- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he will not permit anyone to violate the law and order of the country during his Presidency.
- Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara asks IGP to conduct a CID investigation into the conduct of trade union leaders & others who allegedly forcibly entered the Kolonnawa CPSTL on 28th March.
- Chairperson of the Parliamentary Caucus for Children SJB MP Rohini Kumari Wijerathne calls for the appointment of a special committee in coordination with the Ministry of Education, to prepare textbooks on sexual and reproductive health for students.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the incumbent government is committed to building a “digitalized” modern Sri Lanka: also says it is the duty of the Govt to accelerate digitalization by digitalizing the public sector.
- Group of Aragalaya activists stage protest near former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence to mark the 1-yr anniversary of protesters calling for his resignation: Police take several members of the group into custody.
- SLOTS survey indicates that Sri Lankans continue to have deeply unfavourable views of most politicians: almost all politicians tracked by the survey receive negative favourability ratings: MP Sudarshini Fernandopulle receives the most favourable rating, while SLPP National Organizer Basil Rajapaksa receives the least favourable rating.
- Cardinal Ranjith’s Spokesman Rev. Father Cyril Gamini calls for an “internationally acceptable” report on the alleged death of Pulasthini Mahendran alias Sarah Jasmine, the wife of Katuwapitiya church bomber: claims the 3rd and recent report from the Govt Analyst Dept is contradictory to their former reports.
- Anuradhapura District Joint Farmers Organization Secretary Punrala Ratnayaka says farmers are in a serious predicament due to the Govt’s sudden decision not to purchase paddy: points out that the Govt purchased paddy at Rs.100 per kg through private rice mill owners earlier.
- Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das and Sri Lankan envoy in New Delhi Milinda Moragoda discuss Indian Rupee trade expansion, as a key pillar of the economic revival of Sri Lanka: also discuss the role India could play through greater integration of the economies in areas such as power, energy, ports, infrastructure, tourism, and IT services.
- Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says the Govt would not bring any fundamental changes to the current version of the Anti-Terrorism Bill: the proposed law to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act, which was invoked mainly in dealing with LTTE terrorism.
