1. President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of education instilling resilience in children, encouraging them to confront challenges with unwavering principles. He also highlighted the significance of education beyond textbooks, encompassing sports, leadership and the exploration of emerging fields like artificial intelligence (AI). 2. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has voiced concerns over the high levels of child, infant, and maternal malnutrition prevalent in the country. Citing statistics from a 2022 census indicating that 25% of children aged 5-18 are underweight, Premadasa stressed the urgent need for action to address this critical issue. In an effort to tackle the malnutrition crisis affecting mothers, babies, children, and school children, Sajith Premadasa announced plans to meet with representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the coming week. 3. The Cabinet of Ministers has given its approval to publish the Draft Bill of the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990, which was amended to facilitate legal provisions for the suspension of Parate Law. 4. Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has held discussions with an Indian government delegation regarding the renewable energy cooperation between the two countries, capacity building programs, technology transfer, investments, opportunities and policies related to the sector. 5. Prices of imported milk powder will be reduced from this week, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Nalin Fernando announced: Said that the prices of imported milk powder will be reduced between Rs.100 – Rs.150 per kilo. 6. Cabinet approval has been granted for the Draft bill on Gender Socialization Equality to be published in the government gazette notification for Parliament approval. 7. Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran, PC was the ONLY MP that represented the opposition at Monday’s (11) meeting at the President’s Office to discuss the IMF-supported program for the country. Following the discussion convened by the President regarding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, M. A. Sumanthiran, PC voiced significant concerns regarding the lack of transparency surrounding the IMF program’s implementation. 8. The Ministry of Education has reiterated the set of guidelines issued earlier aiming to ensuring the protection of school children from potential adverse effects of the prevailing high atmospheric temperatures. Emphasized the responsibility of all principals of the schools island-wide, in order to ensure the protection of children, while highlighting the need to comply with the guidelines issued earlier. 9. Sri Lanka to receive a grant of Yen 1.6 billion (approximately Rs. 3.3 billion) under the Japanese Economic and Social Development Program for the implementation of several projects. Japan has expanded its corporation to provide Sri Lanka with immediate humanitarian grants for the communities devastated by the present economic crisis and to empower the government sector to upgrade the economic situation of the country. 10. The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected a 16-member squad to take part in the ODI series against Bangladesh. The squad was approved by Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando. The ODIs will be played on the 13th, 15th and 18th of March in Chattogram, Bangladesh.