- President Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the island to attend the UN General Assembly in New York: before the UN summit, the President is due to visit Cuba to address the G77 + China Leaders’ Summit.
- Police DIG Indika Hapugoda says at least 12,000 people die in accidents in Sri Lanka annually, with around 3,000 being attributed to road accidents.
- Former Senior Professor at Geology Dept of the University of Peradeniya, Athula Senaratne warns that more large earthquakes may occur in the Indo-Australian tectonic plate where SL is located.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares railway services as an essential service with immediate effect, under the Essential Public Service Act: Army personnel deployed to Fort and Maradana railway stations for security: a young person travelling on the roof of the Kandy-Colombo train dies after knocking against the roof of the Horape railway station.
- Opposition raises concerns over MP Ali Sabri Raheem, who was recently arrested and subsequently released after being implicated in smuggling a consignment of gold and mobile phones worth Rs. 70 mn into SL, is still functioning as a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
- Cabinet postpones the removal of the Simplified Value Added Tax (S-VAT) system until 1April’25.
- Former Mrs. Sri Lanka Pushpika de Silva giving evidence before the Colombo Chief Magistrate says she was shamed in front of the world when the crown she won at the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant, was forcibly removed from her head.
- IUSF blames the Govt for seeking to degrade the quality of medical education in SL by giving approval for the establishment of private sector medical universities: IUSF Convenor Madushan Chandrajith says the Govt is attempting to establish private medical faculties under the guise of expanding new opportunities in the medical sector.
- National Livestock Development Board starts the 1st phase of the programme to provide fresh milk to households in the Colombo City and suburbs.
- India beats SL by 41 runs in the Asia Cricket Cup 2023 Super Four stage: India – 213 all out (49.1): Wellalage – 40/5: SL – 172 all out (41.3): Wellalage – 42*: man of the match – Wellalage.
