MP Amarasuriya calls out Sri Lanka’s low rank on female labour force participation
…according to the 2009 [sic, 2019] Annual Report from the Central Bank, the female labour force participation rate of Sri Lanka was 34.5%. It was 73% for men... We have one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world.
Official Facebook Page | September 10, 2020
Posted on: 14 October, 2020
True
Minister Peiris misrepresents effect of 19A on presidential immunity
As long as 19A is in force, the president has to waste his time in courts… That is why immunity is needed…
Aruna | September 8, 2020
Posted on: 7 October, 2020
False
MP De Silva correct on concerns of rising LKR debt
…the government made a hue and cry [those days] saying that the debt rose by Rs. 5,700 billion in five years, didn’t they? However, during their time, it has risen by [approximately] Rs. 1,000 billion in just four months… What this means is that the monthly increase in debt has risen by a factor of 2.5 as compared to the time of the previous government.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Press Briefing | July 7, 2020
Posted on: 1 October, 2020
True
MP Aluthgamage on agriculture: overgrows labour statistics
40% of the population is directly employed in agriculture.
Mawbima | August 17, 2020
Posted on: 24 September, 2020
False
Minister Peiris correct: Pre 19A the president had unbridled power to dissolve parliament.
Before the 19th Amendment, when a new president was elected, he had the power to dissolve parliament and to call for an election to elect a parliament that would be in alignment with his policies… [After the 19th Amendment] parliament cannot be dissolved for four and a half years. It is only with...
Lankadeepa | August 10, 2020
Posted on: 16 September, 2020
True
Minister of Justice Ali Sabry: Misrepresents safeguards as gaps in the 19th Amendment.
The then IGP may not have been at fault for the Easter attack. However, if the president wants to remove him, he cannot do so under this constitution.
Lankadeepa | August 16, 2020
Posted on: 10 September, 2020
False
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa: Missing facts on Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act
In August of 2016, without even allowing for a parliamentary debate on the matter, the Yahapalana government forcibly enacted the Office on Missing Persons Act.
Aruna | June 29, 2020
Posted on: 9 September, 2020
False
Minister of Industry Wimal Weerawansa repeats misconception on export earnings
For the first time since the open economy was introduced in 1977 by J.R. Jayawardena, the country’s export earnings exceeded import expenditure.
Mawbima | July 13, 2020
Posted on: 27 August, 2020
False
MP de Silva over-interprets Sri Lanka’s borrowing from the New York Fed
Also, for the first time in Sri Lanka’s history, when Sri Lanka, as a sovereign state, asked the international community for a loan, they asked for collateral. This is because the international community has identified that if Sri Lanka continues with its current economic policies…
Aruna | July 20, 2020
Posted on: 20 August, 2020
Partly True
Former Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne transmits incorrect information on Malaria incidence
In 2016, I eliminated Malaria from Sri Lanka.
Divaina | June 24, 2020
Posted on: 13 August, 2020
False