The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in its fresh data has revealed that more than 2,50,000 children live in child care Institutions across the country of which close to 60,000 alone are in Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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