- Diesel price increased by Rs.15 per litre and Kerosene price by Rs.25 per litre with immediate effect: new prices – Diesel Rs.430 and Kerosene Rs.365.
- Several UK MPs call on UK Government to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court: highlight need for Sri Lanka to meet its GSP+ commitments and reduce its “excessive spending” on the military: ask the UK Government to propose conditionalities on IMF financial assistance for Sri Lanka.
- Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage orders Police to record statement from former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the Rs.17.8 million found inside the President’s House on 9th July.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country will not have a future if it does not focus on security: also says there was no tussle for the Indian Ocean previously, but it is not so, today.
- Health Secretary Dr. Janaka Sri Chandraguptha calls for report into the alleged purchase of a consignment of sexual stimulant injections on 30 June 2020 at over Rs 40,000 each.
- Ministry of Finance increases Import tax on Ethanol used for manufacture of disinfectant liquids to the level prior to the Covid pandemic: also increases tax on toddy from Rs.25 to Rs.50 per litre.
- Several new Envoys to Sri Lanka present credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe: the new diplomats are from Mexico, Bhutan, Paraguay, Luxembourg, Russia, Oman, France, and Ghana.
- Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama launches “long-term residence visa scheme” for condominium property holders: Board of Investment, Department of Emigration and Ministry of Defence participate.
- Education Minister Susil Premajayantha admits Sri Lankan school children are not receiving adequate food: assures the government is trying to allocate more funds for the school mid-day meal programme.
- National Zoological Gardens DG Dr. Tilak Premakantha says a tiger, sloth bear, chimpanzee, pony, and a lion have been adopted by 4 persons at a sum of Rs.2,350,000 at the Dehiwala Zoo under its “foster care” programme.
