August 5, 2024 -- August 11, 2024 Photo credits: Reuters via Arab News Event: In early July in Bangladesh, protests began as peaceful demands from university students to abolish quotas in civil service jobs.[1][2] On July 21, following the Bangladesh Supreme...
Key highlights Analysis This week’s TMA issue is part of a series of election updates focusing on the upcoming presidential election (PE). Last week’s Sinhala media press reporting, TV coverage and social media commentary (findings from...
July 8 – July 28, 2024 | Vol.14, #28, 29 & 30 Photo credits: Ceylon Today Highlights: The SC's interim order against Deshbandu gave rise to two conerns: (1) President Wickremesinghe might use him as a 'pawn' to undermine democratic freedoms in the run up to...
July 8 – July 28, 2024 | Vol.14, #28, 29 & 30 Photo credits: NewsWire Highlights: Certain segments of social media expressed sympathy for Club Wasantha's death, despite his connections to the criminal world. The killing of Club Wasantha resurfaces concerns...
July 1 – July 7, 2024 | Vol.14, #27 Event: In early July, Chamindra Dayan Lenawa, a businessperson from Moratuwa, filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court.[1][2][3] He requested an interim order to prevent...
Event: On June 30, former opposition leader and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader, Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP Rajavarothiam Sampanthan passed away at the age of 91.[1][2] Analysis Following the passing of Sampanthan, the Sinhala media –...
Event: On June 26, teachers and principals launched an island-wide trade union action by reporting sick and staging a protest near the Fort Railway Station over several demands, including solutions for salary disparities.[1][2] The police fired water cannons and tear...
Event: On June 26, while delivering a special address to the nation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Sri Lanka has concluded debt restructuring negotiations with the Paris Club and the EXIM Bank of China.[1][2][3][4] The president stated that Sri Lanka...
On June 26, President Ranil Wickremesinghe made a television address to the nation after signing bilateral debt restructuring agreements. Are the claims made in his speech correct? For more information, click herePresident Ranil Wickremesinghe’s special address to the...
We are currently conducting a short Market Fit Survey on The Verité Media Analysis. Please click here to fill out this survey which will only take three to four minutes of your time.On June 18, the inaugural public rally of the Sarvajana Balaya, a new alliance formed...
