Mangala Samaraweera

United National Party

…macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves, capable of covering four months of imports, the trade deficit declining to a five year low in February and Sri Lanka achieving a primary balance surplus for the first time in 60 years.

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Prime Minister

“To take part in a foreign armed uprising is not an offence here…. there is no law to prevent you from that.”

Thalatha Atukorale

United National Party

There are close to 22,000 inmates in prisons. Of them, a large number are serving sentences that are less than two years.

Udaya Gammanpila

United People's Freedom Alliance

Today, most people in prisons are those imprisoned for being unable to pay fines. To maintain a prisoner, the government spends Rs. 671 per person per day. Accordingly, a person who is imprisoned for being unable to pay a fine of Rs. 100 will impose a monthly "fine" of over Rs. 20,000.

Maithripala Sirisena

President of Sri Lanka

Of [public sector employees], 70% are women.

John Amaratunga

United National Party

When he took office in 2015, there were 1.5 million tourist arrivals and in 2018, it increased to 2.3 million. Tourism revenue was USD 2.5 billion and reached USD 4.3 billion in the same time period.

Tilak Marapana

United National Party

Of the 71,172.56 acres of state-owned land occupied by the security forces, 63,257.48 acres were released between May 2009 and 12 March 2019. This is a release of 88.87% of the initially occupied land.

Mangala Samaraweera

United National Party

"During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%."

Harshana Rajakaruna

United National Party

As a whole, 95% of MPs have spoken [in parliament in 2018]. It is only 5% who haven't spoken.