- CPC revises the prices of fuel with immediate effect: Petrol 92 up by Rs.10 per litre to Rs.328 per litre: Petrol 95 reduced by Rs.20 to Rs.365: Auto Diesel reduced by Rs 2 to Rs 308: Super Diesel increased by Rs.6 to Rs.346: Kerosene reduced by Rs.9 to Rs.236.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe expresses confidence that Sri Lanka would overcome its bankruptcy status by September 2023: calls for collective efforts to support the Govt’s initiatives, particularly the Domestic Debt Optimization.
- Committee on Public Finance headed by SJB MP Harsha Silva approves the Govt’s Domestic Debt Restructuring programme: Party leaders decide to debate the DDR programme in Parliament on 1 July.
- Dept of Census says Rate of Inflation, as measured by the CCPI decreased to 12% in June 2023, compared to 25.2% in May 2023, displaying the higher “base effect”: Food-Inflation drops to 4% in June from 21% in May while Non-Food-Inflation decreases to 16% in June from 27% in May.
- PUC approves an overall 14.2 percent of electricity tariff reduction with effect from today: applicable reductions are as follows: users of 0-30 units – 65%: users of 31-60 units 51%: users of 61-90 units -24%: Hotel Sector – 26%: Industry Category – 9%; Commercial Buildings – 5%: religious purpose category – 16%: Govt – 0.8%.
- Anti-Malaria Campaign says 20 cases of malaria have been detected in the country during the past 6 months.
- Finance Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana says foreign debt restructuring will not be feasible without restructuring domestic debt: also says the Govt prioritizes the safeguarding of both the banking system and the EPF.
- Police spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa says the lack of interest of individuals with security related threats to inform the Police of those threats and seek support, is a significant problem in eliminating crimes including shootings which are currently on the rise.
- Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Wasantha Peters says the Ministry is working to amend the divorce law to suit the needs of the times: also says necessary amendments in the divorce law to reduce the existing complexities in the current divorce law, will be introduced.
- Sri Lanka beats Nederlands by 21 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Super Six: Sri Lanka 213 all out (47.4 overs): Dhananjaya de Silva 93, Dimuth Karunaratne 33, Maheesh Theekshana 28): Nederlands – 192 all out (40 overs): Maheesh Theekshana 31/3, Wanindu Hasaranga 53/2).
