- President Ranil Wickremesinghe revokes High Security Zones Order declared under Official Secrets Act, with effect from 1st October.
- Secretary, Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardane says rumours on social media that government employees will be paid only half of their salaries, are false.
- Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake says no need to impose extended power cuts until next January: points out the two generating units at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant which suffered a breakdown recently, are expected to be reconnected to the national grid.
- Minister Kanchana Wijesekara confirms that the breakdown in the Norochcholai Power Plant Unit 3 has been repaired and re-connected to the National Grid. Both Units 1 & 3 are also operating at full capacity.
- Foreign investors driven to convert their dividend receipts into share investments as they can’t get forex to repatriate the dividends: leads to USD 40.8 mn net foreign inflow into the Colombo Stock Exchange.
- Urban residents use limited space in Colombo city to plant vegetables: move prompted by rising food prices, shortage of food, reports of malnutrition, and government drive to promote cultivation: Colombo Municipal Council and several temples also join effort.
- Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says price of Petrol 92 reduced by Rs.40 per litre and Petrol 95 by Rs.30: new price for Petrol 92 to be Rs.410 per litre and Petrol 95 to be Rs.510: prices of other petroleum products to remain same.
- Social media goes viral on stories that CB Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe has “ordered” Peoples’ Bank Chairman and Sri Lanka Telecom Chairman to discontinue advertising in certain popular websites: stories abound that the owner and editor of a weekly newspaper was also “spoken to” by the Governor.
- Colombo Stock Market ends week with losses amidst waning investor appetite: ASPI dips by 20 points or 0.2%: however, ASPI gains 9.5% for the month.
- Indian Legends beat Sri Lankan Legends by 33 runs to win the Road Safety World Series tournament: Indian Legends – 195/6 (20) Naman Ojha 108*: Sri Lankan Legends – 162 all out.
Sri Lanka Original Narrative Summary: 02/10
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