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අනවශ්ය ලෙස බාහිර රූපය ඉස්මතු කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry contains two writeups and two infographics (in Sinhala)During the month of June 2022, an article in Dinamina irrelevantly highlighted the physical appearance of women using the term ‘surupi’, while an article on the same story in the Lankadeepa did not contain the above ethical violation.
During the month of June 2022, articles in Dinamina and Divaina irrelevantly highlighted the physical appearance of women using the terms ‘surupi’ and ‘roomath’
Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Analysis of Legal and Policy issues affecting labour and governance structure
Get PDF62p.This report examines the socio-economic background and history of the Hill Country Tamil community (HCT) with a focus on health, education, labour and their primary engagement in the tea plantation industry. Thereafter, the report dives into the three main drivers of disadvantage that have paved the way to perpetuating the long-standing issues of discrimination and marginalisation in access to state services and major human rights guarantees faced by the HCT communities in this sector.
Using a legislative lens, this report specifically focuses on issues in the tea plantation sector such as lack of access to public administration, absence of labour rights of workers and the absence of land and housing rights. As such, this report is formulated with the broader objective of making appropriate suggestions to increase the state’s participation in service delivery, and upholding the state’s responsibility to respect, promote and guarantee the rights of the HCT community
Parliamentary report card: S.B. Dissanayake – September 2015 to March 2020 and August 2020 to January 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis report card shows the contribution of MP S.B. Dissanayake (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to March 2020 (8th) and August 2020 to January 2022 (9th). This includes attendance in parliament sittings (235/414; 95/134), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (8th - 136; 9th -24) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e. Welfare and Social Services, Education, Economy and Finance, Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs and Technology, Communications and Energy
දේශපාලන අර්බුදය, මහජන අරගලය සහ විරෝධතා
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 2 infographics (both in Sinhala).During the month of October 2022, several tv primetime news telecasts covered the political crisis in Sri Lanka, where different channels adopted different framings and varied in their coverage.
On October 16, Derana, Hiru, ITN, Sirasa, Rupavahini, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha reported the protest against the SLPP rally in Nawalapitiya in the headlines. While all the channels focused on the protest, Rupavahini headline's focus was on Mahinda Rajapaksa's comments at the rally.
On October 10, Derana, Hiru, ITN, Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha reported Veddha chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo's statement that he received death threats due to the comments he made about Wasantha Mudalige. Rupavahini did not report this news
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation Round 02 2022 - Executive Presidency
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 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. This question evaluates the need for an executive presidency for Sri Lanka
ඒඩ්ස් සහ එච්.අයි. වී. පිළිබඳ මාධ්ය වාර්තාකරණය
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 2 infographics (both in Sinhala).On October 26, primetime news telecasts of Derana and ITN, on October 23 Sathi Aga Aruna and on October 24 Divaina reported on the spread of HIV virus. These reports fail to accurately identify the patients as 'HIV' infected persons. HIV is the virus that spreads and attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS. Not everyone who is infected by the virus develops AIDS. Such inaccurate reporting can lead to the spread of false and incorrect ideas in society
දිවි තොර කරගැනීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes three writeups and four infographics (both in Sinhala).During the month of April 2022, several newspapers published several articles on suicide, which contained a number of media ethics violations.
Mawbima and Divaina reported on a death by suicide due to economic hardship without mentioning helplines, which is a violation of media ethics on reporting suicides.
Death of a national athlete: Divaina, Mawbima, Aruna, Dinamina, Daily News, The Morning, Lankadeepa, Daily Mirror, Ada, The Island, Swarnavahini, Derana, ITN and Hiru did not publish helplines when covering the story. Divaina, Mawbima, Aruna, Dinamina, Daily News, Swarnavahini, Derana, ITN and Hiru featured the story prominently. Giving prominence to suicide news is discouraged in media ethics as it could trigger more suicides.
Divaina and Swarnavahini mentioned the method of suicide, while Swarnavahini, Mawbima and Aruna also published suicide notes, which is in violation of media ethics guidelines
(අ)පක්ෂපාතී සිරස්තලයක්?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala)In the month of February, an article published in Sunday Aruna used a prejudicial and judgmental heading that views the "Jehovah" community in negative light based on their beliefs and practices
Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of Income Higher than Proposals Affirmed in the Interim Budget
No full textThe entry contains 5 infographics available in English and they are also available on the Public Finance Platform.The infographics provide details on how the recent personal income tax changes will affect the amount of personal income tax paid by an individual
Committee on Public Enterprises: Members appointed in October 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis infographic provides details on membership of COPE. It consists of 12 newly appointed MPs and 15 re-appointed MPs. There were 8 MPs who were not re-appointed