- Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella calls for details of the staff level agreement with IMF: SJB MP Harsha Silva says discussions with creditors on debt restructuring will need Parliament approval.
- Inflation based on NCPI increases to 70.2% in August from 66.7% in July; Food inflation 84.6% in August (82.5% in July).
- Lanka Coal to call for fresh tenders to buy coal for electricity generation, as the first awardee refuses to proceed following controversy and litigation threats: risk of 10-hour power cuts unless stocks of coal are replenished by 20th October.
- Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says there is no Aflatoxin chemical in Thriposha: warns of action against the health official who made such a baseless statement.
- Around 34 Opposition MPs call upon Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to appoint a Select Committee to carry out a probe to determine the reasons for the economic crisis, identify responsible persons and decide on steps to avoid such crisis in the future.
- State Minister of Women and Child Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe says the President has ordered to reduce taxes on sanitary products.
- Malaysian Government agrees to take 10,000 migrant workers from Sri Lanka to assist Sri Lanka in dealing with its economic crisis.
- Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage says main culprits who assist in tax evasion are Chartered Accountants: calls for regulatory action against them: also says if due taxes are collected, there will be no need for IMF assistance.
- Central Bank data shows the increase in its Treasury Bill holdings (money printing) has been a staggering Rs.643 bn after Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe assumed office: average of Rs.3.92 bn per day: about 78% higher than during the term of his predecessor.
- Committee for Muslim Law Reforms proposes the retention of the controversial polygamy law applicable to Muslim men: final proposal to be submitted to the Justice Minister.
Sri Lanka Original Narrative Summary: 22/09
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