- President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the Commonwealth Leaders Meeting held at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London: meets Rwandan President Paul Kagame and discusses potential areas of cooperation on agriculture and healthcare between the two countries.
- Health authorities say influenza & dengue are on the rise: also say it’s vital to wear face masks as safety precautions: adds cases of “leptospirosis” (rat fever) are increasing with 2,600 cases of rat fever reported so far in 2023: with 13 new cases of coronavirus being identified, total number of corona cases rises to 672,207: Corona deaths stands at 16,844.
- Most wanted terrorist in Pakistan, Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was involved in the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team at Lahore in March 2009, killed by Pakistan Police.
- Flights from Melbourne, Male & Dammam to Colombo diverted to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport due to bad weather conditions at Katunayake.
- MP Udaya Gammanpila charges that MP Patali
Champika Ranawaka is lying with his comments regarding MP Wimal Weerawansa’s recent book, to protect the interests of the USA: asserts it is clear that Ranawaka has not even read the first page of the book. - MP Professor Ranjith Bandara says the leader of the SLPP was “presented” at the May Day rally amidst public acclamation: also says he is glad that members of the media have understood that the next leader and Presidential candidate of the SLPP will be Basil Rajapaksa.
- Leading global supplier of tea, coffee and botanical ingredients, Finlays says it will sell its James Finlay Kenya tea estates business to Sri Lanka’s Browns Investments: in December 2021, Browns acquired Finlays’ Sri Lankan tea estate business.
- Chairman of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations says there is a need for new legal provisions to prevent the titles of “doctor of philosophy” and “professor” from being misused by certain individuals.
- National Building and Research Organization issues Landslide Early Warnings in Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle and Kegalle Districts.
- Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi says Sri Lanka’s wildlife resources can be used to bring in foreign exchange: also says people of most countries live hard lives due to cold climates, but people of Sri Lanka are fortunate to live without such conditions.
