Sri Lanka needs to follow a market economy based on fair play and competition in order for the country to progress as a leading economy in Asia, said SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva.

Kidney transplant surgeries at state hospitals are in danger of suspension due to an acute shortage of medicines, said government doctors.

Residents have given authorities a two week ultimatum to free a land owned by them at Kaiveli in Mullaitivu.

• A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be banned in schools worldwide.
• According to the UN's education, science and culture agency UNESCO, the over-use of mobile phones impacts learning.

In the wake of the GMOA raising serious concerns over the imminent move by the Health Ministry to purchase a stock of drugs under emergency purchases, the Health Ministry said a total of 161 non-essential drugs are to be procured under the emergency purchase.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) to submit proposals about the urgent reforms to be carried out in the health sector of the country.

The officials of the Ministry of Labour, the Department of Labour and other relevant government offices yesterday engaged in a protest demanding that they should be provided an environment where they can exercise powers vested through the laws passed by the legislature independently and freely without any interference.

The Government of Sri Lanka handed over a consignment of 1 metric ton of Ceylon Tea to the civilians affected by the Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar at an event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The implementation status of 71 per cent of the highest value expenditure proposals in Interim Budget 2022 – with an allocation of LKR 46.8 billion – remains unknown, according to Verité Research.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has failed in his attempt to divide the opposition in order to gain political mileage, said MP Dr. Nalaka Godahewa.