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Sukitha is a Researcher at LIRNEasia, and is currently reading for his MA in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, with a specialisation in social science research methods. Prior to his MA, he was a Junior Researcher at LIRNEasia (2022 – 2023), where he worked on election misinformation, social safety nets, data for the SDGs, and digital government, and a Research Executive at Kantar (2021 – 2022). He holds a BA in Political Science (Honours with Distinction, 2021) from the University of British Columbia.