- SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam says the SLPP and UNP are ready to form an alliance.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe convenes an All Party Leaders’ Conference today to discuss the “national question and other related minority issues” with Tamil parties: Muslim leaders also expected to be present.
- Senior Finance Ministry official says a top 8-member Committee is negotiating “debt restructuring” with China and India: also says the outcome so far is positive: Committee said to comprise Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe, President’s Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayake, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, President’s Economic Adviser R Samaratunga, Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena, CB Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe and former CB Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy.
- Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando says the year 2023 would be one of the best recovery years for Sri Lanka: asserts promoting Indian tourism will serve that purpose: also says Sri Lanka tourism will be promoted in all big cities in India including Kochi, Chennai and Bengaluru next year.
- Peradeniya University Acting Vice Chancellor Terrance Madujith says 10 students suspected to be involved in Sunday’s mob attack on a former Vice Chancellor and his son at their residence have been suspended: suspects identified with CCTV footage and statements by security personnel.
- MPs Dayasiri Jayasekara, Lakshman Kiriella, Anura Yapa, M A Sumanthiran, Ranjith Madduma Bandara and G L Pieris file 2 Petitions in the Supreme Court seeking an interim order compelling the Elections Commission to take steps to hold the Local Government election in March 2023.
- Alliance Air of India to recommence weekly flights between Palaly, Sri Lanka and Chennai, India: the airline initially began international flights between the 2 cities on 11th November 2019, but suspended operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith urges religious leaders to rally together to prevent the proposed “night life” activities and thereby safeguard Sri Lanka’s culture: adds the culture nurtured by Buddhism should not be destroyed by night life activities.
- Police agree to pay special attention towards transgender community: Sri Lanka’s LGBTQIA+ community and high-ranking Police Officers discuss how any inconveniences can be avoided during interactions between the two parties.
- Senior DIG Sanjeeva Dharmaratne instructs Police to inspect all Spas in the Kandy District and enforce the law against health centres engaged in illegal activities: order follows a media exposé that 2 large-scale brothels are operated by a senior Police officer in Kandy under the guise of a Spa.
