Brandix has strengthened critical healthcare services for the people of Mirigama and surrounding areas with the donation of an Electrocardiogram (ECG) machine to the emergency care unit of the Mirigama Base Hospital.

Prior to this donation, the lack of an ECG machine had severely constrained operations at the hospital. Patients and local residents were frequently forced to travel great distances and incur high costs to obtain this vital diagnostic test.

Following the intervention by Brandix, hospital authorities noted that the Mirigama Base Hospital can now significantly enhance its critical care services, leading to speedier treatment and saved lives.

Brandix, Sri Lanka’s premier apparel solutions provider, has been a leading proponent of the country’s healthcare sector for over two decades. The company also stands as Sri Lanka’s largest corporate blood donor for 14 consecutive years, consistently empowering lives and communities island-wide.

Nirmal Perera, Senior General Manager of ESG and Compliance at Brandix, stated that the company has long cared for its associates and communities through meaningful programmes designed to enhance social, health, and education services under its Model Village Programme. He added that the contribution to the Mirigama Base Hospital is yet another extension of this commitment to enriching lives and healthcare delivery across the Gampaha district.

The Health Ministry yesterday warned of an organised racket that fleeces health workers seeking transfers. A senior Ministry official said that some individuals had sought money from the nursing staff promising them transfers to hospitals of their choice. The official urged them not to be deceived as transfers couldn’t be influenced by outsiders and the Ministry wouldn’t take responsibility for payments made to outsiders.

Several parties seek leave to intervene

Counsel appearing on behalf of former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (retd.) Suresh Sallay has filed over 600 pages of additional material in support of his writ application. The next hearing is scheduled to take place tomorrow (10).

Arrested in late February this year under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and named the first accused in the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage, Sallay, who served as the SIS from 2019 to 2024, is currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Colombo.

The additional material filed by Sallay’s counsel comprises sworn testimony and documentary evidence presented by investigators and other key witnesses before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks, chaired by Justice Janak de Silva. The filing included the sworn evidence of His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith.

According to the petitioner, the material provides a comprehensive account of the circumstances surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks, the investigations leading up to the terror attacks, and the actions and omissions of senior officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) during the relevant period. The petitioner contends that the evidence sheds light on those alleged to have been responsible for the attacks and highlights what are described as serious investigative failures and dereliction of duty on the part of certain senior officials.

The additional documents also include Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith’s evidence before the Commission, in which he emphasised the importance of ensuring that investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks are conducted independently and without political interference. The petitioner argues that this principle has not been upheld in the present circumstances.

Following the filing of the additional material, several parties have filed intervenient petitions seeking leave to intervene in the writ application. The intervenient petitioners are Ven. Dimbulagala Rahulalankara Thera, Dimbulagala Maha Viharaya, Dimbulagala, and Ven. Dapane Sumanawansa Thera, Sri Bodhimalu Viharaya, Gangodawila, Nugegoda; Global Sri Lanka Forum; Patriotic National Movement; and Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thera, Sri Pangnananda Dharmayathanaya, Railway Station Road, Kelaniya, together with Rev. Angulugalle Siri Jinanda Thera, Sri Wimalaramaya, Isurupura, Malabe.

The filing of these intervenient petitions underscored the wider public interest in the proceedings and the significance attached to the issues before the Court, legal sources said.

The writ application is scheduled to be taken up for further hearing on 10 July, when the Court is expected to consider the intervening petitions together with the substantive matters arising in the main application.