The shoreline of Dehiwala beach witnessed a stong display of unity and environmental responsibility as the British School in Colombo (BSC) came together for the school’s second beach clean-up this academic year, BSC said in a statement.

It said: What made this clean-up especially meaningful was the way it brought together the entire BSC family, irrespective of differences in age, class, or role. Junior School and Senior School students, parents, teachers and staff worked side by side with a shared purpose.

Thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of all 100 participants, the clean-up achieved remarkable results.

Nagoya, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)—Sri Lankan detainee Wishma Sandamali’s life could have been saved at three different times before she died at an immigration facility in Japan in 2021, a doctor said in a court hearing on Wednesday.

Wishma’s death at the facility in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, resulted from a combination of factors including dehydration and starvation, the doctor, Masamune Shimo, said in the Nagoya District Court hearing on a damages lawsuit filed by her bereaved family against the Japanese government over her death.

Dehydration and starvation had reduced Wishma’s blood circulation and led to a vitamin B1 deficiency, which caused her to develop beriberi heart disease, Shimo said, citing diet and nursing records as well as urine and blood test results. He said she fell into shock, ultimately leading to death from multiple organ failure.

Shimo said the first life-saving opportunity was when a urine test showed abnormal values indicating a state of starvation, roughly three weeks before Wishma’s death. “It is standard to perform a blood test and provide an intravenous drip” when such results appear, he said.

The doctor also pointed out that Wishma’s blood pressure had become unmeasurable and abnormal deep breathing was observed two days prior to and on the day of her death.

The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered that the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister of Fisheries Rajitha Senaratne and two others for allegedly causing a loss to the government when the Mutwal Fishery Harbour was leased to a private company in 2014—be reconvened on April 29.

The case was called yesterday (29) before Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihal.

During the proceedings, the judge asked whether the defence lawyers for the accused expected to raise objections regarding the amended charges.

The defense lawyers responded that they intend to raise any objections at the appropriate stage.

Following this, the High Court Judge directed that the case be reconvened for examination on April 29.

The case was filed by the Bribery Commission, alleging that between August 1 and November 1, 2014, the accused committed the offence of corruption by influencing the Board of Directors of the Fisheries Harbour Corporation to lease the Mutwal Fisheries Harbour to a private company for an amount lower than its proper value.