October 2017

    Fate of over half of 2017 budget promises unknown: think tank
    by |25 October 2017|Verité in the News
    From left: Verité Research Executive Director Dr. Nishan de Mel, Verité Research Assistant Analyst Nilangika Fernando, Verité Research Research Director SubhashiniAbeysinghe, Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance Member Professor AshubodhaMarasinghe and National Chamber of Exporters President RamalJasinghe Pic by PradeepDilrukshana Just...
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    2017 Budget Promises: Mostly Concealed or Breached
    by |24 October 2017|Press Release
    “Budget Promises – Beyond Parliament” (www.budgetpromises.org) is a pioneering online platform developed by Verité Research. This platform takes stock of the government’s track record in executing the 2017 budget promises during the first six months of the year. It asks...
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    US funds youth employability, entrepreneurship program in Sri Lanka
    by |20 October 2017|Verité in the News
    The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a Rs1.8 billion (US$12 million) program to support youth employability, vocational skills development, and entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka. The YouLead! initiative is meant to create a more market-oriented, skilled, and...
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    USAID launches US $ 12mn project to boost Lankan youth employability
    by |20 October 2017|Verité in the News
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday joined the government to launch a project to equip the country’s youth with skills required to survive and thrive in the fast evolving workplace. YouthLead is a US$ 12 million initiative that...
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    Public procurement law in Sri Lanka – Sabrina Esufally on ‘Law & Order’
    by |19 October 2017|Interviews & Articles
    Law & order 2017 10 13 Sabrina Yusuf Ali Procurement Law
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    Suicide rates down, but concerns remain
    by |15 October 2017|Verité in the News
    Suicides rates in Sri Lanka may be falling but self harming by youth is on the rise, the police said. The WHO in a global update on suicide incidence in 2015 ranked Sri Lanka as the country that had the...
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    We are what we consume
    by |14 October 2017|Verité in the News
    Conversations over the past week, in person and over social media, were anchored to a bizarre news report published in a leading daily newspaper on the purported private life of a woman who had visited a doctor. This is putting...
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    Livestreamed debate begins on Sri Lanka’s open economy
    by |12 October 2017|Verité in the News
    A livestreamed debate assessing 40 years of Sri Lanka's open economy kicked off a three day forum on economic freedom organized by Advocata, a Colombo - based think tank. Advocata is partnering with Canada's Fraser Institute, the publishers of the Economic Freedom...
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    Tracking the Promises of ‘Yahapalanaya’
    by |10 October 2017|Press Release
    Tracking the promises of ‘yahapalanaya’ – Manthri.lk launches its General Election Manifesto Tracker The National Unity Government is fast approaching the half-way mark of their term in office. Running under two coalitions, the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG)...
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    Deepanjalie Abeywardana on SLBC’s ‘Sankathana’
    by |09 October 2017|Interviews & Articles
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