- Former President and leader of the SLPP Mahinda Rajapaksa makes public address for the first time since resigning as PM: assures support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Estimates from economists and maritime law experts said to suggest that Sri Lanka can claim over USD 1 billion in compensation for maritime pollution caused by MV X-Press Pearl: President Wickremesinghe says when Government receives the compensation, it will fortify Central Bank’s reserves.
- President Ranil Wickremasinghe says Sri Lanka will impose deposit rate caps in a bid to bring down interest rates: also says price controls on consumer goods is also planned: CB Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe says he is not aware of the move.
- CB Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe says economy stabilized: suggests sharp economic recovery in 2023: official data shows inflation at near 70%: growth @ minus 8.5%: T-Bill interest >32%: money printing @ Rs.3.4 bn per day (previously Rs.2.2 bn): Rupee @ 3rd highest depn in the world: fuel rationed: & infrastructure projects stopped.
- Oil supplier BB Energy threatens to cancel fuel supply contract if Sri Lankan authorities fail to make balance payment: further exacerbates crippling fuel crisis in the country.
- PM Dinesh Gunawardena says Sri Lanka will fulfill pledges made to the UNHRC: confirms steps are being taken to release the remaining LTTE detainees: also says the abrogation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act has also reached the final stage.
- Former Foreign Minister Professor G L Peiris says Sri Lanka lost support at the UNHRC because it did not keep its word on the pledges made earlier: points out that even Qatar, UAE, Indonesia and Malaysia abstained from voting.
- SLPP National List MP Gevindu Cumaratunga says the postponement of the 2-day
debate and vote on the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, would further erode public confidence in the Parliamentary system. - Cabinet to consider proposal for Sri Lanka to revert from a middle-income country to a low-income country: intention to obtain concessionary funding from the World Bank.
- Health Ministry says expiry date of 31st October 2022 on the stock of Pfizer vaccines is drawing closer: also says nearly 7 million doses remain unused: urges public to get their respective first or second booster doses before the vaccines expire.
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