- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lanka may become a battleground in the geopolitical power struggle between India & China: asserts however that SL will not endanger the security of India.
- Ceylon Electricity Board says it is confronting staggering losses once again: estimates an alarming Rs.18bn loss, and asserts it is necessary to introduce the tariff increase.
- Dr Sashini Ranaweera of the National Dengue Control Unit says Sri Lankans between the ages of 15 and 49 are affected by dengue more than those of other age categories: asserts most of the dengue deaths are also reported among the same age group.
- Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health states that a total of 115 drugs have failed quality tests so far in 2023.
- Matter pertaining to the appointment of an Interim Committee at Sri Lanka Cricket to be taken up before the Court of Appeal today.
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says in Parliament that a Parliamentary Select Committee will be appointed to probe the delays by the Constitutional Council in approving names to high posts.
- Chairman of the Human Rights Commission L T B Dehideniya sends letter to Minister of Justice Wijayadasa Rajapakshe advocating for the repeal or amendment of Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code: recommends measures aligning national laws with international human rights norms.
- Foreign funded Think Tank says SL’s hotel minimum room rates policy acts as a “price control” & is the worst course of action that can be taken by the Govt: asserts it places the industry at a considerable disadvantage against regional & global competitors at a time when a global slowdown looms.
- Central Bank cuts its policy rate at which money is injected into the banking system to 10% & the lower corridor to 9%: says sufficient monetary easing has been effected in order to stabilise inflation over the medium term.
- SL speedster Matheesha Pathirana, 20, set to miss the upcoming 2023 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket season, due to an injury: apart from Pathirana, his SL pace mates Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera & Dilshan Madushanka will also be skipping the T10 franchise leagues citing several reasons.
