In November 2022, Verité Research wrote on the importance of better data to formulate a necessary air quality policy in Sri Lanka (https://www.veriteresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20230425_AQD02_AirQualityandPublicHealth_F.pdf). The author

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The Commissioner of Elections has confirmed that presidential elections will be held sometime between 17 September and 16 October 2024. While a plethora of candidates could be expected to contest the election, the reality is that only th

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