර්ගෝපදේශ
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and five infographics (all in Sinhala).Ethics Eye published a series of infographics with four simplified guidelines regarding ethnicity for journalists to follow
"කුඩ්ඩා" ලේබල් කිරීම් අවශ්ය ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 18, 2023, Dinamina published two news reports which used the derogatory term "Kudda" (කුඩ්ඩා) in their headlines to describe persons addicted to drugs and drug traffickers. Use of such terms in media reporting is discouraged as these terms can label and discriminate, resulting in stigmatisation of such individuals
Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Maldives is increasingly finding it difficult to cover recurrent expenditure
No full textThis infographic is available on the Public Finance Platform and is in English.Since 1983, Sri Lanka has faced the continuous challenge of its revenue falling short of covering recurrent expenditure. Subsequently, when looking at Maldives’s fiscal performance it seems to echo Sri Lanka’s trajectory. In the post COVID-19 era, Maldives appears to be grappling with a challenge similar to that of Sri Lanka to bridge the gap between Revenue and Grants and Recurrent Expenditure. These parallels suggest that both Maldives and Sri Lanka are facing significant fiscal pressures in the current economic climate
For Sri Lanka, a Governance-Linked Bond Might Just Be the Ticket
Get PDF3p. This article was published as an opinion column by the Daily mirror in print and is also available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/For-Sri-Lanka--A-Governance-Linked-Bond-Might-Just-Be-The-Ticket/172-273633It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Sri Lanka under-performs on its governance corrections, it will underperform on its economic recovery also (with apologies to Jane Austen), the first provides the foundation for the second. Sri Lanka secured IMF board approval for the second tranche of the current IMF programme exactly 102 days after the scheduled date for the first review. It is not normal for a second tranche to be so delayed, and it is a red flag for Sri Lanka’s creditors. But there is something that current bond-holders can do to help Sri Lanka reduce the risk that is being flagged. It is a novel debt restructuring instrument that Verité Research has termed as a “Governance-Linked Bond”. It has great potential to be a win-win solution. Clarifying the problem will help to understand the benefit of the solution. This article looks at the problem of Sri Lankas performance and possible solutions