- Consumer Affairs Authority Chairman Shanta Niriella says eggs should be sold at the controlled price of Rs 44 per white egg and Rs.46 per brown egg: All Ceylon Egg Producers’ Assn President Sarath Ratnayake announces that from May 1, an egg will be provided at less than Rs.46.
- Analysts say the indications from the IMF Staff Report is that the local debt impairment could lead to irrevocable damage being inflicted on EPF, ETF, NSB and banking and insurance sectors: they point out that would surely lead to massive social tensions and perhaps even a serious political upheaval.
- CB data shows that during the week ended 11Apr’23, foreigners bought around USD 89 mn of Treasury Bills and Bonds which are now yielding around a staggering 25% interest: total foreign holdings of the T-bills and bonds now stands at around USD 0.3 bn: as at end-2014, foreigners held USD 3.5 bn of T-bills and bonds, but exited from those investments from 2015 to 2019.
- UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara says not only monkeys, but even peacocks should be exported: also says those who oppose the export of toque monkeys should go to Wanathawilluwa, Anamaduwa & Anuradhapura to see the damage caused by monkeys and peacocks to cultivations and witness the losses suffered by the farming community.
- State Minister for Tourism, Diana Gamage says Sri Lanka will soon offer a Golden Visa for investors who make a minimum investment commitment of USD 250,000 in a local bank or by investing in a Govt approved project.
- Asiri Hospitals Group announces that they will build and operate a hospital in the Port City Colombo in accordance with the Master Plan of the Colombo Port City
Economic Commission: the hospital to form a part of the 4 main strategic and large scale social infrastructure development projects identified. - US based international travel influencer Juliana Broste, an award winning travel filmmaker and host who showcases adventures and fun things to do around the world, recommends Sri Lanka to be listed as one of the best places to visit in 2023.
- School teacher Kushani Lansakara, 31, from Kurunegala gives birth to quadruplets (3 Males + 1 Female) at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital: mother
and infants in good health. - Former Foreign Minister and MP Professor G L Peiris says the Govt will have to hold the LG polls prior to conducting a Presidential election: also says under the existing legal provisions, the opportunity for a Presidential election will only occur between 18Sep’24 – 18Oct’24.
- Biopic on SL cricketing legend Muttiah Muralitharan titled “800,” is set to hit theaters soon: Madhurr Mittal, renowned for his role as Salim Malik in “Slumdog Millionaire” to play the role of Murali: movie slated for release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
