- Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara says the India-Sri Lanka grid connection will be implemented by 2030: explains regional energy integration has been discussed for more than 2 decades: also says the World Bank has been assisting the CEB to understand the technical requirements & business models to implement the project.
- Court of Appeal issues notice on former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen over a contempt of court application filed on his failure to comply with the Order in connection with the re-forestation of certain parts of the Wilpattu National Park.
- Speaker says a Parliamentary Select Committee headed by Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana has been appointed to inquire into the MV X-Press Pearl & MV New Diamond marine disasters.
- Speaker informs Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined that certain clauses of the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution & therefore should be tabled after amendments.
- Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court issues an overseas travel ban on Ahila Ilankai Thamil Congress (AITC) MP Gajendra Kumar Ponnambalam over the recent incident of verbally abusing police officers during a function.
- Sri Lanka-born Ayesha Smart living in the UK becomes the youngest ever non-white and minority ethnic judge in the Crown Court which predominantly deals with serious cases of criminal offences in England and Wales: Smart, 34, completed an undergraduate degree in medical sciences at the University of Leeds, transferred to law, and was later called to the Bar in 2014.
- Public Security Minister Tiran Alles says the Police STF has seized 1,163 illegal firearms during the past 3 years: these included T-56 Assault Rifles, T-81 Assault Rifles, Pistols, and Revolvers: explains that following the end of the 3-decade long war, weapons reached the south of the country.
- Public Security Minister Tiran Alles reveals that a total of 5,400 security officers have been assigned for the protection of individuals who are neither Ministers nor MPs: also says necessary revisions will be made based on the particulars included in the relevant report on the security details of non-MP VIP personnel.
- Court of Appeal postpones the delivery of the verdict of the petition filed against State Minister Diana Gamage’s Parliamentary membership, until July 25.
- SL’s Women’s Cricket team Captain Chamari Athapaththu and batter Harshitha Samarawickrama have been nominated for the Women’s ICC Player of the Month Award for May: both batters were in excellent form during the recent home series in Bangladesh.
