- JVP trade unionist Wasantha Samarasinghe & 6 others file a Fundamental Rights Petition before the Supreme Court seeking the prevention of the Govt writing off T-Bill and Bond loans obtained from EPF & ETF funds, when carrying out the intended domestic debt restructuring process: says CB Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe is hoodwinking the people by repeatedly assuring that there would not be any impact on their deposits as a result of the domestic debt restructuring.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lanka’s domestic debt restructuring programme will be taken up for debate in Parliament on Saturday & Sunday (1 & 2 July): a special Cabinet meeting convened for 28 June to “discuss” the domestic debt restructuring process.
- Court of Appeal quashes letter issued by the Attorney General naming Senior DIG Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon as a suspect over the attacks on “Gota-Go-Gama” on 9 May 2022: also quashes summons issued on the DIG by Colombo Fort Magistrate to appear as a suspect over the Rs.17.8mn cash found at the President’s House when protestors stormed the building.
- SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa says it’s time to restart people-to-people relationships between Sri Lanka and China to strengthen the bilateral relationship: recalls that China stood by Sri Lanka during difficult times and Sri Lanka had always adhered to the One-China policy: also says that over the last 2 decades, Sri Lanka has been a victim of geopolitics.
- Police SSP Nihal Thalduwa confirms that Interpol has not been informed nor been involved in the arrest of self-styled Prophet Jerome Fernando: also confirms that an arrest warrant has been locally issued for Jerome Fernando.
- Police arrest Social Media activist Piyath Nikeshala over the live-streaming of the incident of setting fire to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s home allegedly by protesters on 9 July 2022.
- Wildlife Department gives an undertaking to the Court of Appeal that steps will not be taken to export Toque Macaque monkeys from Sri Lanka to China.
- Shares close at a 2-month high, with the banking and financial sectors driving the market up: analysts say fears on domestic debt optimization have eased: ASPI up 0.34% or 31 points at 9,339, which is the highest since 22 March 2023.
- New Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman initiates a survey to assess the deer population in the Trincomalee City.
- Sri Lanka Tourism expresses confidence in the industry’s potential to welcome 2 mn arrivals and generate USD 3.7 bn in income this year: sets its sights on increasing arrivals to 5 mn and earning an impressive USD 21.6 bn by 2030: also hopes to increase the average spending per visitor to USD 4,000, with 2.5 mn of them spending over USD 500 per day, by 2030.
