- Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says Sri Lanka is struggling to procure country’s requirement of fuel: data shows procurement now limited to about 60% of usage in March 22: suppliers demand upfront payments after debt default.
- Police Sergeant attached to the Kebithigollewa Police
who was assaulted by residents of Rambakepuwewa village whike investigating the death of a person killed by an elephant attack, succumbs to his injuries. - Cabinet requests Finance Ministry’s Public Enterprise Restructuring Unit to submit recommendations for restructuring SriLankan Airlines and its subsidiaries.
- President Ranil Wickremasinghe says Sri Lanka unlikely to finalise IMF deal by December as originally expected: cites delays in dealing with China and India which are out of the Paris Club: by December, it will be 9-1/2 months since seeking IMF help: since then, all bilateral lenders have withdrawn funding to Sri Lanka.
- Analysts say Sri Lanka Rupee has been “fixed” around Rs.365 per USD for more than 5-1/2 months since 12th May 2022: IMF pressure to release the “peg” likely before an IMF programme commences: a wave of price increases and inflation to result.
- SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella warns worsening economic hardships of the middle class paves way for social disturbances and violence: laments the middle class can’t cope with increased taxes and tariffs.
- JVP Political Bureau Member K D Lal Kantha says the National People’s
Power is not prepared to carry out any struggle with the SJB. - Several business chambers request all parties to call off protests that could undermine the resolution of the current economic crisis with the support of the international community: previously, many businesses had actively supported the Galle Face protests.
- Reports emerge that Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka has substantially plagiarized his book from Rajpal Abeynayake, newspaper editor and Attorney at Law.
- Sri Lanka win ICC T20 WC, Group 1 match against Afghanistan by 6 wickets: AFG – 144/8 (20 overs): SL – 148/4 (18.3 overs).
