- President Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves for London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19th September.
- Former President Maithripala Sirisena ordered to appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court on 14th October in relation to a private plaint to name him as an accused for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the Indo-Sri Lanka FTA will be upgraded to a Comprehensive Economic & Technological Partnership soon: also says all related committees that obstructed it have been abolished to speed the process.
- Unloading starts of 2 fuel shipments out of 4, following prolonged delay of ships waiting outside the port since 23rd August due to non-availability of Forex: struggle to import fuel still on, since no credit facilities are now extended by suppliers after the declaration of sovereign debt default on 12th April.
- Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dassanayake says steps are being taken to establish a separate budget office in Parliament to monitor financial affairs of the government.
- Colombo International Book Fair commences at the BMICH for the 23rd consecutive year: over 400 local and international stalls participate: ends on 25th September.
- Central Bank’s T-Bill holdings face value increases by a staggering Rs.631 billion after 5th April 2022: increase is 77% over the T-Bill issues in the previous year: inflation @ 64%: 3-month T-Bill rate @ 32.9%: growth for 2Qtr22 @ -8 4%.
- Agriculture Department recommends use of 30% organic and 70% chemical fertilizer for cultivation in the upcoming 2022/23 Maha season.
- New Hindi version of “Menike Mage Hithe” by Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva released for the Hindi movie “Thank God”: movie features Bollywood’s Ajay Devgan, Sidharth Malhotra and Nora Fatehi.
- Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe approves 15 member squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia: Dasun Shanaka (Captain): Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara recalled to the squad.
Sri Lanka Original Narrative Summary: 17/09
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