- Majority of Constitutional Council Members decline to approve the reappointment of C D Wickramaratne as IGP: Govt has failed to make a permanent appointment since March’23.
- India’s Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju calls on President Ranil Wickremesinghe while in Malé to attend the inaugural ceremony of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu: discuss bilateral relationship.
- Several areas in Colombo inundated due to downpours: Armour Street, Thunmulla Junction and High-Level Road at Kirulapone submerged in water: heavy traffic congestion observed within the areas.
- Delegation headed by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy & State Councillor Shen Yiqin arrives in Sri Lanka: expected to be in the country until 21st November.
- Colombo Stock Market ends post-Budget week with a loss of 2% amidst poor investor sentiment-led lacklustre trading: ASPI loses 259 points (2.38%) during the week: daily turnover in the week averages Rs.834mn, down from Rs.1.6bn last week.
- CEB says 2nd Generator Unit at Norochcholai Coal Power Plant deactivated due to a fault: power supply to be unaffected as hydropower will be generated to the maximum: the 3rd Generator Unit on the verge of being operational: 165MW Kelanitissa Combined Cycle Power Unit also shut down for scheduled maintenance for 6-weeks.
- Member of the new CB Governing Board Sanjeeva Jayawardena suddenly resigns: motive for resignation said to be unclear: sources say Jayawardena was worried about the appointment of Dr Ravi Ratnayake, the former Chairman of the failed Kanrich Finance, to the Governing Board.
- Tourism Development Authority Chairman Priantha Fernando says SL will generate a revenue of over USD 5bn from tourism receipts next year: also says this would be the highest-ever revenue figure generated by the industry: asserts the industry targets 2.3mn tourist arrivals next year.
- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that SL Cricket President Shammi Silva had sent a letter to the International Cricket Council alleging that the Sports Ministry had made undue interferences in its activities: asserts that this letter had led to the ICC ban on SL Cricket: tables the letter in Parliament.
- SL Cricket’s Coach-Consultant Mahela Jayawardena says he was given a half-baked, half-fit group of players who failed to deliver by losing 7 of the 9 matches in India: asserts that fatigue got into the players and performance died down from the first game towards the last game, because of low fitness.
