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20231108_FC_P0087_RanilWickremesinghe_MoneyPrinting
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: We put the Central Bank there [in charge] without meddling in it. Henceforth, according to the law, we won’t be able to print money. We have lost our ability to borrow (obtain loans) from the Bank of Ceylon and the Peoples' Bank. Although it is tough, we have taken these steps to control inflation.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Rupavahini News, 21 October 202
Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salaries
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform and is in all three languages: English, Sinhala and Tamil.According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 15% of total recurrent expenditure of the government will be spent on salaries for government employees for the year 2023. As of 2023, the defence sector is estimated to claim nearly half (48%) of state salaries. As per the 2023 budget estimates, personal emoluments consist of: salaries and wages, Overtime and Holiday payments, and other allowances
කාන්තාවන් පිළිබඳව වාර්තා කිරීමේදී, ඒකාකෘතික කිරීම්, කොන් කිරීම්, අනවශ්ය බාහිර රූපය ඉස්මතු කිරීම්, 'ගණිකා' වැනි යෙදුම් භාවිතය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes 6 number of write-ups and 6 number of infographics (all in Sinhala)During the months of February in 2023, the newspapers, Lankadeepa, Aruna, Dinamina, Mawbima, Ada and Sandella published several articles which were discriminatory towards women. To elaborate, the following violations were spotted in relation to highlighting gender in negative contexts: Dinamina on the 3rd of February reported of a motor accident highlighting the gender of the driver who was a woman; Mawbima, Ada, Lankadeepa and Dinamina on the 6th of February reported of an arrest during a party by highlighting the gender of the women who were arrested; Ada on the 13th of February reported of an arrest during a party by highlighting the gender of only a female among those arrested, while Lankadeepa reported the same story without highlighting only women; On the 23rd of February, Dinamina, Mawbima and Ada reported of an arrest at a betting center by highlighting the gender of only the women among those arrested. Additionally, on the 9th of February, Dinamina, Lankadeepa and Ada reported of an arrest of a group of women who are told to have worked as sex workers in order to pay for higher education, while using terms such as 'surupiniyan' 'roomath tharuniyan' and 'ganika vurthiya' which are all either irrelevant or stigmatizing terms. Mawbima reported this same story using a better term 'lingika shramikayo' but also used the derogatory term 'anga wikinu' in the headline. Moreover, Sunday Lankadeepa's Sandella, on the 12th of February, published an interview with an actor which included a number of stereotyping and sexist questions related to skin color
MPs Showing Up to Work
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic shows MP attendance between August 2020 and December 2022, whereby Parliament has met for 231 days during this period. On 121 days, 47 MPs or more were absent whereas on 45 days, 74 MPs or more were absent. Further, this infographic highlights following 10 MPs who were absent for more than 50% of the sittings: R. Sampanthan (ITAK), Harin Fernando (SJB), Palani Thigambaram (SJB), Dilum Amunugama (SLPP), Tiran Alles (SLPP), S. Noharathalingam (ITAK), Wimal Weerawansa (SLPP), C. V. Wigneswaran (TMTK), Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa (SLPP) and Arundika Fernando (SLPP)
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 (Press Release)
No full textPress release in English, Sinhala and TamilSyndicated Surveys by Verité Research which gauge public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around one thousand people is taken into consideration. The Mood of the Nation poll is conducted periodically by Verité Research and is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses. The sample and methodology are designed to limit the maximum error margin to under 3% at a 95% confidence interval, which meets the gold standard of surveys. The Mood of the Nation survey is designed to assess the approval, satisfaction, and confidence of the nation in relation to the government, the country, and the economy. The poll is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses from 1,000 plus Sri Lankan adults. The poll is conducted as a part of the syndicated survey instrument by Verité Research and the polling partner was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd. This instrument also provides other organisations the opportunity to survey the sentiments of Sri Lanka
අදාළ නොවන වාර්ගිකත්වය ඉස්මතු නොකරමු!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 26, 2023, Ada, Lankadeepa, Dinamina, and Aruna newspapers reported on the death of a woman who went to Malaysia for employment. The reports noted the involvement of another woman holding dual citizenship in Malaysia and Sri Lanka with an illegal foreign employment agency. Ada, Lankadeepa, and Dinamina highlighted the ethnicity of this second woman was a "Drawida kanthawak" (ද්රවිඩ කාන්තාවක්) in the news reports, whereas Aruna only mentioned that the woman was a dual citizenship holder. Out of the Tamil language newspapers, only Tamil Mirror reported this incident did not mention the ethnicity of the woman. Ada, Lankadeepa, and Dinamina violated the media ethical guideline to not mention ethnicity of individuals when it is irrelevant to the news as it contribute towards negative attitudes and stereotyping of those belonging to the same ethnicity
උඩවලවේ නියඟය සහ ජල ගැටලුව: රූපවාහිනී පුවත් සිරස්තල ඔස්සේ
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and infographic. (both in Sinhala) - published on Ethics Eye platform 8 August 2023This infographic shows how the ITN, Rupavahini, Sirasa, Derana, Hiru, Swarnavahini and Siyatha news headlines (on 6 August 2023) reported on the damage to crops due to lack of water from Samanalawewa in Udawalawe
20231011_FC_P0084_EranWickramaratne_Remittances
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: If we look at remittances, the highest amount of remittances have been received in 2016, 2017, 2018. Thereafter, some arrived in 2020 and after that, it has declined steadily. Remittances peaked at around USD 7.2 billion […] Today, those remittances have dropped to USD 3.7 billion.
Eran Wickramaratne, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Press Conference, 28 August 202
Sectoral Allocations: Budget 2024
No full textThese infographics were posted on the Public Finance Platform in all three languages: English, Sinhala and Tamil.This series of infographics contains sectoral allocations from Budget 2024. Allocations to Finance, Defence and Health were among the highest
Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2024
No full textThese infographics were posted on the Public Finance Platform in English.The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 12% increase in expenditure planned for 2024. Interest payments alone remain more than one-third of total spending in 2024, reflecting an increase of 20% from 2023