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MPs Attendance in Parliament - February 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English and SinhalaThis infographic shows Sri Lankan MPs attendance of Parliament in February 2022. Parliament was convened on the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th of February 2022. The infographic also highlights the following MPs with 0 attendance: Dharmalingam Sithadthan (ITAK), Gamini Lokuge (SLPP), Dilum Amunugama (SLPP), Kumara Welgama (SJB), Roshan Ranasinghe (SLPP), Jayantha Weerasinghe (SLPP), R. Sampantha (ITAK) Tiran Alles (SLPP)
Most active MPs in parliament in September 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis Infographic shows the most active MPs in the 9th Parliament in September 2022. They are Prasanna Ranatunga – SLPP, Sivagnanam Shritharan – ITAK, Mahindananda Aluthgamage – SLPP, Sajith Premadasa – SJB and Kanchana Wijesekera – SLPP
A rapid assessment on extending social security to domestic workers
Get PDF70p.This report, commissioned by the International Labour Organization assesses the challenges in extending social security benefits to domestic workers in Sri Lanka. It highlights legal gaps, socio-cultural barriers, and practical issues with implementing key schemes like the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF), gratuity, maternity benefits, and work-related injury compensation. To address these challenges, the report suggests both short- and long-term measures, including amending laws, digitizing registration, and introducing new legislation to establish minimum labor standards. The report aims to enhance social security coverage and protect the rights of domestic workers in Sri Lanka
Impact of FOREX Crisis and Solutions for the National Economy
No full textThis presentation was prepared by Raj Rajkulendran and was delivered by Nishan de Mel at an External Event.
09 slidesThis presentation assesses the reasons for the current unprecedented crisis and the how the current crisis differs from the previous crisis Sri Lanka has been in. This presentation also assesses, the solutions for the crisis and the experience of debt restructuring in other countrie
Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel price
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact checkTRUE: The CPC incurs a loss of Rs. 19 from each 92-Octane Petrol litre…and a loss from a litre of diesel is Rs. 52…. The government levies Rs. 42 on a 92-Octane petrol litre…and Rs. 17 on a diesel litre. [The CPC’s loss per day is a whopping Rs 551 million and the finance ministry collects Rs 364 million daily from the CPC as government taxes] If these levies are removed, the CPC’s loss can be minimized.–Udaya Gammanpila, Daily News, 21 February 2022
නිෂේධනාත්කම යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes five write-ups and five infographics (both in Sinhala)During the month of February 2022, articles published in Aruna, Lankadeepa, Divaina, Sunday Divaina, Mawbima, Hiru and Dinamina published several derogatory terms such as "gura", "mas wedda", "kudda", and "ganikawa", which are disrespectful terms to describe people that leads to discriminating individuals in society and stereotyping
වාර්ගිකත්වය ඍණාත්මකව ඉස්මතු කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes three write-ups and three infographics (both in Sinhala)During the month of January 2022, several articles published in Sunday Aruna and Sunday Lankadeepa which contained the ethical violation of highlighting ethnicity where irrelevant and in negative context
Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method
Get PDF8p. The Background Notes of Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group provide preliminary assessments,
stating appropriate assumptions to overcome constraints in the availability of data.This note recommends household electricity use as a determinant of eligibility for welfare benefits. As Sri Lanka’s crisis continues, up to 50% or more of the population is likely to need state support, however current targeting through Samurdhi reaches just about a quarter of all households and only 40% of the poorest individuals. Household electricity usage is a good proxy for poverty and a quick, efficient, and effective targeting mechanism. A threshold of 60kwh per month is proposed as a preliminary eligibility criteria which will reach approximately 50% of the population and over 80% of the poorest among them
භාවාතිශය සිරස්තල?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and infographic (both in Sinhala).On 14 September 2022, Dinamina published an article which was also read out in Derana Aruna containing the ethical violation of sensational reporting, by using a sensationalist headline when reporting on an unconfirmed case of bestiality
Parliamentary report card: Wimal Weerawansa – 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 Wimal Weerawansa (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 (205/414; 49/134), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (8th - 350; 9th -51) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e. Economy and Finance, Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs, Justice, Defense and Public Order and Trade and Industry