Minister Eran Wickramaratne right on government borrowings, for two years, not four.
Total borrowings by the Government have been completely used to repay debt.
Dily FT | June 19, 2019
Posted on: 22 August, 2019
Partly True
State Minister Abeysinghe on the right track about passenger transport
As of now, the number of passengers travelling by train is about 400,000… In [bus] passenger transport, the private sector does about 75%, and SLTB buses do 25%.
Divaina | June 24, 2019
Posted on: 7 August, 2019
True
Minister Bandara right on number of deaths due to drowning
Deaths reported as being due to drowning are about 800 annually.
Dinamina | May 15, 2019
Posted on: 25 July, 2019
True
President shines light on CEB and CPC losses
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incur losses in the tens of millions [of rupees] per day.
Divaina | June 4, 2019
Posted on: 24 July, 2019
True
MP Herath misrepresents total interest payments
According to the 2018 Central Bank Annual Report, when the total income was Rs. 1,920 billion...
Divaina | May 28, 2019
Posted on: 10 July, 2019
False
Minister Eran Wickramaratne correct on tourism earnings
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector accounts for 5% of gross domestic product.
Dinamina | May 22, 2019
Posted on: 7 July, 2019
True
Udaya Gammanpila: right on imprisonment, not quite right on costs
Today, most people in prisons are those imprisoned for being unable to pay fines...
Lankadeepa | April 2, 2019
Posted on: 1 July, 2019
Partly True
Minister of finance mostly correct on macroeconomic indicators
…macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves,
Daily News | May 6, 2019
Posted on: 25 June, 2019
Partly True
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Gets number right but percentage wrong on release of state-owned land
Of the 71,172.56 acres of state-owned land occupied by the security forces, 63,257.48 acres were released
Divaina | March 22, 2019
Posted on: 14 June, 2019
Partly True
President overstates share of women in the public sector
Of [public sector employees], 70% are women.
Dinamina | March 28, 2019
Posted on: 6 June, 2019
False