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Toxic fallout: Mercury fears, substandard coal and a governance crisis converge at Norochcholai

Developing Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Mercury(hg) concerns linked to substandard coal at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant have raised fears of toxic exposure, with no national standards regulating...

Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Sri Lanka is navigating a fragile political transition following a period of unprecedented economic collapse and public unrest that upended its traditional power structures....
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Six extraordinary stories on intangible losses due to climate change

Environment CIR Web Editor -
There are many climate change stories but those that often go missing in the media are linked to non-economic...

Counter narratives and tackling harmful content

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Ove the past year, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) produced a collection of 12 in-depth reports, interviews and...

Sri Lanka’s missing tuberculosis patients: 5,000 cases annually go undetected

Public Health CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: Up to 5,000 tuberculosis patients annually go undetected in Sri Lanka despite availability of free treatment. Only 7,500–8,500 cases...

Nature’s final stand: Sinharaja elephant battles for survival in shrinking habitat

Environment CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: ‘Panu kota,’ a lone elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) roaming the Sinharaja forestcapes in Sri Lanka’s south is living...

Deepfakes, democracy and the gendered battle for truth

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Could AI silence women in Sri Lankan politics? Speed read: AI-driven deepfakes and disinformation are emerging as a decisive factor in...

Invasive plants pose threat to endemic wildlife in Kanneliya forest

Environment CIR Web Editor -
Introduced to Sri Lanka during the 1950s to control deforestation and to support the plywood industry, hard alstonia or...
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