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නිෂේධනාත්කම යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and infographic (both in Sinhala).On December 12, 2022, Mawbima published an article which used the derogatory term “gura (ගුරා)”, while Dinamina had published the same article where they have used the correct term “guruwaraya (ගුරුවරයා)” instead
ගැටළු සහගත වාර්තාකරණය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and infographic. (in English and Sinhala)On July 7, 2022 two articles published in Lankadeepa and Mawbima contained contradictory reporting when it came to the resignation of Nimal Siripala de Silva from his ministerial portfolio. While Lankadeepa reported the news accurately, Mawbima engaged in inaccurate reporting
Ownership of Sri Lanka’s Outstanding Foreign Debt in 2020
No full textThis infographic is available on the publicfinance.lk website at https://publicfinance.lk/en/topics/ownership-of-sri-lanka-s-outstanding-foreign-debt-in-2020-1644925925Sri Lanka owes approximately 40% of its total central government debt to foreign creditors in the form of bilateral debt, multilateral debt and financial markets. The infographic shows the distribution of ownership of the outstanding foreign debt balance as at end of 2020
What Happens when the Office of the President is Vacated?
No full textThis infographic is available in English and SinhalaBased on the Article 40 of the constitution, these infographics describe the procedures to be followed when the Office of the President is vacated before the expiration of his/her term
Sri Lanka's Fiscal Targets for 2023
No full textThis infographic was posted in English, Sinhala and Tamil, on the Public Finance Platform.The infographic outlined that Government revenue was expected to be 11.3% of GDP in 2023, according to projections in the Budget 2023
Parliament Summary – July 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis parliament summary for July 2022 provides following details: number of parliament sittings (7), written questions asked (63) and answered (28), adjournment motion (2) and most contributed MP (Rajitha Senarathne) to it, motion at adjournment time (2) and most contributed MP (Udayana Kirindigoda), Speaker’s announcements (6), Bills – tabled (1), regulations (2), orders (2), private member’s bills – public interest bills (3), points of order - technical (16) and disruptive (6), Expunged statements (8)
Deputy Speaker Position: Comparison of MP Rohini Wijeratne and MP Ajith Rajapaksa – August 2020 to March 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis parliamentary report card is a comparison of MP Rohini Wijeratne (SJB) and MP Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) who were nominated for the election of the new Deputy Speaker of the 9th Parliament on 17 May 2022. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from August 2020 to March 2022. It compares their attendance in parliament sittings (i.e. Rohini Wijeratne - 134/150; Ajith Rajapaksa 148/150), total number of productive interventions they made in parliament (RW – 114; AR - 37) and topics which were discussed most by them in the parliament. MP Wijeratne’s top contributing topics are Economy and Finance, Education and Rights and Representation while MP Rajapaksa’s top contributing topics are Economy and Finance, Trade and Industry and Justice, Defense and Public Order
නොමග යවන සුළු වාර්තාකරණය සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes 2 write-ups and 2 infographics (both in Sinhala).On October 30, 2022 Sunday Divaina reported about the pilot shortage in Sri Lanka and how it is running the risk of the provision of air space services for international flights being handed over to foreign countries. The news is accompanied by a misleading headline that states that Sri Lanka has already lost the service. Also, on October 26 Colombo Times and on October 27 Dinamina reported the news about a carriage (පෙට්ටි) of සියනෑ කුමාරි train breaking away. Colombo times has reported this with a misleading headline that carried a sexual connotation of පෙට්ටි. Complying with media ethical guidelines Dinamina reported the same with the headline 'මැදිරියක් ගැලවී යයි
Budget allocations 2023: Urban Planning
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis infographic depicts the percentage allocated for the Urban Planning in the Budget 2023 and the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament. Allocation for the Urban Planning (1.32%) sector ranks 6th out of 10 key sectors. Indika Anuruddha, Nalaka Godahewa and S.M. Marrikar were the MPs who contributed the most to this discussion
දේශපාලන අර්බුදය, මහජන අරගලය සහ විරෝධතා
No full textThis entry includes 1 infographic, 2 videos and 3 writeups (in Sinhala).In the month of June 2022, the following media ethics violations took place in relation to reporting of the political crisis.
The tv channels Sirasa, Swarnawahini, Siyatha, Hiru, Derana, had the news coverage of the police firing tear gas at protestors in front of police headquarters in headlines, while ITN and Rupavahini did not have the news on their headlines.
The tv channels ITN and Rupavahini reports of a conspiracy against the government through the protests that took place in Galle Face Green and in front of the Temple Trees. However, none of the other tv channels reported this story.
The tv channels Rupavahini and ITN reported the protests in GotaGoGama that took place as an attempt to disrupt IMF discussions while Sirasa and Derana reported that the same protests took place against the president’s birthday