Governance
MP Kiriella lethargic on Sri Lanka’s lethargy in debt-restructuring
No other country in the world has taken 2.5 years like this [Sri Lanka] for debt restructuring. Every country completed that process in 1 or 1.5 years
Parliament YouTube channel | May 22, 2024
Posted on: 4 July, 2024
False
MP Rohana Bandara somewhat promising on Budget promises
If [the president] has a dream, there should be a systematic plan to turn that dream into reality. He presented a budget in 2023 to this country’s parliament. It turned into a false statement where 94% of that budget could not be fulfilled.
Parliament YouTube Page | February 21, 2024
Posted on: 28 June, 2024
Partly True
MP Gammanpila constitutionally correct on presidential polls
According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024.
Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel | January 8, 2024
Posted on: 15 February, 2024
True
MP Hakeem a bit dubious on Sri Lanka’s very dubious record [on economic governance]
Come September, we will be the first Asian country to be subjected to IMF review of governance diagnostic. [...] In the meantime, even in the Geneva Resolution against Sri Lanka, they spoke about the need to address the economic crimes. For the first time in the history of Human Right Council in Geneva, a government was accused of economic crimes and that again become Sri Lanka. So therefore, we have this dubious” record [...]
Manthri.lk Watch | July 6, 2023
Posted on: 3 August, 2023
Partly True
Prime minister lost on cost of elections
You cannot go for elections now. The economy is getting really bad. We have to stabilise the economy. The cost of the last election was Rs.10 billion. It will cost Rs.20 billion this time. A candidate will require Rs.25 million minimum for campaigning. We have 196 candidates to be elected plus 66 additional candidates who will be on the fray. That will come to about another Rs.30-40 billion.
Daily News | May 8, 2022
Posted on: 30 June, 2022
Blatantly False
MP Dissanayake tenders valid objection on gas pipelines contract
…Basil Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented a cabinet paper and handed over these constructions [to convert the Yugadhanawi Power Plant into an LNG plant] to a US company [New Fortress Energy] that was not involved in the tender process in anyway.
JVP Official Facebook Page | September 19, 2021
Posted on: 28 October, 2021
True
Gotabaya Rajapaksa overstates land released under MR government
We are the people who released 90% of the land
Inaugural Press Conference | October 16, 2019
Posted on: 31 October, 2019
False
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