- Most venerable Mahanayake Theras of 3 Chapters request President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grant concessions on the recent electricity tariff hikes to all temples: say the temples render an enormous service to society.
- Former CB Deputy Governor Dr. W A Wijewardena cautions that debt restructuring is a long-drawn-out exercise; points out that it took 11 years to do so in Argentina: it’s now nearly 7 months since the country approached IMF and 6 months since defaulting debt.
- Successive governments spend over Rs.504mn on ten Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry over the past 8 years: no information available on the outcomes of these Special PCoIs.
- Arrack prices increased by an average of Rs.150 per bottle: prices of two brands of cigarettes up by Rs.5 per stick.
- TMTK leader C V Wigneswaran says Sri Lanka must be referred to the International Criminal Court: slams UNHRC resolution as “insufficient and diluted” in favour of Sri Lanka.
- Government says it’s ready to discuss resumption of Japanese funded Light Rail Transit project: Japan says such discussions could commence only after debt restructuring programme is in place: not a single creditor now ready to accept “soft” default promoted by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s advisors.
- World Food Programme says ripple effects of Ukraine conflict is making large parts of the world more vulnerable and contributing to new humanitarian crises: also says three quarters of the population in Sri Lanka have been forced to reduce their food intake.
- Government waives duties on 5 imported raw materials required for locally produced sanitary napkins: price of a pack of 10 napkins to be reduced by Rs.50 to 60.
- Popular actor Darshan Dharmaraj 41, passes away: he was adjudged Best Actor for his role in “Ini Avan” which was also adjudged Best Film.
- Lotus Tower attracts more than 100,000 visitors in its first 15 days since opening.
