Obituary: Veteran Sri Lankan journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj has died in Canada at 72, remembered for decades of reporting on ethnic politics, the conflict and governance. Eid Calendar: Sri Lanka’s Colombo Grand Mosque says Eid al-Adha will be on May 28, with Arafat Day on May 27. Governance Shake-up: Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof says he will step down once a successor is appointed, citing the strain of juggling governor duties, an FDI envoy role and family commitments. Justice Reform Push: At the BASL convocation, Justice Kodagoda warned Sri Lanka’s courts face about a million pending cases and called for urgent judicial reforms. Airline Fraud Claims: SriLankan Airlines alleges Rs 22 million fraud by Indian finance staff in its Chennai office, saying invoices and payment details were altered. IMF Watch: The IMF Executive Board is set to review Sri Lanka’s fifth and sixth EFF reviews on May 27, with about $700m potentially released. Health & Services: Colombo National Hospital faces an urgent review over medicine shortages, equipment delays and admin inefficiencies, while two German plasma exchange machines worth over Rs 50m were donated to strengthen critical care. Sports: Babar Azam hit a key milestone in the Bangladesh Test, becoming the only batter to cross 9,000 international runs in the 2020s. Weather: A low-pressure system north of Sri Lanka has weakened and the Met Department issued its final bulletin on it.