Week-38-2026

When diplomats visited Sivarasa Anojan in Saudi prison, Anojan had asked them to appeal his five-year prison sentence. But the appeal backfired and he was sentenced to death. The foreign ministry has now retained three Saudi law firms as it gears up for a legal-diplomatic defence.

The medicines regulator is cracking down on pharma overpricing. Over a thousand drugs are now being priced by their formula. Prices at pharmacies are falling, for some drugs by even half. Unhappy companies warn brands might flee. The regulator meanwhile hardly tests quality.

The government won’t go for a new EFF programme with the IMF in March. Meanwhile, Ranil Wickremesinghe’s indictment has been sitting on the AG’s desk for three months. Gotabaya Rajapaksa grows modest, telling court he wasn’t involved in military operations when he was defence ministry secretary.

Deep down, every parent knows that every day is children’s day. This weekend, don’t be shy, admit it to your kids with activities celebrating the holiday. Havelock City’s Kids Land takes over