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The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court has once again rejected granting bail and ordered that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, the former Secretary of the Ministry of Health, and five other accused of importing substandard human Immunoglobulin vials be remanded until the trial is over.

A discussion took place this morning (March 14) at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo between a group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including Peter Brewer, head of operations in Sri Lanka for the IMF, and representatives of the National People’s Power (NPP).

During today’s (March 14) party leaders’ meeting, it was decided to debate the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane on March 19 and 20.

SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air have officially activated a new codeshare partnership effective 15 March 2024, presenting enhanced travel options and connections for customers of both airlines travelling between Colombo and Seoul.

The vehicle in which former Sri Lankan cricketer Lahiru Thirimanne was traveling collided head-on with a lorry in the Thirappane area of Anuradhapura at around 7:45 AM today (March 14).

The Health Ministry is confident that the shortage of doctors will soon be resolved since doctors who had migrated for various reasons are returning to Sri Lanka.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Dr. Thusitha Sudarshana, the Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Medical Supplies Division, upon arrival in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

Eric Walsh, the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, held a meeting with Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), at the JVP head office this morning (March 13).

An elderly Sri Lankan couple who died together outside their home may have been overcome by Melbourne’s blistering heatwave, Australian media reported.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s program in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the IMF that was released on Tuesday (March 12).

The Cabinet Sub-Committee on National Education Policy, under President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has proposed an increase in the number of English medium schools to 1,000 from the current 765.

The price of a packet of milk powder is expected to be reduced by an amount ranging between Rs. 100 to Rs. 150 from Friday (March 15).

The Sri Lankan government has revoked the gazette notification that previously allowed the import of selected spices for re-export.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe convened a crucial party leader’s meeting at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (March 11) to deliberate on the IMF proposals.

The 32-year-old suspect who was arrested on Monday (March 11) in connection with the murder of a Buddhist monk at a temple in the Malwathu Hiripitiya area has been shot dead by the police while attempting to escape custody, the police said.