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වාර්ගිකත්වයන් අනවශ්ය ලෙස ඉස්මතු කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and infographic (both in Sinhala).On 2nd February 2023 Aruna published an article highlighting the ethnicity of an individual in a negative context, which is unethical and discriminatory reporting
A recap of parliamentary attendance - August 2020 to February 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic shows parliamentary attendance between August 2020 and February 2023, marking 2.5 years since the inaugural meeting of the 9th Parliament. Throughout this period, 243 parliamentary sittings were held, out of which 58% of sittings had less than 80% attendance. Further, this infographic highlights following 9 MPs with high parliamentary attendance: Upul Rajapaksha (SLPP), Madhura Withanage (SLPP), Ajith Rajapakse (SLPP), Shantha Bandara (SLPP), Gayashan Nawananda (SLPP), D. B. Herath (SLPP), Jagath Kumara (SLPP), Lakshman Kiriella (SJB) and Weerasumana Weerasinghe (SLPP). Along with this, the list of 9 MPs with low parliamentary attendance is shown below: Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (ITAK), Palani Thigambaram (SJB), Tiran Alles (SLPP), Wimal Weerawansa (SLPP), Harin Fernando (SJB), Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe (SLPP), Vino Noharathalingam (ITAK), Dilum Amunugama (SLPP) and C. V. Wigneswaran (TMTK)
Budget 2024 - Committee Stage Debate - Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On December 2, 2023, during the 10th day of the Budget 2024 committee stage debate, the Heads pertaining to the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms were passed. This infographic further highlights key takeaways from Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe's speech
20230607_E1726_FC_BandulaGunawardena_FMRA
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: …. the Fiscal Management Responsibility Act No. 3 of 2003…had three main goals…to maintain the budget gap below 5%..... reducing public debt as a percentage of GDP to 65% by 2013, that is, in 10 years…. reducing the amount that the government guarantees when borrowing to 4.5% of GDP…..today the budget gap is at levels such as 10%, 12%, and the amount of public debt has gone up to more than 125% of the GDP. The guarantee for public debt has gone up to 15%...
Bandula Gunawardane, Official YouTube Page of the Department of Government Information, 09 May 202
MCCs Mostly MIA
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic delved into how frequently Ministerial Consultative Committees (MCCs) have met between November 2020 and August 2023. Parliamentary Standing Order 112 (6) requires MCCs to meet ‘at least once a month’, to discuss and report on issues referred to them by the Parliament. However, it was found that during the 9th parliament, none of the 29 MCCs have met this requirement (= MIA - Missing In Action). Considering this, VR's Manthri Team analysed the percentage of those meetings that were actually held by each MCC, including ones with the highest and lowest percentage of the required meetings
ලිංගික අපරාධ වාර්තාකරණය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes 4 write-ups and 4 infographics (both in Sinhala)During the months February and March 2023, several articles in Lankadeepa, Aruna, Dinamina, published on sexual crime, which contained the following ethical violations; trivialising and identity reveal. The news reportage on Ada on this issue was reported adhering to the ethical guidelines
එක් වරදක් කාන්තාව පමණක් ඉස්මතු වීමක්!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).During the months April and May 2023, one article in privately-owned Mawbima newspaper and several articles in state-owned Dinamina newspapers 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
Budget 2024 - Committee Stage Debate - Transport and Highways and Urban Development and Housing
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On November 29, 2023, during the 7th day of the Budget 2024 committee stage debate, the Heads pertaining to the Ministry of Transport and Highways, and the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing were passed. This infographic further highlights key takeaways from Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga's speech
The Best Next Step for Improving Tax Collection
Get PDF2p. This article was published as an opinion column by the Daily Mirror in print and is available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/The-best-next-step-for-improving-tax-collection/172-263588In 2021, the country’s tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)reached its lowest level since 1959 – dropping to just 8%. Increasing tax-to-GDP ratio is one of the most important measures of Sri Lanka’s ability to achieve sustainable economic recovery, and meet its commitments on the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The Sri Lankan Government has recognized this challenge and taken several steps since 2022 to increase tax revenues, by increasing tax rates and introducing new taxes. Among others, Withholding Tax (WHT) was reinstated at a rate of 5%, Value Added Tax (VAT) was revised upwards from 8% to 15%, and both Personal Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax rates were hiked significantly. Despite this, Sri Lanka is still falling short of its budgeted revenue targets. Sri Lanka had a target to collect 2.1% of GDP in tax revenue in the first quarter of 2023. It fell short of this target by 11%. The target for June was 4.3% of GDP. The government has publicly acknowledged that the target was not achieved, though the precise shortfall has not been revealed as of yet. Given that taxes rates have seen huge upward revision, it is clear that Sri Lanka’s current problem lies not in how much people are being taxed, but in how well taxes are collected. In essence, it is a problem of tax administration/collection
"අපෝ අපෝ මහතා" - මෙම කතුවැකිය ගැන ඔබේ අදහස?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 2nd August 2023, the Dinamina editorial commented on an incident where singer Umara allegedly mispronounced the word "Matha" (mother) as "Mahatha" (Sir) while singing the national anthem at a cricket-related event. While most dismissed this as a minor mistake, the editorial claimed it was deliberate, suggesting that an individual at the cricket board, who is financially supportive of singers and other associated parties, influenced the rendition. The editorial went further, referring to this individual as "Bada Mahatha, Thal Kotayak Weni Eka," (බඩ මහත, තල් කොටයක් වැනි එකා) which could be interpreted as a body-shaming remark. This incident highlights how media platforms can deviate from neutral reporting and resort to ad hominem attacks, raising concerns about journalistic ethics