- LKR plummets further: crashes by a massive Rs.30.99 or 10.4% in just 8 days from Rs.297.94 on 06.06.2023 to Rs.328.93 by 15.06.2023: State Finance Minister Siyambalapitiya asserts the authorities are “managing well” and there is no need to worry, since the price of the dollar is decided by supply and demand: Forex market participants in a major panic.
- Department of Census and Statistics reports the economy contracted by a staggering 11.5% in the 1st Quarter 2023: Agriculture grew by 0.8%: Industries shrank by 23.4%: Services contracted by 5%: under CBSL Governor Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s last 4 quarter growth has been as follows: 2Q2022: -8.4%, 3Q2022: -11.8%, 4Q2022: -12.4%, and 1Q2023: -11.5%.
- Transport Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena laments no one gives loans now to Sri Lanka because of the non-payment of its loans: further laments that as the Transport Minister, he can’t lay asphalt on roads or make an anicut or repair a broken culvert or repair a collapsed bridge: complains that neither the ADB nor the World Bank gives even 5 cents.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe & Public Security Minister Tiran Alles participate at the inaugural event at the Homagama Divisional Secretariat to accept online applications for passports at 51 Divisional Secretariats islandwide.
- Latest report issued by FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission states that at least 3.9 million people or 17% of the population in SL is in moderate acute food insecurity.
- Attorney General informs Appeal Court that the CID is conducting investigations against Pastor Jerome Fernando under the Money Laundering Act.
- Supreme Court refuses to grant “Leave to Proceed” in 2 Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the restructuring of Sri Lanka Telecom.
- Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake informs archaeological expert Ven. Dr. Ellawala Medhananda Thera that the land belonging to the historical Kurundi Viharaya in Mullaitivu is a Govt land and that no decision has been taken to distribute it to anyone: President Ranil Wickremesinghe refutes media reports claiming that he is going to settle a group of Tamil people within the land belonging to the Kurundi Viharaya in Mullaitivu.
- Sri Lankan Ambassador in Russia Janitha Liyanage says Sri Lanka has reached a deal with Russian Nuclear Giant Rosatom to build a nuclear power plant that may run two reactors and generate 300 megawatts of energy.
- Asian Cricket Council announces that the Asia Cup-2023 will be held from August 31 to September 17 & hosted in a hybrid model with 4 matches being held in Pakistan and the remaining 9 matches being played in Sri Lanka.
