Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

United People's Freedom Alliance

When a mobile phone user in our country pays Rs. 5,000 [as the mobile phone bill], Rs. 1,600 of it goes towards paying taxes.

M.A. Sumanthiran

Tamil National Alliance

If I remember correctly, [in the past 20 years] 14 Tamil journalists have been murdered.

Bandula Gunawardena

United People's Freedom Alliance

In early February 2018, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Jaffna District MP and party spokesman M.A. Sumanthiran sabotaged an adjournment debate on the treasury Bond Scam Report. The TNA took up the position that it would be unfair to go ahead with the debate in the absence of Sinhala and Tamil translations of the report.

Maithripala Sirisena

President of Sri Lanka

Around 16 or 17 percent of Sri Lankans are undernourished.

Bandula Gunawardena

United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Member of Parliament

As a result of the Sri Lanka–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), nearly 4,000 products can be imported with zero tariffs as per the gazette notification 2069/2.

Sunil Handunnetti

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

74% of the population of Sri Lanka lives a rural lifestyle/in a rural setting.

Harin Fernando

United National Party

Employment has increased from 7.7 million in 2014 to 8.2 million in 2017.

Patali Champika Ranawaka

United National Party

Today, Sri Lanka is a middle income country with a per capita income of US $ 13,000. This is the highest per capita income in the region.

Mangala Samaraweera

United National Party

Sri Lanka’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has moved from 165 to 131