Just surprised they aren’t considering Madagascar

I need to know what about the outdoor experience is believable. Ambient sounds, animals, rainfall?

It’s one of the poorest states, rife with poverty and crime, low employment opportunities, and high rates of illiteracy and other markers of low education. Coupled with the issues which affect India more broadly, such as overpopulation and class and caste discrimination, make it a not very nice place.

Sri Lanka: Thousands arrested in week-long anti-drug operation. Same story on the BBC

I think the interesting thing here, as the article mentions, is that correlation doesn’t equal causation. There is definitely an advantage to exercise, and the brisker the walk the better, as it’s good for cardiovascular fitness, joint health etc as well as burning calories. And people who are generally fitter are less likely to develop T2DM. But also people who are generally fitter/healthier are are less likely to have T2DM, and are probably also better able to move more and faster.

A potentially interesting follow-up might be to examine the correlation between number of daily steps, and pace, in patients with known Type 2 Diabetes and the reversal of the condition.

Missing from the auto TLDR. “The court did not order any punishment, according to a statement by TISL.”

So no change will come from it, it took action from the people to oust the Rajapaksa’s who continue to make themselves rich at the expense of their people and this is no deterrent nor are there safeguards to stop it happening again.

Well we were told it was “a good story, for another time”…

No worries. It confused me at first, thought I was just struggling to see a link. But I’d read it a few minutes before anyway and thought it was a good article and worthy of a share.

Full BBC article here, with the properly fact checked examples.