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"සුරූපිනියක්" ද? "තරුණියක්" ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-20)On May 12, 2023, Lankadeepa and Dinamina newspapers reported on an incident where a young woman was arrested for stealing from beauty salons. Lankadeepa used the term "surupiniya" (සුරූපිනිය) to describe this woman in the ... -
අනන්යතාවය අවශ්ය ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-22)On May 17, 2023, privately-owned Hiru TV channel's prime time news broadcasted a segment about a scam that is being operated near the Immigration and Emigration Department in Battaramulla. This segment was broadcasted ... -
ඍණාත්මක සන්දර්භයන් තුළ කාන්තාවන් පමණක් ඉස්මතු නොකරමු!
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-29)On May 24 and May 26, 2023, Tamil language newpspapers Thinakaran, Thinakkural, and Virakesari published several articles that contained violations pertaining to gender discrimination. These reports highlighted women when ... -
එක් වරදක් කාන්තාව පමණක් ඉස්මතු වීමක්!
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-04)During the months April and May 2023, one article in privately-owned Mawbima newspaper and several articles in state-owned Dinamina newspapers contained violations pertaining to gender discrimination. These reports highlighted ... -
ලෝක නිදහස් මාධ්ය දර්ශකයේ ශ්රී ලාංකේය ස්ථානය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-03)On May 3, 2023, Reporters without Borders published the 2023 Press Freedom Index in commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day 2023. The infographic depicts Sri Lanka's rank in the index, which is 135 out of 180 countries, ... -
Asia Democracy Research Network: Promoting Democracy through Direct Public Engagement: The Sri Lankan Experience
(Seoul: The East Asia Institute, 2022-07-14)This report uncovers that Sri Lanka operates under a semi-presidential system, with formalized tools for direct democracy like referendums, private members bills, public petitions, and parliamentary questions. However, the ... -
සැකකරුවෙකුගේ අනන්යතාවය හෙළිදරව් කිරීමක්?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-13)On May 11, 2023, Dinamina newspaper published a report on an incident where a young woman was arrested for by the police for stealing from four different beauty salons in the country. Dinamina report revealed the identity ... -
ඝාතනයක් සහ පුවත් සිරස්තල: ඔබේ තෝරා ගැනීම කුමක්ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-18)On May 15, 2023, Aruna, Dinamina, and Lankadeepa reported on an incident where an old woman confessed to killing her husband 33 years ago. Aruna and Lankadeepa reported on the incident in a sensationalist manner, describing ... -
බිය, කම්පනය, හෝ අපහසුතාවයක් ඇති නොවන සිරස්තල(ය) කුමක්ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-05-22)On May 15, 2023, Sinhala language newspapers Ada, Aruna, Dinamina, Divaina, Lankadeepa, and Mawbima reported on the death of a young woman from Gampola who was a victim of homicide. Dinamina, Aruna, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, ... -
High tax rate, low tax revenue: Sri Lanka’s corporate income tax (CIT) rate was among South Asia's highest but CIT revenue was among the lowest
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-11-29)Sri Lanka's Corporate Income Tax (CIT) collection is notably lower than other South Asian countries, despite having a higher tax rate. In 2023, Sri Lanka’s CIT revenue was 2.0% of GDP, with a CIT rate of 30%. In contrast, ... -
Tax policy proposals announced by the president on 18 Dec 2024
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-12-19)In his parliamentary speech on December 18, 2024, the President announced key tax policy changes: Personal Income Tax (PIT): The tax-free threshold will be increased from LKR 100,000 to LKR 150,000. Personal Income ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Gampaha District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Gampaha district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 42,808, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Kurunegala District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Kurunegala district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 61,847, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Anuradhapura District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Anuradhapura district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 43,030, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Kegalle District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Kegalle district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 28,031, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Digamadulla District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Digamadulla district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 17,316, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Jaffna District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Jaffna district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 5,681, followed by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Kandy District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Kandy district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 44,819, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Puttalam District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Puttalam district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 11,404, followed by the Samagi Jana ... -
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Vanni District
(Manthri.lk, 2024-11-15)This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Vanni district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 4,371, followed by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu ...
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