- Former Attorney General Dappula de Livera files Petition before the Appeal Court over Police calling him to record a statement: Court issues interim order preventing the arrest or record of statements from him.
- Former Foreign Minister and Freedom People’s Congress Member Prof G.L. Peiris says Sri Lanka need not sink millions of dollars to initiate litigation for the X-Press Pearl marine disaster, in Singapore: also says the disaster took place in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, and that the local courts have complete jurisdiction in respect of this matter.
- Former Chairperson of Marine Environment Protection Authority Dharshani Lahandapura questions why Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe does not reveal the name of the person who has allegedly received a USD 250 million bribe to scuttle the legal proceedings seeking compensation from the MV X-Press Pearl disaster.
- Met Dept says the prevalent hot weather conditions in the country will continue for the next few days.
- Inland Revenue Dept says it has collected Rs. 316 bn as tax revenue during the 1st Qtr of 2023: as per IMF’s stringent targets, the VAT and Income Tax to be collected in 2023 is a massive Rs.1,824 bn, and the 1st Qtr collection is 17% of the annual target.
- Appeal Court issues stay order preventing the implementation of the letter sent by the Attorney General to the CID asking to name Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as a suspect in the “Gotagogama” assault case.
- Tamil Political Parties led by the TNA organize a hartal protest campaign in the North and Eastern Provinces: demand solutions to several issues and protest against the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act: all shops to be closed the entire day and public transport services also expected to come to a halt.
- Chief Opposition Whip MP Lakshman Kiriella says all political parties of the opposition have agreed to form a new alliance under the leadership of Sajith Premadasa.
- Chief Govt Whip Prasanna Ranatunga says the ruling SLPP wouldn’t replace incumbent PM Dinesh Gunawardena: alleges a canard to that effect is being spread by the Opposition.
- Govt to gift 2 elephants to Pakistan, following the tragic death of an African mammoth, Noor Jehan, at the Karachi Zoo: Honorary Consul General of Sri Lanka Yasin Joyia says both will be female, with one being sent to the Karachi Zoo and the other to Lahore: news well received by animal lovers in Pakistan.
