Sunanda Madduma Bandara
President’s advisor employs unemployment statistics incorrectly
The country's unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in 2020. It was the highest unemployment rate experienced by Sri Lanka since 2009. The government was able to bring that figure down to 4.7% by 2023.
Lankadeepa | May 8, 2024
Posted on: 1 June, 2024
Partly True
President’s advisor is not “real” on SL’s growth since 1959
Sri Lanka’s per capita GDP was USD 140 in 1959. Following the economic crisis, in 2020, it stood at USD 3,474. This also shows that there has been a massive change in the income level of the country as well as the income level of the people. […] Sri Lanka has been able to achieve a level of economic growth and development that surpasses all the countries in South Asia.
Lankadeepa | March 27, 2024
Posted on: 2 May, 2024
False
Presidential advisor fumbles stipulations on LG election delays
[…] all the local government elections held after 1991 have been postponed without being held within the stipulated time. […]
Lankadeepa | October 25, 2023
Posted on: 23 November, 2023
False