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සැකකරුවෙකුගේ අනන්යතාවය හෙළිදරව් කිරීමක්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On May 11, 2023, Dinamina newspaper published a report on an incident where a young woman was arrested for by the police for stealing from four different beauty salons in the country. Dinamina report revealed the identity of the young woman suspected of the crime through a photograph, when her involvement in the crime was uncertain and she was not convicted in a court of law. Media ethical guidelines advise against breaching the privacy of individuals unless the news is of public interest
20230125_FC_E1610_KanchanaWijesekera_ElectricityGenerationCost
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check. PARTLY TRUE: If we are in a situation where there is no rainfall, provided that we are able to obtain all the coal we need by April, we would be able to provide electricity all 24 hours of the day, without interruptions…That means, as a whole, our generation cost is Rs. 889 billion. From that, we receive only something like Rs. 400 billion.
Kanchana Wijesekera, Parliament Hansard, 25 November 202
Improving Lankan Women’s Access to Economic Opportunities: The Business Case
No full text2p. This article was published by the Daily mirror as an opinion column in print and is also available online at https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Improving-Lankan-women%E2%80%99s-access-to-economic-opportunities:-The-business-case/172-256785As we in Sri Lanka explore the pathways out of the current crisis, it is imperative that we acknowledge the mammoth contributions that women make to the economy, hidden and unpaid, and seriously consider how to improve their access to paid, formal economic opportunities. If the evidence is anything to go by, very few countries (if any) have achieved successful economic development without creating and leveraging fair economic opportunities for women. In East and South-East Asia, women have powered their export-led manufacturing growth; over the past three decades, Vietnam’s female labour force participation rate has consistently remained over 70%, Thailand’s over 60%, and South Korea and Indonesia’s over 50%. It isn’t just a happy coincidence that across all of Asia’s rapidly developing economies, women have access to and take up formal employment. It is generally (and fairly) assumed that equitable access to education results in equitable economic participation as well. This has unfortunately and clearly not been the case for Sri Lanka; significant investments in women’s education have not translated to economic benefits for women, nor the country. This article looks at why this is and progress made towards it
වාර්ගිකත්වය ඉස්මතු කළ සහ නොකළ පුවත් වාර්තාකරණ
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 06 March 2023, Ada, Mawbima, and Dinamina reported on an incident of sexual abuse. Ada and Dinamina highlighted the ethnicity of the individual and Mawbima did not highlight the ethnicity of the individual
Decriminalising Homosexuality: Proposed Amendment to the Penal Code
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On 4 April 2023, MP Premnath Dolawatte’s private member bill to amend sections 365 and 365A of the penal code was read for the first time in parliament. This is because the LGBTQI+ community has historically been the target of harassment with the implementation of section 365 under the title “unnatural offences” and section 365A under the title “acts of gross indecency between persons”. In response to this first reading, on 17 April 2023, three petitioners appearing before the Supreme Court claimed that the private member bill was “inconsistent with one or more articles of the constitution”. On 9 May 2023, however, the Supreme Court determined that the “bill as a whole or any provision thereof is not inconsistent with the constitution”. Taking this into consideration, Manthri.lk evaluated the current penal code and the proposed amendment to the penal code
Most Active MPs in parliament in May 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.This Infographic shows the Most Active MPs of the 9th Parliament in May 2023. They are Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Kanchana Wijesekera, Sajith Premadasa, Wijeydasa Rajapaksha and Sivagnanam Shritharan. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya is the most contributed MP in the Parliament in May 2023
මාධ්ය හිමිකාරිත්වය සහ පුවත්: බැඳියාවන් අතර ගැටුමක්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 12 and 13 March 2023, Mawbima and Irida Mawbima reported on an incident relating to Tiran Alles being called up to the Human Right Commission. The reportage only includes the title of the minister but not his connection to the media outlet as a 49.99% owner
Budget 2024 - Committee Stage Debate - Labour and Foreign Employment
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On December 7, 2023, during the 14th day of the Budget 2024 committee stage debate, the Heads pertaining to the Ministry of Labour and Foreign employment were passed. This infographic further highlights key takeaways from Minister Manusha Nanayakkara's speech
කෙහෙළියට එරෙහි විශ්වාසභංගය විවාදයට ගැනීම පමා වීම: වරද කාගේද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 9th August 2023, Sinhala newspapers reported on the delay of the no-confidence motion debate against Keheliya Rambukwella. Dinamina and Aruna emphasised that Sajith Premadasa was responsible for the delay in their headlines. In contrast, Lankadeepa and Mawbima highlighted that it was his party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya, rather than Premadasa personally, that was responsible. This variation in reporting illustrates how media outlets can use their platforms to shape narratives according to their own interests, reflecting the role of editorial bias in influencing public perception
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 04 2023 (Press Release)
No full textSyndicated 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